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35 dignitaries seek withdrawal of cases against Star editor

Thirty-five eminent personalities of the country demand immediate withdrawal of all the cases filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam a day after nine other eminent citizens expressed grave concern over the filing of more than 50 cases and issuance of summons against Anam.
18 February 2016, 13:27 PM

Eminent citizens concerned over cases against Star editor

Nine eminent citizens express grave concern over the countrywide filing of cases and issuance of summons against the Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star Mahfuz Anam.
17 February 2016, 14:53 PM

UP polls: Fakhrul to nominate BNP chairman candidates

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will nominate the party’s aspiring chairmen for the upcoming Union Parishad elections.
16 February 2016, 11:23 AM

Would someone stop the madness of these sycophants, please?

There are many in our land, living either at home or abroad, who possess the unflinching dedication to the values of our Liberation War...
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM

AL-led alliance forms human chain to denounce Khaleda's war martyrs remarks

Awami League-led 14-party alliance will form a human chain across the country on February 24 in protest against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s controversial remarks over number of 1971 martyrs.
15 February 2016, 13:44 PM

Khaleda’s war martyrs remark ‘contextually correct’: Fakhrul

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says his party’s chairperson Khaleda Zia’s remarks on the number of martyrs during the Liberation War of 1971 was ‘contextually correct’.
15 February 2016, 12:29 PM

EP team for agreed mechanisms before next election

The European Parliament delegation puts emphasis on ‘some agreed mechanisms’ well ahead of the next general election in Bangladesh so that ‘many parties’ can participate in the polls in a free, fair and open manner.
12 February 2016, 13:38 PM

UP polls from Mar 22

Elections to 752 union parishads, the biggest grassroots-level polls, will be held on March 22 on partisan lines for the first time.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Cops asked to find whether Star editor can be charged for sedition

Dhaka court orders cops to conduct an inquiry into an allegation of sedition brought against Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam by a lawyer after taking the permission from the government. Two defamation cases were filed in Cox’s Bazar and Gopalganj.
11 February 2016, 06:25 AM

Journo leaders concerned over ‘threat’ to Star, its editor

Journalist leaders today express their deep concern over the threats to shut leading English newspaper The Daily Star and arrest its editor.
10 February 2016, 11:39 AM

14-party for consensus

There could be conflict among candidates of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance in the upcoming union parishad elections if a consensus was not reached by partners, fears a number of alliance components.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM

7 lawmakers lambast Star in parliament

Six treasury bench lawmakers and an independent MP last night demanded trial of The Daily Star editor and publisher Mahfuz Anam for “running false reports” on Sheikh Hasina after the 1/11 political changeover in 2007.
7 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Latif blames designer for distortion of Bangabandhu’s image

Ruling Awami League lawmaker MA Latif blames designers for distorting the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
7 February 2016, 09:26 AM

2 BCL men stabbed in Sylhet factional clash

Two BCL activists are stabbed in a factional clash over establishing supremacy in Madan Mohan College area in Sylhet city.
6 February 2016, 10:37 AM

MP Latif sued for distorting Bangabandhu’s portrait

MA Latif, the Awami League lawmaker from Chittagong-11 constituency, is sued for distorting the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
4 February 2016, 10:52 AM

End Ekram murder trial by 6 months: SC

Supreme Court directs a trial court to finish by 6 months the trial proceedings of the murder case of Phulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque.
4 February 2016, 07:28 AM

Eskaton twin murder: Charge framing hearing against MP son Rony deferred

Hearing of charge framing against Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of ruling Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, in connection with twin murders at Dhaka’s Eskatan is deferred as his counsels sought time.
2 February 2016, 08:32 AM

UNO in trouble

He wanted to enter the exam hall where his son was taking the SSC tests. But the UNO didn't allow this and asked him to leave the exam centre.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Work hard to push Bangladesh ahead, President asks students

President Abdul Hamid says there must be relentless efforts, self criticism and cooperation to turn Bangladesh into a middle income nation by 2021 and a developed nation by 2041.
31 January 2016, 15:24 PM

Law to try people for undermining 1971 war ‘planned’

The government plans to formulate a law to punish the errant people for undermining the country’s Liberation War.
31 January 2016, 14:19 PM