Bangladesh

Home-goers suffer on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Thousands of home-goers go through an indescribable suffering as their vehicles get stranded in a huge tailback on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.
17 July 2015, 11:01 AM

Road crashes in Rangpur, Munshiganj kill 3

Three people are killed and at least 53 others injured in two road accidents in Rangpur and Munshiganj today.
17 July 2015, 09:49 AM

2 more remanded over Rajon murder

A Sylhet court places two more suspects in the much-talked-about killing of 13-year old boy Rajon on a seven-day remand.
16 July 2015, 12:09 PM

Beauty tips and tricks this Eid! (video)

With the natural, no make-up look making the rounds in the beauty arena, this Eid is all about looking simple. In this sweltering heat and rain, adorn a fresh summer look instead of the usual heavy makeup to look trendy and fabulous.
16 July 2015, 10:05 AM

Shakib still number 1, Bangladesh safe at 7

Bangladesh continues its recent fine run of form in ODI cricket with an inaugural home series victory over South Africa on July 15 to make it four successive home series wins.
16 July 2015, 09:23 AM

Cheapest goat-fattening technique exposed (video)

Cattle and goats fetch more money when they appear healthy, and that is exactly what these sellers in Bangladesh have in mind when putting up their produce on sale.
16 July 2015, 07:43 AM

Soumya shines, Bangladesh smiles

Distinctly charismatic and undeniably courageous, Soumya Sarkar is making headlines and heads turn with his unforgettable knocks, only in 16 matches of his ODI career.
16 July 2015, 07:00 AM

‘Gunfights’: 3 killed in Dhaka, Rangpur

Three people killed in separate “gunfights” with elite force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Dhaka and Rangpur.
16 July 2015, 06:12 AM

Forkan Mallik gets death for war crimes

ICT-2 finds Patuakhali war criminal Forkan Mollik guilty in 3 out of 5 charges of war crimes during 1971, awards death for two of the charges.
16 July 2015, 04:53 AM

‘Mastermind’, 5 others held over HSC question leak

Detectives claim detention of a mastermind and five others over HSC question leak, answer paper tempering and online cheating.
16 July 2015, 04:23 AM

Fifty for ‘Tamim-haters’

Tamim Iqbal gives brilliant reply to “Tamim-haters” by scoring his 31st half-century in the final match of three-match ODI series against South Africa.
15 July 2015, 16:44 PM

Torrential rain inundates Dhaka city

Just several hours of rain cripples the life in Dhaka as different parts of the capital went under ankle to knee-deep water, thanks to poor drainage system.
15 July 2015, 14:09 PM

Charge framing hearing against Salahuddin July 22

A Shillong court in the Meghalaya state of India fix July 22 for hearing on charge framing against BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed in a case filed for trespass.
15 July 2015, 13:48 PM

Rajshahi road crashes kill 6

Six people die in separate road crashes in Mohonpur upazila and in the city.
15 July 2015, 11:22 AM

Eid shopping within only Tk 1,000! (video)

Do you have only Tk 1000 in hand but you still have Eid shopping left for your family? Sounds impossible, right? The Daily Star Online has the perfect solution for a person in need of Eid shopping in a tight budget.
15 July 2015, 10:18 AM

Moyna remanded over Rajon murder

A Sylhet court orders police to hand over the case filed over the much-talked about killing of 13-year-old Rajon to detectives for investigation.
15 July 2015, 09:59 AM

Tigers seal series against South Africa

The 154-run opening stand between Tamim and Soumya takes Bangladesh to victory in the 3rd ODI at Chittagong by nine wickets and secures the first ever series win over South Africa.
15 July 2015, 08:31 AM

Hold the line Bangladesh cricketers

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and his troops must defy tall odds, and defeat South Africa in the third and final ODI at Chittagong for a rare shot at cricketing glory .
15 July 2015, 06:18 AM

Girls beaten cruelly at Barisal orphanage (video)

Amid nationwide outrage over beating dead a 13-year-old boy Rajon, two Barisal orphanage girls have been subjected to cruel corporal punishment by the institution’s health assistant and its video leaked on the internet.
15 July 2015, 05:45 AM

Bangladesh eye third straight ODI series win

Two one-sided matches, with the teams batting first folding for identical scores and losing by big margins, have given the third ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium the status of a final.
14 July 2015, 13:52 PM