Microsoft to help train rural girls in info tech

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division, Shornokishoree Network Foundation, and Microsoft
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Iceland's Sagas

Which is the most book-loving nation in the world? A strong contender is Iceland, the remote island nation in the
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Fresh attack on Bangladesh?

In the latest edition of its propaganda magazine, terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attacks on two foreigners
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

UNSC resolution planned to declare war on ISIS

World powers are poised to forge a single resolution at the United Nations Security Council to declare a common war against ISIS and
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Maulana Bhashani: The Lessons of Freedom

I shall begin with a story, to which I will return again. In 2013, on the occasion of the 37th death anniversary of Maulana Bhashani, I
20 November 2015, 18:00 PM

BIWTA to introduce prepaid cards for ferrying vehicles

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will introduce experimentally a digital system for vehicles to
19 November 2015, 18:00 PM

4 Daily Star reporters get DRU award

Four senior reporters of The Daily Star received “DRU Best Reporting Award-2015” in four categories in print media yesterday.
19 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Members close ranks against terrorism

Pacific-rim nations closed ranks against terrorism yesterday at the end of a summit that was darkened by last week's attacks in Paris, but still Washington and Moscow sparred over how to deal with Syria and the Islamic State fighters sheltering there.
19 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Nat'l unity must for saving democracy: Dr Kamal

A united nation is necessary to keep democracy in the right track, as the Liberation War has proved, said speakers at a discussion yesterday.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Initiative to protect their rights lacking

Around 1.60 crore mentally and physically challenged people in Bangladesh are deprived due to lack of proper initiatives to protect their rights in both national and international level, said speakers at a national consultation programme yesterday.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Anonymous group shows how to find IS online

Anonymous has released a guide to catching Islamic State (IS) extremists, and claims that it has already found thousands of extremists online.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Remove recruitment barriers

The government yesterday requested a 25-member visiting Saudi delegation to remove barriers to hiring Bangladeshi professionals such as doctors, nurses and teachers and skilled and semi-skilled male workers in sectors including construction and agriculture.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM

BGB deployed in Dhaka

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is deployed in Dhaka for 12 hours to maintain security in the capital.
18 November 2015, 11:45 AM

'Act of terror' downed jet

President Vladimir Putin vowed vengeance yesterday as Moscow confirmed that a bomb attack brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board.
17 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Jaago to take street children of 32 dists to parks tomorrow

Jaago Foundation has organised a daylong programme tomorrow for underprivileged children in 32 districts of the
17 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt to remove unplanned installations

Those who have interfered with the master plan of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban Complex and built different structures including graves in and around it must be brought to justice, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharrof Hossain told parliament last night.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg DC orders schools to refund extra fees charged for SSC exams

Authority yesterday directed all secondary schools in Chittagong to refund the extra fees charged for the registration of SSC exams 2016 in seven days, or else, it would go for stern actions.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Stop 'wholesale arrest' of people

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Khandker Mahbub Hossain yesterday urged the government to stop “wholesale arrest” of people and ensure the fundamental rights.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Bhashani's 39th death anniversary today

Today is the 39th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a legendary politician and a dreamer of independent Bangladesh.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Families of slain cops renew call for justice

The only thing the families of the three recently slain policemen want is justice.
16 November 2015, 18:00 PM