Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Daily Star journalist awarded EJN Reporting Fellowship

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Md Asaduz Zaman, a staff reporter at The Daily Star, has been selected for the 2026 Reporting Fellowship on Climate Change and the Private Sector in Bangladesh, organised by the Earth... Read More


Border residents in Panchagarh detain Indian national in 'retaliation' for alleged abduction of Bangladeshi man by BSF

Panchagarh, Aug. 9 -- Border residents in Panchagarh detained an Indian national on Saturday in what they said was a retaliatory act following the alleged abduction of a 78-year-old Bangladeshi man by... Read More


Kushtia Polytechnic student dies of electrocution at friend's wedding

Kushtia, Aug. 9 -- A student of Kushtia Polytechnic Institute died after slipping and coming into contact with an electrified gate while washing his hands at a wedding reception in the district on Sat... Read More


Biman aircraft's repair work commences at Rome airport: State Minister for Civil Aviation

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Engineers have started repair work on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft grounded at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in Italy due to a technical problem. Embassy officials are also ma... Read More


Haryana reconstitutes Gau Sewa Aayog; ex-MLA Ram Chander Kamboj appointed chairman

Panchkula, Aug. 9 -- The Haryana government has reconstituted the Haryana Gau Sewa Aayog, appointing former MLA Ram Chander Kamboj as Chairman and Suman Gupta of Naraingarh, Ambala, as Vice-Chairman. ... Read More


Operation Trackdown: Heroin worth over Rs 1.25 crore seized in Panchkula in a week, six drug smugglers held

Panchkula, Aug. 9 -- Haryana Police have intensified their anti-narcotics efforts under Operation Trackdown, arresting six alleged drug smugglers in six cases and recovering 606 grams of heroin and 1.... Read More


Panchayat heads seek stern action after Kangra village chief assaulted for raising voice against drugs

Ashok RainaKangra, Aug. 9 -- Around a dozen panchayat heads from the Kangra area on Saturday approached Kangra police seeking strict action against those allegedly involved in assaulting Haled Kalan p... Read More


Haryana: Parmod Kaushik appointed vice-chairman of State-level Task Force for Swachh Bharat Mission

Chandigarh, Aug. 9 -- The Urban Local Bodies Department of the Haryana government has appointed / nominated Parmod Kaushik, Safidon (Jind) as the Vice-Chairman of the state-level task force for Swachh... Read More


IMD warns of heavy rain at isolated places in Haryana, Punjab on Sunday

Panchkula, Aug. 9 -- Heavy rain lashed parts of Haryana, with Rohtak recording 110 mm rainfall and Bhiwani 100 mm during the 24-hour period ending at 8.30 am on Saturday, while the India Meteorologica... Read More


Committee formed over Sylhet bus crash that killed 9

Sylhet, Aug. 9 -- The district administration has formed a five-member committee to investigate Friday's head-on collision between two buses on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Osmaninagar that left nine p... Read More