'If one can't be appointed without party affiliation, that is unfortunate'
Star Online Report
7 April 2026, 17:42 PM Parliament
NCP to launch election campaign from Tin Netar Mazar in Dhaka tomorrow
Star Online Report
21 January 2026, 18:59 PM Elections
Left-aligned platform NPA launched at Central Shaheed Minar
Star Online Report
16 January 2026, 17:54 PM Politics
Jamaat-led alliance holds emergency meeting without key ally
Star Online Report
15 January 2026, 15:11 PM Politics
BNP expels SA Siddique Shaju
Star Online Report
14 January 2026, 21:30 PM News

Barapukuria graft case hearing adjourned till May 2

A Dhaka court adjourns until May 2 the hearing of Boropukuria coalmine graft case as BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not produced before it due to her illness.
9 April 2019, 12:20 PM

PM asks DCs to stay at official residences with families

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once again directed the deputy commissioners (DCs) across the country to stay at their respective official residences with families.
9 April 2019, 12:00 PM

‘Irrefutable evidence’ Wing Commander Abhinandan shot down Pak F-16: IAF

The Indian Air Force (IAF) says that there is “irrefutable evidence” that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman downed a Pakistani F-16 with his MiG 21 Bison aircraft in a dogfight on 27 February.
9 April 2019, 04:42 AM

EC to start updating voter list from April 23

The Election Commission will start updating the voter list from April 23.
8 April 2019, 15:46 PM

HC clears way for Mirza Abbas, his wife to go abroad

The High Court clears the way for BNP leader Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroza Abbas to go abroad and return to the country.
8 April 2019, 14:52 PM

None can be forcibly released in parole: Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says the government cannot forcibly release anybody from jail on parole if it is not sought.
8 April 2019, 12:57 PM

Modi vows citizenship to Bangladeshi minorities if re-elected

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveils Bharatiya Janata Party’s manifesto for upcoming parliamentary polls that says all trade movement with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan will be conducted through integrated check-posts after completion of 14 more such check-posts by next four years.
8 April 2019, 10:10 AM

HC clears way for trial against BNP leader Moudud

The High Court clears the way for the lower court concerned to continue trial proceedings of a corruption case against former BNP Law Minister Moudud Ahmed.
8 April 2019, 07:47 AM

BCL strike continues at CU, deadlock prevails

Deadlock prevails at Chittagong University on the second day of strike by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists.
8 April 2019, 05:26 AM

India's Election Commission: Buried under tide of complaints, bias allegations

Did Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi break election rules by addressing the nation on an anti-satellite test recently? Is it right to have a channel dedicated to the leader? Can the country's armed forces be called "Modi's soldiers"?
8 April 2019, 04:53 AM

JS body for relaxing security check for VIPs

A parliamentary body recommends to relax the security checking for MPs and other VIPs at the country’s airports and make separate security checking queue for them.
7 April 2019, 15:13 PM

Ershad donates his wealth to trust

Suffering from serious physical ailments, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad donates his all movable and immovable properties to a trust.
7 April 2019, 12:15 PM

Not parole, Khaleda has rights to get bail: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says that they would free party’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail through waging a tough movement on the street.
7 April 2019, 06:20 AM

SC upholds Khaleda’s bail in Cumilla murder case

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order that granted bail to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in a case filed on charge of killing eight people by torching a bus in Cumilla in 2015.
7 April 2019, 06:02 AM

Lok Sabha election in India: 117 polling stations for women in Mizoram

There would be 117 all-women polling stations with women polling officials and security staff for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the north eastern state of Mizoram in India.
7 April 2019, 05:26 AM

Mainstream media should come forward against fake news: Law minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq calls upon the country’s mainstream media houses to come forward for fighting ‘fake news,’ saying the government cannot do the job alone successfully.
6 April 2019, 13:23 PM

Govt to consider if Khaleda seeks parole: Home minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says that the government would consider if BNP’s imprisoned Chairperson Khaleda Zia submits a prayer formally seeking her release from jail on parole.
6 April 2019, 12:03 PM

Anti-aircraft shells found near Imran’s Banigala house

Over a dozen live shells of an anti-aircraft gun are found from a plot located about half a kilometre from the Banigala residence of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
6 April 2019, 06:10 AM

GM Quader to act as JP chief in absence of Ershad

Jatiya Party Co-Chairman GM Quader is to act as the party chief in absence of the party Chairman HM Ershad.
6 April 2019, 05:16 AM

False democracy in country: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says a state of false democracy is prevailing in Bangladesh.
5 April 2019, 16:03 PM