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BNP expels Mofizur Rahman Mamun amid Mirpur extortion allegations

The ward 91 president in Pallabi loses all party posts and membership following allegations linking him to a network involved in land grabbing and other criminal activities

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 10:03 pm

New DCs appointed to Tangail, Nilphamari, Patuakhali, Pirojpur

3 incumbent DCs transferred to different ministries as joint secretaries

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 9:45 pm

Key trafficking suspect arrested in Dhaka, over 2,000 may be victims: SRB

Mohammad Arzu Rahman allegedly operated the racket for 12 years, collecting Tk 20-25 lakh per person with promises of jobs in Europe

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 9:45 pm

Woman allegedly raped in Mymensingh; police hunt for accused

Police say the 35-year-old man escaped after neighbours heard the woman

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 9:44 pm

Spotify faces outages as thousands report problems

Spotify is reportedly experiencing technical difficulties, with more than 17,000 users in the US reporting issues as of 8:12 pm Bangladesh time, according to outage tracking website downdetector.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 9:43 pm

Four forwards or three midfielders? Ancelotti keeps both options open

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti is not ready to pick a favourite.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 9:08 pm

HC bars suspended headteacher from entering Cumilla school

Court also orders Aminul Islam to hand over all keys, relevant school materials to the acting headteacher

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 8:43 pm

Five banks to raise Tk 3,500cr through bonds

Five private commercial banks are set to raise a combined Tk 3,500 crore through bonds to strengthen their capital bases and expand their financing capacity.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 8:39 pm

Bangladesh seeks UK support to remove EU

Civil aviation minister cites improved airport security scores, urges faster withdrawal of restrictions

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 8:38 pm

NTT DATA Launches

Antara News 29 Sep 2026 8:36 pm

Bangladesh cholera vaccination: 82.6% coverage, 8.52 lakh miss first dose

DGHS data show that 40.47 lakh people received the vaccine across 14 high-risk areas, with Narayanganj recording the lowest coverage

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 8:34 pm

We must be doing something right, just need final 2-3 pieces, says Hamza

Hamza's attention now turns back to matters on the pitch. Indonesia await on Thursday with a larger crowd that promises to create a different atmosphere.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 8:04 pm

LaLiga's Tebas says Man City should face severe punishment after rule breach findings

LaLiga president Javier Tebas said on Tuesday that Manchester City should face the harshest punishments available after findings of long-running financial rule breaches, arguing the case should serve as a warning to clubs across Europe.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 7:46 pm

Ex-DIG accused former Barishal SP of ordering

In a statement admitted as evidence by ICT-2, Humayun Kabir says he gave AKM Ehsanullah an adverse ACR following the 2015 killings of two pro-BNP activists

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 7:25 pm

Bangladesh Bank bars profit from Islamic credit cards

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued its first full guidelines on Islamic credit cards, barring banks from earning more when customers' debts grow or when they pay late

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 7:16 pm

State minister promises easy-term loans for farmers to cut production costs

Sultan Salauddin Tuku says 850 farmers have been trained to produce cattle feed at lower cost

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 7:11 pm

Bangladesh Information Commission inactive for 2 years, over 850 appeals pending

Rights advocates call for the commission

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 7:09 pm

PM raises Durga Puja grant to Tk 5cr, Kathin Chibar Daan to Tk 3cr

Tarique Rahman approves an additional Tk 1 crore for each celebration beyond the amounts sought by the Hindu and Buddhist religious welfare trusts

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 7:00 pm

Jamaat chief thanks outgoing Chinese envoy for his role in improving relations between parties

Shafiqur Rahman meets Yao Wen at opposition leader

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 6:41 pm

Youth hacked to death beside Tongi railway tracks

The 23-year-old was reportedly attacked by a rival group

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 6:34 pm

Pochettino calls Man City success 'a period of deception'

Mauricio Pochettino has branded Manchester City's era of sustained success a period of deception after they were reportedly found guilty of breaking the Premier League's financial rules.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 6:19 pm

Govt employees may get 5-day Durga Puja break if Oct 22 declared holiday in Bangladesh

A proposal to declare Oct 22 a holiday is set to go before the cabinet, potentially giving govt employees 5 consecutive days off from Oct 20 to 24

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 6:14 pm

DTCA, Buet sign deal for Dhaka monorail study

Study will assess 5 proposed routes and other possible alignments, examining technical, economic and environmental feasibility before selecting 2 priority corridors

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 6:05 pm

Spain aims to ban evictions until 2030 amid housing protests

Unaffordable housing has been a running sore for years in Spain, but the outcry over last Wednesday's eviction of 87-year-old Madrid pensioner Maricarmen Abascal sparked national uproar.

