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30 hurt as students clash with protesting Ansars
Clash erupts near secretariat after members of Ansar continue to protest defying govt assurance
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said the timing of the election is a political decision and people will decide how long this interim govern will remain in power
The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh wants appointment of seven new independent directors for the DSE board
'Can't talk about future without reference to what AL has done'
Asif Nazrul tells Star in an exclusive interview
Opinion / Security in custody still non-existent
Repeated instances of mob beatings of political detainees expose govt's failure to provide their safety
Murder case: Tuku, Palak placed on seven-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed six people, including former deputy speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku and ex-state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, on a seven-day remand each in a case filed over the death of an 11-grader in the capital's Lalbagh area during the quota reform protests on July 18
Over Tk 5.23 crore collected over four days at TSC
Over Tk 5.23 crore have been collected over the last four days by the students for flood-affected people across the country, said the anti-discrimination student movement this evening
Interim govt won't have indefinite time for polls, reforms: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the BNP is willing to give the current interim government a reasonable time, but not an indefinite one, to reform institutions and hold an acceptable election
Madueke hits hattrick as rampant Chelsea hit Wolves for six
Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday.
AFC Women’s Champions League / Ritu Porna strikes but RTC go down
Bangladeshi forward Ritu Porna Chakma made a brilliant international club competition debut but her Bhutanese outfit -- Royal Thimphu College FC -- surrendered a lead to suffer a 2-1 defeat to Bam Khatoon FC in their group opener of the preliminary stage of the AFC Women’s Champions League on Sunday.
Killing at Basila: Sadek Khan placed on a four-day remand
A Dhaka court today placed former Dhaka-13 Awami League lawmaker Sadek Khan on a four-day remand in a case filed for the killing of truck driver Md Sujan, 24, during the student movement on July 20
Three Motorcyclists were killed and five others injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria and Munshiganj today
Students now collecting flood relief at DU central field
Student organisers today said that the relief materials for flood victims will now be collected at the central field of Dhaka University instead of at TSC, where only cash and medicine will be collected
Disciplinary violations by police won't be tolerated: home adviser
Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said that any breach of discipline by the Bangladesh Police would not be tolerated
350 AL men accused in BNP office vandalism cases in Barguna
A total of 350 Awami League men including 93 named were made accused in two separate cases on charge of vandalising the BNP office of Barguna’s Amtali upazila on August 5
Over 200 AL men sued for vandalising BNP office in Pirojpur
A case was filed against 77 named Awami League men including some of the party's local leaders and 100-150 unidentified persons on charge of vandalising Pirojpur district BNP office on August 4
Opinion
What made the flood so severe
The flooding is not solely due to the dam overflow
AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and politicalisation of the judiciary
The appointment of a person with foreign nationality and his subsequent arrest highlights a troubling trend of judicial interference and manipulation
Business
Banks asked to freeze accounts of Exim Bank chairman, wife
The anti-money laundering agency instructed the lenders to keep the accounts frozen for the next 30 days
Policy rate hiked to 9%
Sports
Kane helps Bayern to win at Wolfsburg on Kompany debut
Harry Kane helped drag Bayern Munich to a come-from-behind 3-2 win at Wolfsburg on Sunday in new manager Vincent Kompany's Bundesliga debut.
Masood apologies to fans after defeat against Bangladesh
"We all are disappointed, the whole of Pakistan is disappointed," said Masood, who has lost all four matches as Test captain since being appointed last year.
How to get worthy organisers back in sports?
Sports in Bangladesh has been affected by the unrest following the change in government. The partisanship over the years in federations such as the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Bangladesh Football Federation has created unrest and uncertainty. How can such situations in the country's sports federations be avoided? How can worthy organisers take positions in these federations? To answer all of these, The Daily Star's sports podcast Pitch Perfect brings you an in-depth discussion in its latest episode.
News
Interim govt won't have indefinite time for polls, reforms: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the BNP is willing to give the current interim government a reasonable time, but not an indefinite one, to reform institutions and hold an acceptable election
Hasina sued over journo killing during protest
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been accused in three murder cases today over the deaths of a journalist and two others in Dhaka’s Jatrabari during the quota reform protests in July.
Mother-son killed in Barishal road accident
A mother and her son were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a three-wheeler in Gournadi Upazila of Barishal today
There was misuse of licensed arms under AL govt: home adviser
There was misuse of some licensed arms during the immediate past government and the interim government will take action against those responsible.
Freedom fighter killed in Mymensingh road crash
A freedom fighter was killed in a road accident this morning on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Mymensingh's Trishal upazila
Resilience of rickshaw-pullers during student protests
It is inspiring to see the role of rickshaw-pullers in and around the student protests in Bangladesh.
Life without metro
Dhaka residents have a bitter relationship with traffic jam where one can’t go one day without falling into one. The congestion on the roads is usually much worse during peak office hours. In the...
