Bangladesh

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

Hallmark loan scam: Chairman, MD indicted in 2 cases

A Dhaka court indicts 19 people including Hallmark Chairman Jasmine Islam and Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud in two out of 11 cases filed for swindling over Tk 437 crore out of Sonali Bank.
17 February 2016, 11:51 AM

No need to deploy army in UP polls: EC

There is no reason to deploy army personnel for the upcoming union parishad (UP) elections, Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz says.
17 February 2016, 11:27 AM

Taramon Bibi shifted to Dhaka for better treatment

Bir Protik Taramon Bibi who was undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) is shifted to Dhaka for better treatment.
17 February 2016, 10:07 AM

East European among ATM frauds

Police claim to have identified a foreigner, an East European, in connection to the ATM forgery from close circuit camera footage of a booth.
17 February 2016, 08:25 AM

Quasem’s counsel ends arguments

Counsel for war criminal Mir Quasem Ali concludes arguments on an appeal filed with the Supreme Court by Quasem challenging his death penalty for wartime offences.
17 February 2016, 06:51 AM

It would be summons, not arrest warrant: Law minister

Hours after a Narayanganj court had issued an arrest warrant against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, Law Minister Anisul Huq has said it would be summons, not arrest warrant.
16 February 2016, 17:28 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

IFJ expresses serious concern over cases against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam

International Federation of Journalists expresses serious concerns over a barrage of legal cases filed against Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star.
16 February 2016, 10:58 AM

Bir Protik Taramon Bibi hospitalised

Bir Protik Taramon Bibi has been hospitalised due to severe respiratory and lungs diseases.
16 February 2016, 10:36 AM

Shahid Afridi’s daughters fan of Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal

Bangladesh’s dashing left hand opening batsman Tamim Iqbal has been in terrific form, and delivering the goods for his team Peshawar Zalmi in the first edition of Pakistan Super League.
16 February 2016, 07:13 AM

9 tips to avoid ATM fraud

With the latest rise in financial crimes where thieves set up skimming devices to steal your money, the need to be aware of such crimes is more urgent.
16 February 2016, 06:54 AM

Arrest warrant issued against Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam

Narayanganj court issues arrest warrant against Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in a defamation case filed by an Awami League activist. With 18 cases filed today, number of total lawsuits against Anam reaches 55. Of them, 12 are complaints seeking to sue him for sedition while the rest are libel suits.
16 February 2016, 06:14 AM

3 Gazipur detectives withdrawn for 'beating up nurse'

Three detectives are withdrawn for allegedly beating up a senior nurse of a hospital in Gazipur after they failed to arrest a suspect in an abduction case from the hospital.
16 February 2016, 05:59 AM

Chance to face T20 demons

Bangladesh national captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza said the Tigers are hopeful of doing well in the upcoming Asia cup
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM

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

More BRTC buses for Dhaka school goers

More BRTC buses will be introduced on all routes in Dhaka city for better transportation of school students, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader tells the parliament.
15 February 2016, 15:57 PM

Rail minister falls sick at JS session

Railways Minster Mujibul Huq is taken to a hospital as he fell ill while replying to lawmakers’ queries at a session in the Jatiya Sangsad.
15 February 2016, 14:59 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