As many as 12 people were killed and 33 injured in road accidents across the country in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents. In Habiganj, four people were killed and 30 injured, as two buses and a truck collided in Shaistaganj upazila on Friday night. The accident took place on Dhaka-Sylhet highway ... Read more
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Family planning inspector kills self after murdering daughter in Sirajganj: Police
A family planning inspector died by suicide after allegedly killing his nine-year-old daughter in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila today, said police quoting family members. The deceased were identified as Monjurul Alam Rajib, 40, an inspector of family planning of Bangala union in Sirajganj’s Ullapara upazila, and his daughter
Bangladeshi dies, another injured in Kolkata guest house fire
A Bangladeshi woman died as a fire broke out at a guest house in central Kolkata’s Mirza Ghalib Street in India early today. Three other people, including another Bangladeshi national, were injured in the incident, reports our New Delhi correspondent. The deceased was identified as Samimatul Aros (60). According to
College student drowns at Cox’s Bazar beach
A college student drowned to death at Kolatoli sea beach in Cox’s Bazar Friday morning. The deceased is Shahed Hossain Bappi, 18, son of Shamsul Alam of Techhipool of Ramu in Cox’s Bazar, said additional district magistrate Abu Sufian. Shahed was a student of Ramu Government College, he
Primary school teacher recruitment test in April
Recruitment tests for appointing 45,000 assistant teachers of government primary schools will be held in April. The appointment process will be completed by July, according to a statement of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. The decision was taken at a meeting today presided over by Zakir Hossain, state minister for
28 sailors of Bangladesh ship stranded in Ukraine return home
The crew of missile-hit ship Banglar Samriddhi returned Dhaka on Wednesday after their evacuation from war-ravaged Ukraine to Romania via Moldova this week. Foreign ministry officials said that 28 crew members reached the country but it would take time to return the body of the ship’s third engineer Hadisur Rahman who was killed in a
In-person classes at pre-primary schools from March 15
In-person classes at pre-primary schools will resume on March 15 after a two-year closure due to Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was taken yesterday at a meeting at primary and mass education ministry at the Secretariat with State Minister Md Zakir Hossain in the
First lamp post installed on main part of Padma Bridge
The work of installing lamp posts has started from pillar number 40 near Jajira end of Shariatpur of Padma Bridge. This is the first time that a lamppost is being installed on the main part of the bridge. The lamppost installation began around 2:00 pm today. Three lamp posts so far were installed till 4:30 pm. ... Read more
Int’l Women’s Day observed
Bangladesh celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday as elsewhere in the world with calls for an end to discrimination and violence against women, and creating an inclusive, sustainable and gender-equal world. Different government and non-government institutions, political and rights organisations observed the day across the country through different programmes, including processions, rallies and
Islamic Foundation releases 2022 Ramadan’s sehri-iftar timings
The Islamic Foundation today released sehri and iftar timing for Dhaka city dwellers for the 2022 Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, which is expected to start from April 3, if the new moon is sighted on Bangladesh sky that day. Dhaka residents are expected to take their sehri for ... Read more
Over 11 million girls may never go back to school after pandemic: Unicef
As the world enters the third year of Covid-19 pandemic, “true” recovery must be gender equal, Unicef said in a statement on International Women’s Day today. “COVID-19 is devastating the lives of girls. Ongoing school closures, economic stress, and service disruptions are putting the health, wellbeing, and futures of the most vulnerable girls at
Int’l Women’s Day today
Bangladesh celebrates International Women’s Day today as elsewhere in the world to mark women’s enormous contribution to humanity with the theme ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.’ The day comes at a time when the country is going through rising violence against women, including rapes, and high incidents of child marriage
Editors’ council: Mahfuz, Hanif elected president, secretary
The Editors’ Council in a meeting on Sunday formed its new executive committee with The Daily Star editor and publisher Mahfuz Anam as the president and Bonik Barta editor and publisher Dewan Hanif Mahmud as the general secretary for a two-year term. Among other office bearers, New Age editor Nurul Kabir and Bhorer Kagoj editor
Standard 4G internet speed stil shadowy
Mobile users in Bangladesh are suffering from slower data speed despite the launch of fourth-generation (4G) technology four years ago, as operators have failed to ensure the minimum internet speed set by the regulator. During the drive-tests last year, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) found that the mobile operators could not maintain the minimum speed ... Read more
28 Bangladeshi stranded sailors reach Romania from Ukraine
The 28 rescued Bangladeshi crew members, who crossed border into Romania from Ukraine, are heading towards the country’s capital Bucharest. “They are coming to Bucharest in two buses that we rented for them,” The Daily Star quoted Bangladesh Ambassador to Romania, Daud Ali as saying at
Chakaria Tragedy: Raktim Shil’s last rites held
The sraddha (last rites) of Raktim Shil, the sixth brother who died in the tragic road accident in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria upazila, was held yesterday. After fifteen days of fighting for his life, he succumbed to his injuries on February 22. Raktim used to run a small grocery shop at Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu upazila, said ... Read more
Bangladesh loses 7b working hours yearly for global warming: Study
As heat and humidity levels rise throughout the day because of climate change, Bangladesh is losing around 7 billion working hours annually due to extreme heat exposure, a new study reveals. If the global temperature increases by 1 degree Celsius, the country could lose approximately 21 billion working hours, said the study, conducted by researchers ... Read more
Shab-e-Barat on March 18
Muslims in Bangladesh will observe Shab-e-Barat on the night of March 18 as Sha’ban moon was not sighted on Bangladesh sky today. The decision was taken at the National Moon Sighting Committee meeting at Baitul Mukarrom National Mosque this evening, said a press release of the religious affairs
Evaly fraud case: Tahsan, Mithila, Sabnam Faria dropped from charge sheet
Dhanmondi police have dropped the names of five people including actors Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Sabnam Faria from the charges of a fraud case, finding no grounds relating to E-commerce platform Evaly. Police, however, have pressed charges against Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel alias Babul, Chairman Shamima Nasrin and two others — vice-president of ... Read more
Primary schoolchildren return to campuses across Bangladesh
In-person classes at primary educational institutions, including schools and kindergartens, across the Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday after over a month. The students of Class I to Class V were seen to go schools from morning to join their classes in two shifts. At different places, the students and their parents said that they were