SC stays HC bail order for ex-addl attorney general
Mehedi Hassan Chowdhury was arrested while allegedly crossing boarder in Jhenaidah illegally on September 10
New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
Getting a deal on the money has proved slow-going at the talks in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku, and the latest draft of the negotiating text arrived several hours later than scheduled as delegates entered, in theory, the closing 48 hours.
Adani dollar bonds tumble after US bribery charges
US authorities said on Wednesday that Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and seven other defendants agreed to pay about $265 million in bribes to Indian government officials.
President remembers Liberation War martyrs on Armed Forces Day
He was accompanied by the chiefs of the armed forces and other military personnel while paying the homage at 8:00am
Battery-run rickshaw drivers block roads, rail lines at various points in Dhaka
Dhaka's rail communication with the most part of the country remains suspended from 9:45am today
Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud
The amount of losses that were caused by your conduct are larger than any other losses he has dealt with, Hellerstein said before announcing the sentence
Bangladesh
UNICEF appoints 16-year-old Gargee as new youth advocate in Bangladesh
Gargee, a tenth grader at Scholastica School, is a dedicated child rights advocate and journalist
Armed Forces Day: Traffic restrictions in Dhaka Cantonment today
The primary road from Shaheed Jahangir Gate to Staff Road will have limited access from 7:00am to 11:00am and 12:00pm to 7:00pm
Exclusive / We are only facilitators, not rulers, says Yunus
The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam sat down with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for an exclusive interview where he spoke about issues ranging from reforms and election to media and foreign policy.
OMS Truck Sales in CTG / Middle-class also joins long queues
Sumaiya Akter [pseudonym], wife of a college teacher, was spotted standing in the middle of a queue of over a hundred people in front of a truck sale of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) at Jamal Khan Intersection last week.
Hunt for OMS food grows desperate
In the bustling area of Mirpur-10 in the capital, over 300 people gathered early Monday morning, hoping to buy subsidised essentialsthat serve as a lifeline for low-income families.
Hit by battery-run rickshaw on campus, JU student dies
A first-year student of Jahangirnagar University died after she was hit by a battery-powered rickshaw on campus yesterday evening.
Ex-minister Anisul on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed former law minister Anisul Huq on a five-day remand in a murder case filed over the death of garment worker Fazlul Karim during the July-August mass uprising on August 5 in Uttara.
Students stage coffin procession at DU
Students under the banner of "Student-masses against Fascism" staged a symbolic coffin procession against fascism on the Dhaka University campus yesterday.
Asia
Exit polls predict BJP-led alliance’s win Maharashtra, Jharkhand
Three exit polls yesterday projected India’s ruling BJP-led alliance to retain its hold in the country’s richest state Maharashtra overcoming anti-incumbency and return to power in the mineral-rich eastern state of Jharkhand
Imran gets bail in state gifts case
A court in Pakistan has granted bail to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan in a case relating to the illegal sale of state gifts, his party said yesterday.
Subversion charges: Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners
Hong Kong’s High Court yesterday jailed 45 pro-democracy activists for up to 10 years following a landmark national security trial that has damaged the city’s once feisty democracy movement and drawn criticism from the US and other countries.
India to send 5,000 extra troops to quell Manipur unrest
India will deploy an extra 5,000 paramilitary troops to quell unrest in Manipur, authorities said yesterday, a week after 16 people were killed in fresh clashes in the troubled state.
Indian, Chinese FMs deliberate next steps to further normalise ties
Foreign Ministers of India and China today deliberated on the next steps, including resumption of data-sharing on trans-border rivers, to further normalise bilateral ties in the first high-level engagement since the militaries of the two countries disengaged from Demchok and Depsang along their unresolved border in eastern Ladakh
SpaceX successfully launches Indian satellite
ISRO's GSAT-N2 will improve broadband and provide in-flight connectivity
Several children injured in car crash at central China school
'Many schoolchildren were injured, the specific casualties are being investigated,' state broadcaster CCTV said
Global security threats from North Korea's troop deployment
North Korea has been threatening the security order in Northeast Asia with its illegal nuclear weapons development for decades
World
US arrests homeless man in New York Stock Exchange bomb plot
Yener has been assigned a federal public defender in the Southern District of Florida whose office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for a statement regarding his defense.
Australia launches 'landmark' bill to ban social media for children under 16
Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce a social media age cut-off, some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.
US doing everything to continue Ukraine war
Says Kremlin as West-made missiles hits Russia; US, some Nato allies ‘shut embassies’ in Kyiv fearing retaliation
Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US with bribery, fraud
Adani has been charged with paying hundreds of millions of dollars of bribes and hiding the payments from investors
No new unabated coal-power plants
Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit yesterday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phase-out of the highly polluting fossil fuel.
China's Xi calls for Gaza ceasefire: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for a ceasefire in Gaza, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported
Attacks in northwest Pakistan leave 20 dead in 24 hours
The Pakistani Taliban Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group claimed responsibility for the attack
Putin gifts North Korea a lion, bears and ducks
Putin previously gifted Kim 24 purebred horses, known to be Kim's favourite, while Kim sent Putin a pair of local dogs
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Who has been meeting Hasina in India?
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If the Islamist parties come under one platform, who will lead them?
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Islami Andolon Bangladesh Ameer and Charmonai Pir Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim talks about the current political scenario and what the future holds for Islamist parties
Govt should be given reasonable time for reforms: Fakhrul
He also urges patience with the interim government
Artists, intellectuals essentially not so different from each other: Krishnokoli
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What is Trump's 'tariff' policy and how will it impact Bangladesh?
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Yet another dam choking a river to death
The Kumlai river, a vital 20-kilometre tributary of the Teesta flowing through Nilphamari's Dimla upazila, is on the brink of disappearing.
Beximco workers block road for 7th day
Workers of Beximco Industrial Park blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway for the seventh consecutive day yesterday, demanding due salaries.
Female Ansar member sues 3 fellow officials
A female Ansar member has sued three of her senior colleagues, bringing allegations of sexual harassment and job dismissal against them.
Back to square one following futile excavation
Within just two years after excavation by Bangladesh Water Development Board, the Leinga canal at Chattogram's Karnaphuli upazila has been filled up once again.
Foster creativity to develop entrepreneurs
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the country's education system must foster creativity to create a generation of entrepreneurs.
15 injured as students of Dhaka, City colleges clash
Students of Dhaka College and City College clashed for about two hours in the Science Lab and its neighbourhood areas yesterday afternoon, causing injuries to at least 15 people.
JU students block entrance in protest
First year students of Jahangirnagar University blocked all the entrances to the campus around 6:45am yesterday, protesting the death of fellow student Afsana Karim Rachi.
'Save Canals, Save City': Nabadiganta Adarsha High School hosts awareness campaign
An awareness campaign titled "Save Canals, Save City" was held today near the Kalayanpur Canal at Nabadiganta Adarsha High School to address the growing environmental concerns surrounding plastic and polythene waste in Dhaka
Job fair in Ctg boosts opportunities for women workers
A job fair organised by USAID's Women Thrive in Bangladesh project, in collaboration with PVH Corp and CARE, brought together nearly 1,000 women jobseekers with employers and service providers in the region
Toby Cadman appointed 'special prosecutor adviser' to ICT chief prosecutor
Toby Cadman, a top human rights lawyer and the joint head of the London-based Guernica 37 law firm, has been appointed as a special prosecutor adviser to Muhammad Tajul Islam, the chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal