Selling stability over fear

Prime Minister David Cameron sealed a surprise election win by persuading Britons to choose the security of modestly rising living
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

More train coaches on cards for Eid

Bangladesh Railway is contemplating to add more coaches to it to ensure better services during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival scheduled for July,
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

NBR for more scrutiny of imports

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked all its customs stations to increase their vigilance regarding quality of imported
9 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Maharashtra seeks more trade ties with Dhaka

Expressing satisfaction over the existing relationhip between India and Bangladesh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has
8 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian PM Narendra Modi may visit Bangladesh next month

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make his first official visit to Bangladesh in the first week of June, a highly placed diplomatic source in New Delhi told The Daily Star yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

New Dhaka mayors join offices

New Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq joined their offices yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Recruiting primary school teachers from union-based panels illegal: SC

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal a government decision to recruit primary school teachers from union-based panels of selected candidates.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian parliament clears land swap deal with Bangladesh

Seeking to settle decades-old border issues with Bangladesh, the Indian Parliament yesterday unanimously passed a historic bill to operationalise the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement and its 2011 protocol.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

After decades of deprivation, enclave people getting rights back through Indo-Bangla land deal implementation

They were the nowhere people -- men, women and children without a country, without a national identity.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh PM Hasina hails land boundary deal ratification as milestone in Indo-Bangla ties

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday termed the passage of Land Boundary Agreement bill by Indian parliament a new milestone in
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh creates new fund for export-oriented workers for emergency situations

The government yesterday formed a separate welfare fund for export-oriented workers to face any emergency situation and provide them with insurance coverage.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Turag boundary pillars to stay as it is: SC

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government's setting up of demarcation pillars in the Turag river, following a July 24, 2014
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Prof Mannan new UGC chairman

Prof Abdul Mannan, former vice chancellor of Chittagong University, has been appointed as the chairman of University Grants
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg city girls can now SMS cops for rescue from stalking

Schoolgirls of Chittagong city can save themselves from being victims of stalking by texting 373 to a number of Chittagong Metropolitan
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Myanmar agrees to identify gangs

A Myanmar delegation recently agreed to identify the gangs trafficking Yaba pills into Bangladesh and take action against them at a
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Key features of the land deal

The 2011 Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement will bring immense benefits for both Bangladesh and India.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM

SC affirms govt action on setting up Turag pillars

The Supreme Court affirms a government action on setting up pillars on the boundaries of Turag River at Mohammadpur in Dhaka after their demarcation.
6 May 2015, 13:32 PM

Bangladesh imposes 65-day fishing ban in special zone to conserve sea resources

The government has imposed a ban on fishing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Bay of Bengal for two months from May 20 to July 23 aiming to increase the fisheries stock in the sea.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Land boundary deal between India and Bangladesh now on track

The Indian cabinet yesterday approved the constitution amendment bill on the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh to pave the way for permanent settlement of decades-old boundary disputes.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Biman to give discounts to deportees from Oman

Undocumented Bangladeshi migrants wishing to leave Oman under a general amnesty will be provided special airfare to facilitate their
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM