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Psychologist and prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Hossain Putul on Saturday called upon parents of special kids to be brave in their day to day fight for their children. ‘Don’t demean yourself, don’t demean your children,’ she said as she tried to infuse in them strength to manage their kids in a society, which ... Read more

A mugging suspect was lynched and two others were injured in a mob beating in the capital’s East Monipur under Mirpur police station on early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Sohel, 27, and the injured were identified as Yusuf and Babu. Their detail identity could not be known. Mirpur police station sub-inspector Masud Parvez ... Read more

A Jamaat-backed ward councillor has been sued in Chittagong in connection with a bomb explosion incident in which a man was injured while making bomb. The police lodged the case against Mahfuzul Alam Chowdhury, councillor of 13 North Khulshi Ward of Chittagong city corporation.  The police said

A low lies over west central Bay and adjoining northwest Bay off Orissa-Andhra coast. Under its influence, steep pressure gradient lies over North Bay and deep convection is taking place over North Bay, Met Office sources said. Squally weather may affect North Bay, adjoining coastal area of

The police on Friday recovered the body of a man from Shaplabagh in Sylhet city. The deceased identified as Milon Chowdhury, 42, son of Nayeb Chowdhury of Gulshi village in Netrakona, was a mason by profession. Nazma Begum, second wife of the deceased, said Milon was

City dwellers have alleged that some bus operators were charging extra fares from them while the owners said they were not aware of such allegation. Khandakar Nazneen Sultana, a passenger, on Friday alleged that Saydabad-Gazipur-bound Balaka Service charged Tk 50 from her for going

The bodies of three members of a family were recovered on Friday after they went missing in the river Karnaphuli on Wednesday night. The deceased were Md. Harun, 40, his son Maruf, 4, and his daughter Israt, 6. Officer-in-charge of Karnaphuli Police Station Mohiuddin Mahmud said locals recovered the

The five hundred years old historic Manasa Temple, popularly known as ‘Bijoy Gupter Manasa Mandir,’ reopened at Goila in Agoiljhara of Barisal after completing reconstruction and renovation on Friday. Other works of reconstruction and renovation with the unique dome-shaped architecture were opened to people on the day by lighting Mangal-Prodip

The prevalence of tuberculosis among the inmates of Dhaka Central Jail is about 20-fold higher than among the general population in Bangladesh, according to icddr,b. The icddr,b investigation team in 2005 started active screening for pulmonary TB among incarcerated persons at Dhaka Central Jail, the largest correctional

The Rajshahi Krishy Unnayan Bank general manager, Ekramul Haque, was found guilty by the probe body formed to investigate his attempt to sexually harass his colleague. The probe body submitted the report to the finance ministry for taking necessary steps. According to the report, the GM called the victim to his room and tried to ... Read more

A private university student on Friday was hacked to death reportedly by his friend in the capital’s Hazaribagh area. The deceased was identified as Setu Sarker, 23, a first year student of Daffodil University. Police arrested one Mezbaul for his alleged involvement in the killing. His detail identity could not be known immediately. Faruk Hossain, ... Read more

Rampal Power Plants Greens demand cancellation of DoE clearance Green activists yesterday demanded that the Department of Environment immediately cancel the no-objection certificate (NOC) for setting up of two thermal power plants in Rampal near the Sundarbans, claiming that the clearance was issued based on a flawed survey. Addressing a protest rally in front of ... Read more

Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mahajote on Friday expressed concern over the attacks on the Hindus and other religious minorities across the country. The leaders of Hindu minority organisation at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity said that the Hindu minorities were

Firework Accidents On Eid Some children may become disabled Say doctors Some children out of the 12 who were injured while playing with fireworks on Eid-ul-Fitr in separate incidents in Barisal are in danger of becoming physically challenged. With Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital having no burn unit, The Daily Star on Thursday found the ... Read more

The construction of Shahbagh underpass is yet to start while the work was scheduled to start on December 15, 2012. The working people of the Shahbagh area, who face acute problem daily in the absence of any footbridge or underpass in the area, have alleged that the construction work has not started yet though the ... Read more

The postal cash card service has been able to attract the clients within one year after it was launched in the region because of easy procedure and cost-effective charges. Sources in the Sylhet Head Post Office said the cash card service was launched at the post office in the beginning of 2012-13 financial year.

The government has approved the revised fund of Tk 409 crore for implementation of the project to supply gas through pipelines to the south-western region of the country including Khulna. This approval came from a meeting of Executive Committee of National Economic Council, held Tuesday. The Sundarban Gas Company Limited project director,

Prime minister urges new Brazilian envoy Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged Brazil to import “world-class” Bangladeshi products like jute, ready-made garments, leather and leather goods, ceramic and pharmaceuticals. The prime minister made the call when newly appointed Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Wanja Campos da Nobrega met her at her office.

Two organisations yesterday protested the Department of Environment (DoE) approval to set up coal-based thermal power plants in Rampal upazila near the Sundarbans. Save the Sundarban Foundation, and Bagerhat Development Society organised a press conference at Bagerhat Press Club in this regard.

Footpaths in the Chittagong city remain occupied by makeshift shops, causing serious trouble to the pedestrians. The Chittagong City Corporation had taken an initiative before Eid-ul-Fitr to clear the city footpaths and rehabilitate the occupants elsewhere but the plan seems to have failed, with the footpaths still occupied by the vendors. Because of the footpath ... Read more