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Daily Star journalist awarded EJN Reporting Fellowship

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Md Asaduz Zaman, a staff reporter at The Daily Star, has been selected for the 2026 Reporting Fellowship on Climate Change and the Private Sector in Bangladesh, organised by the Earth... Read More


Border residents in Panchagarh detain Indian national in 'retaliation' for alleged abduction of Bangladeshi man by BSF

Panchagarh, Aug. 9 -- Border residents in Panchagarh detained an Indian national on Saturday in what they said was a retaliatory act following the alleged abduction of a 78-year-old Bangladeshi man by... Read More


Kushtia Polytechnic student dies of electrocution at friend's wedding

Kushtia, Aug. 9 -- A student of Kushtia Polytechnic Institute died after slipping and coming into contact with an electrified gate while washing his hands at a wedding reception in the district on Sat... Read More


Biman aircraft's repair work commences at Rome airport: State Minister for Civil Aviation

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Engineers have started repair work on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft grounded at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in Italy due to a technical problem. Embassy officials are also ma... Read More


Global scholars to gather at Oxford for ROGE on Aug 10-11

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Academics, researchers, business leaders and professionals from across the world will gather at the University of Oxford on August 10-11 for the 15th International Conference on Restr... Read More


Committee formed over Sylhet bus crash that killed 9

Sylhet, Aug. 9 -- The district administration has formed a five-member committee to investigate Friday's head-on collision between two buses on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Osmaninagar that left nine p... Read More


5.59 lakh Indian bidis seized in Chapainawabganj

Chapainawabganj, Aug. 9 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 5.59 lakh Indian bidis and an engine-powered boat in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj early Sunday. However, no one was arrested i... Read More


Fire at Netrokona's Borobazar came under control after 90mins; firefighters injured

Netrokona, Aug. 8 -- A devastating fire in the busy Borobazar commercial area of Netrokona town destroyed five business establishments and three houses on Friday night, before 8 Fire Service units bro... Read More


Biman aircraft's repair work commences at Rome airport: State Minister Civil Aviation

Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Engineers have started repair work on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft grounded in Rome due to a technical problem. State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman ... Read More


Kishore Kumar's iconic Mumbai bungalow now home to Virat Kohli's restaurant

, Aug. 8 -- Gouri Kunj, the iconic Mumbai bungalow once owned by legendary singer and actor Kishore Kumar, has entered a new chapter as part of the property now houses Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's O... Read More