22nd Anniversary 2013 - Infrastructure, Food Security, Climate Change and Extremism
Khoka denied bail, sent to jail again
In this December 5 Focus Bangla photo, BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka waves to party activists while being taken to a Dhaka court.
EC seeks transfer of Dhaka divisional commissioner
The Election Commission (EC) today requested the authorities to transfer the divisional commissioner of Dhaka and deputy commissioner of Khulna.
An election commissioner seeking anonymity confirmed it to The Daily Star.
He however did not disclose the reason for transferring the two high government officials.
Fakhrul, 14 others sued for Malibagh arson
In this November 30 Focus Bangla photo, two people undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital after they suffered burn injuries during an arson attack on a bus in the capital's Malibagh area Saturday night.
46 hurt in blockade violence
Driver and helper of the truck remove their damaged goods after pro-blockade activists set fire to it at Stadium road in Chandpur town Sunday morning, the second day of 72-hour blockade enforced by BNP-led 18-party alliance. Photo: STAR
Khaleda has turned crazy for power: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has become crazy to go to power.
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Satkhira journo severely assaulted by 'Jamaat-Shibir'
A journalist in Satkhira received severe head injuries this afternoon when alleged activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, kidnapped and beat him up severely.
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Further blow to education
The fresh spell of 72-hour blockade from today will again mess up the schedules for all exams being held in the country.
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1 shot dead in Cox's Bazar clash
A man was shot dead and 15 were injured as BNP activists clashed with Awami League men and law enforcers in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar this afternoon.
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Disaster averted
The truck wreckage amid hundreds of gas cylinders is hardly recognisable. Pickets, caring little for anyone, torched the parked LPG-laden truck late Wednesday night in Barisal city. Several cylinders exploded but miraculously nobody was...
Riskier than before
The Election Commission wants army deployment for a longer period than in the previous polls as it thinks that the ensuing general election poses more risks.
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