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Myanmar cops 'abduct' four Bangladeshis from Naf river
Four Bangladeshi fishermen were kidnapped allegedly by Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar from the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar yesterday.
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BSF prevents Baishakh reunion on Panchagarh border
India's Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday did not allow thousands of people, gathered at bordering village of Omarkhana in Panchagarh Sadar upazila, to exchange greetings of Pahela Baishakh with their relatives and friends in India.
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Moral degradation behind repeated rape incidents: HC
Expressing concern at the incidents of rape and repression on women across the country, the High Court observes that moral degradation has reached to such a point that these kinds of incidents are happening repeatedly.
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Actor Ferdous’ visa revoked for India polls campaign
Indian government revokes visa of Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed and asks him to return Bangladesh for carrying out electioneering for Trinamool Congress in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.
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BNP trashes reports on Khaleda’s release on parole
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir terms 'baseless' different media reports on their chairperson Khaleda Zia's release on parole saying that there has been no decision yet in this regard.
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Shab-e-Barat on April 21
Shab-e-Barat, the holy night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed on the night of April 21 as the moon of Sha'ban month was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on April 6.
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BGMEA building to be dismantled with controlled demolition
The BGMEA building will be demolished by using controlled demolition method (blasting with explosives), ASM Raihanul Ferdous, project director of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) says.
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Negligence of cops, admin, madrasa found: NHRC
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) finds negligence of the police, administration and madrasa management in the death of Nusrat Jahan Rafi.
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Dispose of Suprobhat’s route permit plea: HC
The High Court has asked transport authority to dispose of Suprobhat Paribahan’s bid to restore its route permit within the next 30 days.
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BGMEA building sealed off
Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkah (Rajuk) seals off the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) building on Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
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Girl ‘gang-raped’ in Moulvibazar
A girl is allegedly “gang-raped” by a group of miscreants in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar.
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4 Bangladeshi fishermen ‘kidnapped’ by Myanmar BGP’
Four Bangladeshi fishermen with a fishing trawler are kidnapped allegedly by Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar from the Naf River in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
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PM shocked at damage to Cathedral of Notre Dame
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock at the damage to the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
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Only female magistrates will record statements of rape victims
From now on, only female magistrates will record statements of female and child victims of rapes and sexual harassment. The chief judicial magistrates and chief metropolitan magistrates have to assign female magistrates for recording statements of the victims.
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Jailed Reuters reporters win Pulitzer Prize
Reuters wins two Pulitzer Prizes, one for revealing the massacre of 10 Muslim Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and Myanmar security forces, and another for photographs of Central American migrants seeking refuge in the United States.
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Ctg RMG worker ‘raped’ with false wedding promise
A readymade garment worker is raped allegedly by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver for seven days promising to marry her in Sadarghat area of Chattogram city.
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BDCOM launches country’s first IPTV service
BDCOM Online Ltd launches the IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) service as the first company in the country on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla calendar.
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Stocks plunge to 5-month-low at DSE
Stocks plunged to a five-month-low today at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).
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4 dead in Canada shootings, man in custody
Four people have been shot dead in Penticton, British Columbia, on Monday and a suspect is in custody, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said in a statement.
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Passenger with yaba in stomach held at Dhaka airport
A passenger along with 4,500 yaba tablets inside his stomach is detained at the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
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‘Inform foreign ministry before oversees trip’
A parliamentary body recommends that the authorities concerned will have to inform the ministry of foreign affairs about the foreign trips of any government delegation or players before their journey.
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HRW urges govt to ensure justice for Nusrat
The Bangladesh government should thoroughly investigate the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and fairly prosecute all those responsible, Human Rights Watch says.
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Pulitzer honours coverage of 3 US mass shootings in 2018
The South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday and were recognized along with the Capital Gazette of Maryland for their coverage of three horrifying mass shootings in 2018 at a high school, a synagogue and a newsroom itself.
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Pak forces destroy militant hideout
An entire three-storey building was blown apart yesterday as Pakistani security forces detonated a huge amount of explosives hidden inside, after a bloody, hours-long gun battle with militants holed up in a crowded city.
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China seizes 2,750 elephant tusks in huge bust
Chinese authorities have seized 7.5 tonnes of ivory -- 2,748 elephant tusks -- in one of the biggest busts in recent years as the country cracks down on the sale of illegal wildlife products.
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Russian court jails Norwegian for espionage
A Moscow court yesterday convicted a retired Norwegian border guard who was charged with spying on Russian nuclear submarines and sentenced him to 14 years in prison.
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Chinese drills a threat but not intimidated
Taiwan has not been intimidated by China's military drills this week, President Tsai Ing-wen said yesterday, after the latest Chinese manoeuvres were denounced by a senior US official as "coercion" and a threat to regional stability.
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STAR Day at a Glance | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on April 16, 2019
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Met office predicts rain
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barisal divisions and the regions of Noakhali and Cumilla.
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Macron pledges to rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral
A massive fire consume Notre-Dame Cathedral, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, though firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control.
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