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Resisting Stalkers Schoolgirls get karate training Tangail district administration yesterday introduced karate training for girl students so that they can deal with stalkers. In the first such government move, the district administration opened a training camp for the students of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Women’s College in the

Eid ul-Azha, the second largest Muslim religious festival, will be celebrated on November 17. The declaration was made by the National Moon-sighting Committee following a meeting at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Sunday. The state minister for religious affairs, Mohammad Shahjahan Mia, told bdnews24.com,

Social Business Yunus clarifies his views on govt’s role Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has made a clarification regarding his views on the role of government in social business as appeared in a UNB report The Daily Star ran on Saturday under the headline, “Professor Yunus against govts in social business.” Prof Yunus said his ... Read more

Bangladesh will launch third-generation (3G) mobile phone network in three months, Telecommunication Minister Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju said yesterday. Teletalk, the state-owned mobile operator, will roll out the 3G services, followed by private operators. “This 3G networks will be developed with Chinese assistance and users will get services at

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined two more factories Tk 13.36 lakh for environment pollution in Rupganj of Narayanganj under ‘Operation Prevent Environment Crime’. A team of DoE led by Director (Enforcement) Munir Chowdhury penalised Bikrampur Steel Ltd Tk 5.68 lakh for not using fume extraction units and releasing toxic fumes, a

At least 50 people, including 17 policemen, were injured when apparel workers, rallying for an increase in production rate, clashed with the police at Nawjor and Kaliakair in Gazipur on Saturday. Witnesses said Diganta Garments workers had clashed with police about 9:00am at Nawjor in the district headquarters. They went out on demonstrations on a

Hajj agencies yet to take 11,000 confirmed tickets, last flights on Nov 12 Hajj agencies are yet to take the air tickets booked for around 11,000 pilgrims although hajj flights are scheduled to leave for Saudi Arabia on November 12, said officials. Civil aviation and tourism minister GM Quader on Saturday called upon all concerned ... Read more

Regional Water Sharing Solution lies in 2 factors Int’l seminar focuses on cooperation, understanding Regional cooperation and understanding are the two main ingredients for resolving water sharing and management issues in the region. And the impact of climate change in the region is yet to be wholly perceived. So, all the countries concerned must conduct ... Read more

Beximco Group has paired up with other investors to buy a 55 percent stake in home appliances giant Singer Bangladesh. The deal was signed on Thursday, Salman F Rahman, Beximco’s vice-chairman, told The Daily Star yesterday. Rahman has declined to give financial details on the deal,

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet today at Islamic Foundation to fix the date of holy Eid-ul-Azha after reviewing the moon sighting news of Jilhaj month. The meeting will be held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation at 6:00pm, said a press release. State Minister for Religious Affairs and President of the committee ... Read more

A 30-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter were killed in a traffic accident on Dhaka-Dinajpur Highway at Dhaka More at Phulbari in Dinajpur on Saturday. They were identified as Sultana Banu, the wife of Saiful Islam of village Tetuldanga at Birampur in Dinajpur and her daughter,

A mob beat five suspected robbers to death and injured another at Habibnagar of Kadamtoli in the capital early yesterday. They also recovered 11 knives and eight pieces of equipment intended for breaking into houses. Two of the dead were identified as Firoz, 28, and Ameer, 30. The rest could not be

The Election Commission will fix a quota of parliamentary seats for each district based on population and area, according to a new proposal to be sent to the government for amendment to the delimitation law. The commission will propose the amendment to strike a balance between the parliament seats in rural and urban areas in ... Read more

Climate Change Fallout Rushanara to stand by Dhaka British Labour Party lawmaker Rushanara Ali has pledged to mobilise international support for Bangladesh in efforts to adapt to climate change. “I will use my position as much as I can to support Bangladesh,” said Rushanara, also UK shadow minister for International Development

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus said here yesterday that people interested in social business will never seek government support and facilities. He fears if governments provide special facilities to social business like tax cut, many people will gather to take those advantages in the name of social

A rapid increase in non-communicable chronic diseases in the country due to changes in the people’s lifestyle and food habit has alarmed health experts. They said that the government’s health department was neglecting the problem. They said that it was time for the health department to pay attention to tackle the spread

But denies murder Devashish Saha Rony, prime accused of Chanpa Rani Bhowmik murder case, has confessed to running his motorbike into Chanpa but denied killing her willingly. Rony made the confession to police on Thursday night after he was taken afresh on a two-day remand, said Mohammad Ali, investigation officer of the

Bangladeshi-born Rushanara Ali, lawmaker for Bethnal Green and Bow in Britain, visited her birthplace at Bhurki of Bishwanath in Sylhet on Friday. Her uncles Asaddar Ali and Abdur Ruf and cousins, along with their neighbours received the British lawmaker at the place about 7:00

The United Nations Development Programme has launched its Human Development Report 2010 saying Bangladesh’s Human Development Index increased by 81 per cent in the past 30 years. A UNDP statement issued in Dhaka Friday said the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Thursday launched the global report that ‘spotlights

Rakhaing women called upon the people of Myanmar on Friday to boycott the elections set for November 7, called by the military junta. Failing to stage a demonstration before the Myanmar embassy at Gulshan, they grouped together under the banner of Rakhaing Women’s Union and demonstrated before the Supreme Court in the