The Hindu 29 Sep 2026 6:03 pm

HC asks immigration why three women were stopped from travelling abroad

Immigration stopped them allegedly because they were unmarried and travelling without their parents or guardians

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 6:02 pm

6 more die of dengue, 1,942 hospitalised in 24 hours

Death toll rises to 239 as total cases reach 77,672

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 5:57 pm

Death toll from measles, symptoms crosses 1,100

Of the total deaths, 101 were confirmed as measles cases

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 5:52 pm

ADB to give Modern Syntex $50 million for polyester chips project

The financing will support MSL's expansion of its polyester chips production capacity from 107 tonnes to 407 tonnes per day and refinance short-term local working capital loans.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 5:40 pm

Brazil 2

Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by Australia in Townsville last Friday, with Rayan rescuing the Selecao with a 95th-minute header.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 5:11 pm

ACI to invest Tk 60 crore in ACI CO-RO Bangladesh

The Bangladeshi conglomerate forms another new venture with Japan

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 4:54 pm

RU teachers receive death threats, extortion demands from callers claiming

At least five Rajshahi University teachers received threatening calls from individuals demanding money

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 4:51 pm

The race to crown the 'fattest dog of Delhi'

The contest to crown the Indian capital's chonkiest dog has attracted thousands of votes.

BBC 29 Sep 2026 4:36 pm

Wibmo Fraud

Antara News 29 Sep 2026 4:26 pm

Biman in talks to buy 10 Airbus planes after signing deal with Boeing

No geopolitical influence behind the aircraft purchases, says aviation minister

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 4:17 pm

HC drops Asif Mahmud

Says detailed hearing needed on Asif Mahmud

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 3:55 pm

Rohingya man detained while seeking voter registration in Rangpur

Inconsistencies in documents and statements raised suspicion, election officials say

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 3:43 pm

UEFA to distribute

UEFA will distribute

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 3:28 pm

Nuclear deal with US won

Says govt embarrassed over attack on Radda centre

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 3:22 pm

6 candidates declared valid for Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Mirza Faisal Amin, younger brother of President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, among the six candidates; polling on October 29

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 2:38 pm

Iran says no country in the region will be able to export oil if its exports stay blocked

No regional infrastructure would be safe if Iran had no security, Irans parliamentary speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said

The Hindu 29 Sep 2026 2:12 pm

Eleven-year-old becomes youngest woman grandmaster

An 11-year-old chess prodigy has become the youngest woman grandmaster of all time, after a strong performance at the 46th Chess Olympiad.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 2:11 pm

Tk 3.73cr health centre, no doctors or medicines

Nine years after inauguration, Rajbari's Kalimahar Mother and Child Welfare Centre still cannot provide most of the services it was built for

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 1:44 pm

How a rape rumour sent an Indian university into turmoil and emptied hostels

Police are trying to verify whether a female student was raped at Lovely Professional University (LPU).

BBC 29 Sep 2026 1:42 pm

What UPL says about incident over

Publisher says two employees were taken away after a group objected to the sale of the book at its Banglabazar outlet

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 12:49 pm

FIFA accuses UEFA of 'misinformation campaign'

FIFA accused UEFA of waging a misinformation campaign and trying to influence the race for its presidency as world soccer's governing body urged a US court to reject a discovery request linked to a controversial investment proposal.

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 12:37 pm

Series of crude bomb blasts damages house in Chapainawabganj

Police suspect around 15 bombs were stored underground

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 12:20 pm

Over 1,000 ponds disappear across Barishal in a decade

Rampant filling, encroachment, pollution and unplanned development to blame

The Daily Star 29 Sep 2026 11:54 am