Bangladesh

Exporters in trouble

The exporters of perishable goods are in trouble again as Biman Bangladesh Airlines is going through a shortage of pallets and other cargo-loading equipment on the ground.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Rising number of murders worries UN

The UN rights chief yesterday expressed serious concern over the dramatic increase in brutal murders in Bangladesh and urged the authorities to ensure full respect for human rights in investigating and prosecuting the perpetrators of recent vicious crimes.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Transit gets operational

Transit between Bangladesh and India is set to become fully operational with the first Indian consignment reaching Ashuganj tomorrow on its way to north-eastern Indian state of Tripura.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Troops will be sent, if necessary

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured the Saudi authorities that Bangladesh, if necessary, will send troops to protect the two holy sites of the Muslims -- Makkah and Madinah.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Hunger stalks life in remote Thanchi

The very existence of indigenous people deep inside Thanchi upazila of Bandarban remains shrouded in dense jungle; local representatives and other authorities remember them on rare occasions, like elections, and seldom pay heed to their problems.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Crackdown a money spinner for some cops

Milon Hossain and his two friends were having fun standing by a road at Mominpur Adibashipara around 7:30pm on Saturday. Minutes before, he closed his small hardwire shop at Mominpur Bazar in Natore's Naldanga upazila.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Lax monitoring, grave risk

In March, Abul Quaiyum bought a reconditioned car and was ready to convert the fuel-run vehicle into a CNG-run one from an authorised conversion centre. He knew it would cost him Tk 60,000, but didn't know where best to go. So he asked a mechanic friend for advice.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Another suspect held, taken on 5-day remand

Police arrested another suspect in connection with the killing of Nityaranjan Pandey, a volunteer of a Hindu ashram in Pabna, on Sunday night.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A good initiative to protect people

Amid the recent attacks and killings in the country, the superintendent of police in Magura has taken a unique initiative to protect the people in his district.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM

JSD created ground for Bangabandhu killing: Ashraf

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam accuses Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) of creating ground for assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
13 June 2016, 16:10 PM

Int’l groups move UN to protect freedom of expression in Bangladesh

A number of international groups working on press freedom and freedom of expression urge urgent and concrete steps by the United Nations (UN) to reverse the deteriorating climate for free expression in Bangladesh.
13 June 2016, 12:26 PM

Rebel candidates behind UP polls violence: Minister

Rebel candidates were responsible for the deadly violence during the recently held Union Parishad (UP) elections, law minister tells the parliament.
13 June 2016, 11:02 AM

Troops if necessary for Mecca, Madina: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assures Saudi Arabia it will send its troops to Mecca Haram Shareef and Madina Shareef if necessary.
13 June 2016, 10:24 AM

No foreign help needed to protect minority: Minister

Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu says Bangladesh does not need assistance of any foreign country or government to protect the minority community.
13 June 2016, 08:38 AM

Over 2,100 BNP men held during spl crackdown: Rizvi

Over 2,100 leaders and activists of BNP are so far arrested by law enforcers during the ongoing anti-militancy crackdown, the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed claims.
13 June 2016, 08:18 AM

UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection

Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
13 June 2016, 07:37 AM

HC stays proceedings of 10 cases against Star editor

High Court has stayed for three months the proceedings of 10 cases filed on charges of defamation and sedition against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam.
13 June 2016, 06:58 AM

34 militants among 3,245 held on day 3

Over 3,200 people are detained countrywide on the third day of the anti-militancy crackdown. Among them only 34 were suspected militants.
13 June 2016, 06:04 AM

7 fraudsters, doping gang men held in Dhaka

Seven persons have been detained on charge of fraud and doping people from the capital’s Mohammadpur area, police say.
13 June 2016, 04:55 AM

5 female workers killed in Kushtia road crash

Five female workers of a husking mill were killed and five injured as a truck hit a human hauler in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
13 June 2016, 04:18 AM