2 Ctg students' death in road crash sparks protest

Traffic movement on Dhaka-Chittagong highway remains suspended for two and a half hours as college students block road in port city after truck kills two of their fellows.
13 June 2015, 05:54 AM

2 Jubo League, BCL leaders held after scuffle with cops

Police pick up two leaders of Jubo League and Chhatra League after they scuffled with law enforcers and prevented them from discharging their duties at Binodpur in Rajshahi.
12 June 2015, 16:20 PM

Chandina arson victim dies

Man burnt in arson attack on a bus during Shab-e-Barat night in Comilla’s Chandina dies while undergoing treatments at a Dhaka hospital.
12 June 2015, 04:39 AM

Man behind the misery of 52 families (video)

A resident of Charfashion's Uttar Mangal village in Bhola district, Broker Faruque Hossain confesses about his human trafficking crimes to the law enforcers in front of The Daily Star.
11 June 2015, 05:25 AM

Retd cop beaten to death in Rajbari

A retired police man was killed by unidentified criminals in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district on Tuesday.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Jute plants in Jhenidah dying due to scanty rain

Around 70,000 jute growers in the district are worried as scorching summer heat amid lack of sufficient rain badly affects the plants.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills 6 in 3 districts

Six people were killed and seven others injured by lightning in Satkhira, Sherpur and Brahmanbaria districts yesterday.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Three jailed for arranging child marriage

A mobile court sentenced three people to 15 days' imprisonment each for arranging marriage of an underage girl at Nithok village in Kaliganj upazila of the district on Tuesday night.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

20 districts get new DC

In a major reshuffle, Bangladesh government appoints new deputy commissioners to 20 districts and promoted four officials to the rank of secretary.
10 June 2015, 14:50 PM

Stop plan to lower marriage age to 16, HRW urges govt

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to stop its proposal to lower the age of marriage for girls to 16 from 18.
9 June 2015, 05:58 AM

HC allows 3 colleges to admit XI students thru tests

High Court clears way for Notre Dame College, Holy Cross College and St Joseph College in Dhaka to admit class XI students through holding admission tests.
8 June 2015, 08:20 AM

Union declared free from child marriage

Harati union under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila has been declared free from child marriage.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Modi, Hasina, Mamata flag off Agartala, Guwahati bus services

Narendra Modi and Mamata Banerjee flag off Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala, Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati bus services along with Sheikh Hasina.
6 June 2015, 09:49 AM

Indian PM Modi arrives in first Bangladesh visit

PM Hasina welcomes Narendra Modi at Dhaka airport as he arrives in his maiden trip to Bangladesh expected to strengthen ties between the two neighbouring countries.
6 June 2015, 03:20 AM

Abducted man rescued in Sylhet, five arrested

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued a man from Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet district on Wednesday, two days after his
4 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Tk 200cr for enclave people

The finance minister proposes allocating Tk 200 crore for expediting development in the enclaves in the upcoming fiscal year.
4 June 2015, 14:03 PM

Petrol bomb on bus again in Bangladesh

Eight people were burned, two of them badly, in Comilla yesterday in a mindless petrol bomb attack on a running bus, bringing to mind the disturbing memory of such attacks during the BNP-led opposition's countrywide blockade early this year.
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Student, village doctor stabbed to death

A student and a village doctor were stabbed to death in Jessore and Gaibandha districts yesterday and the day before.
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Wrist of BCL man severed by party rivals

Party rivals severed the wrist of an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Pakshey union under Ishwardi upazila of the district yesterday.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Launch catches fire, passengers safe

A Dhaka-bound launch with 200 passengers aboard caught fire on the Meghna River at Lagnimarachar under Chandpur Sadar upazila yesterday.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM