Gayeshwar, Shawkat get bail

The High Court yesterday granted bail to BNP leaders Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Shawkat Mahmud in seven arson cases.
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Lit Fest begins Nov 19

Curtains to the three-day Dhaka Literary Festival, previously known as the Hay Festival Dhaka are set to rise on November 19, for the fifth time on the historic grounds of the Bangla Academy in the capital.
15 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Dutch Queen due tomorrow morning

Queen of the Netherlands Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti arrives in Dhaka tomorrow morning on a three-day visit to Bangladesh.
15 November 2015, 16:03 PM

Indian citizen held with gold at Dhaka airport

Customs officials detain an Indian national with gold weighing four kilograms at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
15 November 2015, 11:43 AM

2 qualify in Bogra regional round

Two contestants from the Bogra regional round of Rupchanda-The Daily Star Super Chef-2016 qualified for the next
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Last session of teachers training held in Ctg

The second and last session of teachers' training under this year's “English in Schools-EIS” programme aiming to improve English
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

RU teachers protest charge sheet delay

Rajshahi University Teachers Association will be holding a rally on the campus today at 10:30am marking a year past
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Angkon missing for 15 days

Angkon Mazumder, a 13-year-old boy, has been missing since November 7.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

PM gave chances to terrorists

BNP yesterday accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of providing some derailed people, militants and terrorists the chance to create
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Climate change to displace 28 percent population

Nearly 28 percent of the country's population would be displaced as a consequence of climate change, according to a research of
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhakaites mourn fallen Parisians

Residents of Dhaka yesterday expressed solidarity with Paris following militant attacks on the French capital on Friday.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

RMG worker’s slit-throat body found in Ctg

Police recovered the slit-throat body of a RMG worker from her house at Mohammadpur of Chittagong EPZ area yesterday.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka reaches out to Paris

Bangladesh is deeply shocked by the series of terrorist attacks in Paris and has expressed solidarity with France in the fight against
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

ISIS claims responsibility

Claiming responsibility for the assault on Paris, the Islamic State jihadist group has said the Friday's attacks are just the “beginning of the storm”.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Obituary

Justice AKM Nurul Islam, a former vice-president of Bangladesh, died of old-age complications at Apollo Hospital in the capital yesterday.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Death anniversary

Today is the 44th death anniversary of two Liberation War martyrs, Dr Azharul Haque and Dr Humayun Kabir.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Appeal for help

Md Tofazzal Hossain, a security guard, has been suffering from leukaemia for a month.
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Hurt Taiwanese couple flown back home for better treatment

A Taiwanese couple, who were attacked during a recent robbery in their Uttara residence in Dhaka, was flown back
14 November 2015, 18:00 PM

WOMEN WAGING PEACE

When she first landed in earthquake-ridden Haiti, Rockfar Sultana Khanam, commander of the first ever all-female UN peacekeeping
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Rail link halted on Shantahar-Lalmonirhat route for five hours

Rail communications on Shantahar-Lalmonirhat route were halted for five hours as the last compartment of the inter-city Lalmonirhat
13 November 2015, 18:00 PM