September 20, 1972 DRAFT CONSTITUTION SENT FOR PRINTING The Draft Constitution for the country has been finalised and sent for printing, which would be complete before the current month is out. The Drafting Committee would sit on September 30 to give a final look to the Draft Constitution, which has been originally prepared in Bangla. […]

Thirty-two Covid-19 patients died and 1,567 new cases were detected in the 24 hours preceding 8:30am yesterday. This took the total death toll to 4,913 which is 1.41 percent of all confirmed cases, said a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). As of yesterday, the total number of confirmed cases was […]

A fierce political battle shaped up over the future of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, with President Donald Trump saying he would quickly name a successor to liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a move that would tip the court further to the right. “We were put in this position of power and importance to […]

According to the primary education certificate, Umme Kulsum is only a 14-years-old. But to send her to Saudi Arabia as a domestic worker, her passport falsely portrayed her as a 25-year-old since it is the minimum age for women to go as labour workers to Saudi Arabia. But the dream that the middleman had sold […]

Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) board members today approved a proposal to extend by three more years the tenure of Taqsem A Khan, the present managing director of Dhaka Wasa. Taqsem had previously made headlines over controversies and intense criticism regarding the quality of civic service provided by the Wasa. The Dhaka Wasa […]

Noted scientist Dr Bijon Kumar Sil is leaving Bangladesh for Singapore tomorrow with a heavy heart. It is not clear whether he is leaving the country permanently or temporarily, but he wants to come back. The renowned scientist talked to The Daily Star today about his departure. “I was frequently travelling between Bangladesh and Singapore. […]

Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today said the government will take an initiative to provide training to returnee migrant workers and certify them based on the skills they have gathered abroad. National Training and Vocational Qualification Framework (NTVQF) level curriculum will be introduced at the Technical Training Centers (TTCs) for migrant workers, he said. Besides, […]

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today demanded appointment of a new managing director of Dhaka Wasa — with qualifications and experience in the relevant sector — in a transparent manner, before the tenure of the present MD expires in October. In a statement, the anti-graft watchdog also demanded a complete and impartial audit of the “questionable” […]

Detectives have arrested a 29-old-man from Chattogram city for allegedly marrying nine girls in nine years and embezzling huge amount of money from the victims’ families. After meeting the girls on social media, Solaiman, hailing from Barguna, identified himself as an officer of different law enforcement agencies and convinced the girls to marry him, said […]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is still waiting for directives with a revised health protocol from the Sri Lanka Cricket over the upcoming three-Test tour to the island nation.   According to BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury, the SLC officials had informed their Bangladeshi counterparts that they had a fruitful meeting with the concerned government authority and […]