‘KNF member’ arrested in Bandarban
10 April 2024, 14:20 PM
Fakhrul, Khasru walk out of jail
15 February 2024, 09:55 AM
Metro rail / Uttara Centre Station to open Feb 18, Mirpur-10 on Mar 1
9 February 2023, 06:36 AM
Metro rail transported 3.35 lakh commuters since opening
31 January 2023, 06:44 AM
PM Sheikh Hasina reaches Rajshahi’s Sardah
29 January 2023, 05:41 AM
'15th NDF BD National Debate Carnival 23' set to begin on Feb 24
17 January 2023, 16:26 PM
Masum elected president, Nannu GS of Bangladesh Jubo Union
14 January 2023, 16:13 PM
Russian ship with Rooppur power plant materials docks at Indian port
10 January 2023, 06:15 AM
The Daily Star reporter wins Asia Foundation-IED Media fellowship
22 December 2022, 13:55 PM
Malaysia-bound trawler capsizes; bodies of 3 Rohingyas recovered, 46 rescued
4 October 2022, 04:58 AM
30 lakh jobs to be created at Mirsarai Economic Zone: LGRD minister
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam today said about 30 lakh job opportunities will be created at Mirsarai Economic Zone.
2 January 2021, 12:44 PM
Body found at bamboo grove in Savar
Police recovered body of an unidentified person from a bamboo grove in Savar today.
2 January 2021, 12:11 PM
Coronavirus emerged in several places around the world: Chinese foreign minister
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi today said evidence that the coronavirus emerged in multiple locations around the world is growing, although China was the first country to report the pathogen.
2 January 2021, 11:49 AM
Man sent to jail for partially damaging Bangabandhu mural
A man was sent to jail today, a day after his detention, for his alleged involvement in the partial damaging of a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Thakurgaon's Pirganj upazila.
2 January 2021, 11:26 AM
Covid-19: 23 die, 684 infected, 964 recover in 24 hours
Twenty-three people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
2 January 2021, 09:59 AM
Over 370,000 children supposedly born on New Year’s Day: Unicef
The UN children’s Fund (Unicef) have said an estimated 371,504 babies were expected to be born around the world on the first day of 2021.
2 January 2021, 09:48 AM
Sourav Ganguly hospitalised after mild cardiac arrest
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly suffered a mild heart attack and was admitted to the ICU of Woodlands Hospital in south Kolkata today.
2 January 2021, 08:53 AM
Decomposed body found in Ashuganj Fertilizer Company Colony
Police have recovered the decomposed body of a man from Ashuganj Fertilizer and Chemical Company Ltd Colony in Brahmanbaria.
2 January 2021, 08:47 AM
India begins nationwide Covid-19 vaccination dry run
India today began a nationwide dry run to check the preparedness for vaccinating people against Covid-19 and plug possible gaps in logistics, as the country with the second highest number of infections waits for the final approval of the jabs for an estimated 30 crore people to start with.
2 January 2021, 08:07 AM
In memoriam: Luminaries we have lost in 2020
As we wrap up 2020, The Daily Star -- in association with Prerona Foundation -- would like to pay a visual tribute to the luminaries we lost this year.
2 January 2021, 07:34 AM
Rape attempt in moving bus: driver arrested
The driver, prime accused in a case filed over attempted rape of a college student in a moving bus in Sunamganj, was arrested this morning.
2 January 2021, 06:16 AM
Teenager killed, 2 injured in attack at Dhaka's Mohakhali area
A teenage boy was killed and two others sustained stab injuries when a rival group attacked them in Dhaka’s Mohakhali area last night.
2 January 2021, 04:47 AM
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad President Ayesha Khanam no more
Ayesha Khanam, president of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad, passed away this morning.
2 January 2021, 03:32 AM
Iran tells IAEA it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% at Fordow site
Iran has told the United Nations nuclear watchdog it plans to enrich uranium to up to 20% purity, a level it achieved before its 2015 accord, at its Fordow site buried inside a mountain, the agency said.
1 January 2021, 20:11 PM
India’s Reliance Industries and chairman fined over share trades
India’s markets watchdog fined Reliance Industries 250 million rupees ($3.42 million) and its chairman Mukesh Ambani 150 million rupees for what it said were fraudulent trades while selling a stake in a subsidiary in 2007.
1 January 2021, 20:00 PM
UK to close all London primary schools as coronavirus cases surge
The British government decided to close all primary schools in London for the next two weeks to counter the rapid spread of a more infectious variant of the Covid-19 virus, the capital’s mayor has said.
1 January 2021, 19:40 PM
Defying Trump, Republican-led US Senate presses ahead to override his veto
US President Donald Trump’s fellow Republicans in the US Senate have begun taking steps to override his veto of a major defense bill in a rare New Year’s Day session and hand him his first major rebuke 20 days before he leaves office.
1 January 2021, 19:07 PM
UK reactivates emergency hospitals as coronavirus cases surge
British health officials have reactivated emergency hospitals that were built at the start of the pandemic to handle a surge in Covid-19 cases that is putting existing wards under extreme pressure, particularly in London.
1 January 2021, 18:14 PM
Bangabandhu mural partially damaged in Thakurgaon, 1 held
Police detained a man for his alleged involvement in the partial damaging of a mural of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Thakurgaon’s Pirganj upazila this afternoon.
1 January 2021, 17:04 PM
Indian drug regulator approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
India’s drug regulator approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
1 January 2021, 16:47 PM