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Sylhet airport still grounded
Floods in north, northeast likely to worsen; death toll now 93
Flight operations at MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet remained suspended for the second day yesterday as part of the runway was under floodwaters that deluged northern and northeastern districts
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Dhaka fringe people rush to high ground
The eastern fringe of the capital from Tongi to Kanchpur bridge mostly went under water as the raging floods took a serious turn in 24 hours till yesterday evening with thousands of families suddenlyfinding
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Tigers' trial by India today
Bangladesh will make three changes in the team when they take on India in the opening Super League match of the Eighth Asia Cup at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here today.
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By-poll Contempt Charge
Army officer exempted from court appearance
The High Court yesterday exempted an army officer from initial court appearance on July 24 for the contempt charges for violating its directive to deploy army at all polling centres during the July 1Dhaka-10
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Saarc FMs talk poverty, free trade, security
First Saarc Award conferred on late president Ziaur Rahman
Pakistan pledged to live up to peace pledges with rival India as South Asian foreign ministers began talks yesterday on boosting trade and security to lift the region's 1.
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Food crisis from flood ruled out
The government yesterday ruled out any possibility of food crisis stemmed from severe flooding that has already affected more than one crore people in 33 districts and continues to submerge new areas.
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Filipino, Egyptian hostages freed
Gunmen kill Iraqi council member ; 4 veterinarians die in bomb blast
A Filipino truck driver held hostage in Iraq was handed over to the United Arab Emirates embassy in Baghdad yesterday and an Iraqi council member running for governor in Basra was killed as he left for
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Dengue spreads fast in capital
Three die in a week, 743 hospitalised so far
Dengue fever is spreading in the capital already claiming three lives in the last one week.
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Injuries led to Sumon's death, autopsy reveals
Autopsy on Sumon Ahmed Majumder, who died from alleged torture during interrogation in the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) custody early Friday, found internal shock by external injuries caused his death.
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Man arrested by Rab dies in Kushtia
An alleged criminal died at a Kushtia hospital yesterday, 10 days after the elite anti-crime Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested him with two others in the town.
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Erratum
In a Daily Star story titled 'Authentication body members blame ministry for distortion,' published on July 11 issue, Afsan Chowdhury's name erroneously appeared as a member of the first authentication
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AL wants probe into Dhunat dam-cut
The main opposition party Awami League (AL) asked the government yesterday to investigate the dam cutting incident in Dhunat of Bogra by experts and give exemplary punishment to those involved.
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Bandarban mudslide kills 1, hurts 4
Landslides at Lama in Bandarban yesterday left a woman dead, four others injured while around 200 houses were buried under thick layers of mud after a heavy downpour lashed the southern district.
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SP Baten gets bail in bribe case
The High Court (HC) yesterday granted bail to sacked SP (Superintendent of Police) MA Baten for his alleged bribe offers to State Minister for Home Lutfuzzaman Babar.
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5 policemen suspended in Jhenidah
Five policemen, including the officer-in-charge (OC), of Kaliganj Police Station were yesterday suspended and closed to the district police lines for negligence of duty.
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Bomb attack on AL office in Jamalpur hurts 6
MP Mirza Azam escapes unhurt
A bomb attack on an Awami League (AL) office in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur last night wounded six AL activists but AL lawmaker Mirza Azam escaped unhurt.
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AL won't call off July 24 hartal
The main opposition Awami League (AL) will not withdraw its countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal on July 24, the party said last night.
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Pull out Iraq troops or face attacks
Top militant tells Japan
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, an Islamic militant with suspected ties to al-Qaeda, has demanded that Japan pull its troops out of Iraq or face attacks, according to a statement posted on an Islamist Web site.
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Pakistan vows to pursue peace with India
Pakistan's new prime minister has vowed to pursue peace with rival India and resolve their decades-old dispute over Kashmir, at the heart of hostilities between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours.
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Madman hacks 15 including parents, sister
A demented man in frenzy hacked with a kitchen machete 15 people including his parents and sister, a neighbouring teenage girl and 11 rickshaw-pullers last night in Badda.
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Palestinian PM agrees to stay on for now
Israel hits militants' safe house in Gaza
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie agreed yesterday to stay in his post for now three days after tendering his resignation to President Yasser Arafat, Palestinian officials said.
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