Dhaka
Cricketer Shahadat, wife indicted for ‘torturing domestic help’
A Dhaka court frames charges against former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nrittya in a case filed for torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
22 February 2016, 06:46 AM
ATM scam: German, 3 City Bank officials remanded
A Dhaka court grants six days remand for each of four people, including a citizen of Germany, arrested over the ATM scam in Dhaka in which at least Tk 20 lakh was swindled out from various booths.
22 February 2016, 04:42 AM
2 bombs blasted at Jessore Shaheed Minar
Two crude bombs are exploded at central Shaheed Minar in Jessore at midnight when people were paying tributes to the martyrs of the Language Movement in 1952.
21 February 2016, 07:34 AM
4 cases filed over ‘Sonali Bank robbery attempt’
Four cases are filed over yesterday’s incident when Rapid Action Battalion “foiled a Sonali bank branch robbery attempt” at Dhamrai in Dhaka that left an alleged robber dead.
20 February 2016, 06:16 AM
3 killed in separate road crashes in Dhaka
Two men and a woman have been killed in three separate road crashes in the capital today.
19 February 2016, 13:28 PM
Experts caution against anomalies
The deal signed by Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur yesterday leaves a legacy of controversies and creates chances of corruption and labour exploitation like that during 2007-08, experts and industry insiders have said.
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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
Remark on martyrs: Court summons Goyeshwar
A Dhaka court summons BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy to appear before it by March 16 for his derogatory comments about Liberation War martyrs.
18 February 2016, 12:34 PM
HC orders for compensating Jihad’s family
The High Court rules the government to compensate the family members of four-year-old Jihad, who died after falling into a deep well at Shahjahanpur of Dhaka in 2014.
18 February 2016, 10:10 AM
Editors’ Council protests case against Star editor
The Editors' Council has condemned and protested the barrage of cases filed against The Daily Star Editor and the Council's General Secretary, Mahfuz Anam.
17 February 2016, 14:40 PM
ASK expresses concern over cases against Star editor
Human rights body Ain O Salish Kendra expresses deep concerns over the barrage of cases filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam.
17 February 2016, 12:40 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
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
Restaurant Review: KOBE
As a part of Daily Star Foodiez Choice Awards, The Daily Star and Dhaka Foodies decided to visit Kobe which specialises in Japanese cuisine and more.
17 February 2016, 08:23 AM
Buet student crushed under train in Moghbazar
A student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) is crushed under the wheels of a speeding train at Moghbazar in Dhaka.
17 February 2016, 08:12 AM
6 ‘criminals’ held in 3 districts; motorcycles, car seized
Detectives claim detention of six criminals from three districts including Dhaka and seize 21 motorcycles and a private car from their possession.
17 February 2016, 05:06 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
Ba-Dwip Prakashan owner among 3 remanded
A Dhaka court grants remand against three people including owner of Ba-Dwip Prakashan on different terms for publishing and selling a book that allegedly hurt religious sentiments.
16 February 2016, 11:06 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
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