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The National Citizen Party (NCP) today formally named its Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary as its mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). NCP Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam announced the candidatures after a coordination meeting with prospective councillor candidates from […]
Nrityanchal is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a three-day dance festival at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, bringing together more than 700 young and senior dancers across two major productions. The festival began on September 11 with a rally on the academy premises, attended by Nrityanchal’s teachers, students and performers, alongside its directors, dancers and choreographers Shamim […]
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed today said that no words like “teen gangs” will remain in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur, announcing intensified drives against juvenile gangs in the area. “We want to announce together (police and RAB) that there will be no existence of teen gangs in Mohammadpur. No words such as ‘teen gangs’ […]
Syed Taqi Mohammad, a distinguished Urdu poet, popularly known as Buddan Saheb, has passed away. He was 76. He breathed his last at around 8:00pm last night at his home in the Sat Rawza area of Old Dhaka. His eldest son, Syed Ahmed Ali, confirmed the death to The Daily Star. “My father suffered a […]
Dhaka: ShareTrip, one of Bangladesh’s leading online travel agencies, has joined the 12th edition of Monitor Airline of the Year as the title sponsor. The annual awards, organised by The Bangladesh Monitor, is the country’s only airline recognition program. The title sponsorship was formalised through the signing of a MoU by Kazi Wahidul Alam, Editor […]
BRAC University emerged champion in the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Sports Olympiad, held today at the Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) campus in Dhaka. IBA-DU secured the first runner-up position, while IUB finished as the second runner-up, according to a press release. The tournament had a total prize pool of Tk 2 lakh. The […]
East West University (EWU) held its Fall Semester 2026 Freshers’ Reception Ceremony on September 10, 2026, at the university campus. The event also commemorated the life and works of Bangladesh’s National Poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, in observance of Nazrul Year. As the chief guest of the ceremony, Prof. Dr Mamun Ahmed, Chairman of the University […]
In pictures With the arrival of autumn, nature takes on a different appearance. White kashful (kans) blooms across the green landscape. Seeking a brief respite from the bustle of city life, people of all ages flock to the kans grasslands around the capital. Some admire the beauty of the kans flowers, some take photographs with […]
For people raised in Dhaka, traffic jams, crowded streets, and the constant rush may feel less like features of one city and more like the default setting of life. Moving elsewhere for study or work disrupts that assumption. Moving away isn’t just limited to changing their address or missing family, it can reshape how they […]
A young Bangladeshi working in Saudi Arabia died in a motorcycle accident near the Kuchiamora Bridge on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj this morning. The deceased was identified as Hridoy Hossain, 27, of Abdullahpur village in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka, said Hasara Highway Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Sohel Rana. The pillion rider, Sajjad, 24, […]
Two crude bombs were detonated during a procession by activists of Awami League, whose activities remain banned, in Dhaka’s Gulshan this afternoon. Gulshan Police Station Officer-in-Charge Daud Hossain said around 150-200 people tried to bring out the procession on Road 3 of Gulshan 1 at around 11:45am. “When police tried to disperse the procession, the […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the feasibility study and detailed design for installing electric traction on the Chattogram-Dhaka corridor to operate electric trains have been completed. The detailed work plan and project schedule will be determined once the necessary funding is secured. Subject to the availability of funds, initiatives will be taken to implement […]
