5yrs after HC order: Govt yet to drop the word ‘Kumari’ from Kabin Nama
The High Court in a 2019 judgement directed the government to drop the word “kumari”, or virgin, from the marriage registration form, terming it defamatory and discriminatory against women.
5d ago
Cybergangs now selling ‘genuine’ NIDs
Imagine someone ordering and taking delivery of your personal data -- national identity card information, phone call records, and statements from your mobile financial accounts – as conveniently as ordering food online.
1w ago
Extortionists on the prowl in Badda
A young man wearing a mask and helmet makes a short visit to a local internet service provider’s office in the capital’s Badda Gudaraghat, and on his way out, he pulls a gun out of his pocket and shoots in the general direction of an employee of the establishment without hitting him.
2w ago
Tortured in Libya: Dreams for a better future now a nightmare
A good job with a handsome salary in Libya -- this is what was promised to Md Romel Mia around two months ago by a migrant trafficking gang.
1m ago
KNF gets arms, support from other side of border
The strong influence of armed group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Chin and Rakhine states of Myanmar and Mizoram and Manipur states of India has led to its creation in Bangladesh, said security analyst Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain.
1m ago
4 suspected robbers beaten to death
Villagers beat four people to death and severely injured another one in Narayanganj’s Sonargaon upazila on Sunday night on suspicion that they were robbers.
2m ago
‘No one feels good at gunpoint’
The hostages on board the hijacked Bangladesh-flagged ship were taken to their cabins from the bridge after the pirates anchored the vessel as dawn broke over the Somali port of Garacad.
2m ago
Hijacked ship sailing fast to Somali shores
Neither the government nor the firm that owns the Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked with 23 crew members has been able to contact the hostages or pirates as of last night.
2m ago
January 14, 2024
How Arav Khan preyed on migrants in Dubai
After slogging it out in Dubai for 16 years, Aynal Sipat Ali had saved up 131,000 UAE dirham (AED), which is about Tk 44 lakh. But he never got to enjoy the money thanks to Rabiul Islam, better known as Arav Khan.
December 6, 2023
Police see dead man running
Prisoners, migrants, even the deceased get implicated in cases
December 4, 2023
207 UNOs, 326 OCs to be transferred in 1st phase
Authorities have made primary lists of upazila nirbahi officers and officers-in-charge of police stations to transfer in the first phase of the Election Commission’s move to reposition all UNOs and OCs ahead of the January 7 national election.
December 2, 2023
Transfer all UNOs, OCs in phases
In a rare move, the Election Commission has asked for the transfer of all upazila nirbahi officers and officers-in-charge of police stations across the country.
November 23, 2023
Law enforcers failing to halt arson spree
Fire service says 7.7 vehicles torched daily on average since October 28; number was 12 per day on Nov 19, 20
November 10, 2023
Asleep in KL, accused of bombing in Magura
Alamin Kazi of Magura’s Shalikha, an expatriate businessman in Malaysia, was in deep sleep at his Kuala Lumpur residence at 4:30am on November 3.
October 24, 2023
Cases against BNP leaders, activists: Families pushed to brink
The Daily Star has spoken to 20 BNP leaders and activists and their families in Dhaka and elsewhere, and like Moksud, each has a distressing story to tell.
October 23, 2023
Cases against BNP-Jamaat leaders: Trials now rolling well into the night
Multiple lawyers dealing with some of these cases said a number of Dhaka courts have been recording depositions of prosecution witnesses beyond court hours.
September 26, 2023
Posts of Addl IG, DIG: Police seek more promotion ahead of polls
The home ministry has requested the public administration ministry to approve more in-situ posts of additional inspector general and deputy inspector general of police.
August 17, 2023
2005 August 17 series blast: JMB no longer a major threat
Banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) hardly poses any security risks at this moment.
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