Dhaka seeks fortified UN partnership to keep development on track

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought strong partnership with the United Nations as he feared that Covid-19 may impede the progresses in the area of SDG achievements and the country’s graduation trajectory from LDC status.
2 July 2020, 12:33 PM

Latifur Rahman laid to rest next to daughter Shazneen

A business icon of the country, Latifur Rahman, founder chairman and CEO of Transcom Group, has been laid to eternal rest at the city's Banani graveyard beside his daughter Shazneen Tasnim Rahman and grandson Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain.
1 July 2020, 17:58 PM

Dataful in Startup Istanbul 2020 finale

Dataful, a Bangladeshi startup, has secured a place among the top nine startups to compete in the finale of the accelerator programme of Startup Istanbul 2020, a global startup event based in Turkey.
30 June 2020, 18:17 PM

WHO chief says Covid-19 pandemic 'not even close to being over'

Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse, the World Health Organization chief said on Monday.
29 June 2020, 20:31 PM

Chinese apps like TikTok, WeChat and SHAREit among 59 banned by India

India tonight banned 59 mobile apps, mostly Chinese like TikTok, WeChat and SHAREit, saying these “are prejudicial to the country’s sovereignty, integrity, defence, security and public order”.
29 June 2020, 17:36 PM

2 Kuwaiti lawmakers accused in case linked to Laxmipur MP Shahid

Two Kuwaiti lawmakers have been accused of money laundering and aiding and abetting Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Shahid Islam, who is now in custody on charges of human trafficking and money laundering, prosecution investigation revealed, Gulf News has reported.
27 June 2020, 18:55 PM

Bangladesh joins UN Alliance for Poverty Eradication

Bangladesh has joined the United Nations “Alliance for Poverty Eradication”, which was formed to support actions geared towards poverty eradication and implementation of the SDGs.
24 June 2020, 18:09 PM

Chasing a bank card-skimming mastermind

Law enforcers have arrested two fraudsters for allegedly stealing Tk 9.60 lakh from two ATM booths of Pubali Bank in Chattogram about eight months after the incidents.
24 June 2020, 15:37 PM

“Husband forced wife to help dismember business partner’s body”

The confessional statement of Charles Rupom Sarker, the prime accused in the murder of his business partner Helal Uddin, has revealed grisly details of the murder including how he blackmailed his wife Moni Sarker into cutting the victim’s body into pieces for easy disposal.
23 June 2020, 17:46 PM

India to scale down diplomatic ties with Pakistan by half

In a major move to scale down bilateral diplomatic contacts, India today announces its decision to reduce by half the staff strength in the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and reciprocally cut by the same quantity the Indian presence in Islamabad.
23 June 2020, 12:57 PM

Malaysia will not hire new foreign workers till year-end

Malaysia will not hire any new foreign workers until the year’s end, the country’s leading newspaper The Star has reported quoting its Human Resources Minister M Saravanan.
22 June 2020, 18:19 PM

Bangladeshi among 3 arrested for alleged drug trafficking in Malaysia

Three men, including a Bangladeshi, have been arrested for allegedly trafficking drugs in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya of Petaling District in Selangor, Malaysia.
22 June 2020, 17:27 PM

Smugglers using courier services to get narcotics to Dhaka: Rab

Taking advantage of lax monitoring and thin presence of public transport amid the Covid-19 outbreak, smugglers are allegedly using courier services to send narcotics from bordering districts to Dhaka.
16 June 2020, 13:23 PM

Worst coronavirus-affected areas would be under lockdown: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told the parliament that the government would put the worst affected areas under lockdown to contain further spread of Covid-19.
14 June 2020, 11:45 AM

Beware of fake news and impersonators of The Daily Star

In these trying times, The Daily Star's credibility, authenticity and authority as a source of legitimate, verified news are constantly being challenged by unsubstantiated rumours and impersonators publishing fake news.
12 June 2020, 18:38 PM

Good governance a must for proper budget allocation and spending: JP

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has said good governance must be ensured so that the money allocated to different sectors in the proposed budget is spent properly.
11 June 2020, 15:32 PM

Whitening black money now more lucrative than ever

With the opportunity offered to money launderers by the government to whiten black money failing to draw a significant response, the new budget has made a new, lucrative proposition -- invest the money and no one, not even the income tax authority, will be able to question its source.
11 June 2020, 14:30 PM

All aren’t equal to government

Protected and unprotected: an oblique line of the government’s preference separated the two.
11 June 2020, 13:47 PM

Bangladeshi man found dead at vegetable farm in Malaysia

A Bangladeshi man has been found dead at a water pumpkin farm at Jalan Ara Kuda in Tasek Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
10 June 2020, 17:55 PM

Indian court grants interim bail to 6 Bangladeshis for ‘misusing tourist visa’

The Allahabad High Court today granted interim bail to six Bangladeshis booked for allegedly misusing tourist visa by attending the Tablighi Jamaat congregation at Nizamuddin in New Delhi in March and then going to Lucknow without medical examination amidst serious apprehension of spreading coronavirus during the lockdown.
10 June 2020, 15:45 PM
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