Court issues travel ban against 33, including Shahriar Alam and Sayeed Khokon

Former Shilpakala Academy DG Liaquat slapped with travel ban as well

1h ago

Interim govt's duty is to bring back Hasina: Zonayed Saki

Zonayed Saki made this remark while talking to the journalists after attending a public dialogue at Sylhet Kendriya Muslim Library this afternoon.

1h ago

Advisers fail to quell elevated expressway protesters at Panthakunja Park

Protesters have called for an immediate halt to the destruction of the park and the cutting of trees.

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Health cadres reject reform proposal to exclude them from cadre structure

The BCS Health Cadre Association organised the press conference protesting the recommendation of Public Administration Reform Commission.

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Tripura CM says Bangladesh owes the state Rs 200 crore for electricity: PTI

"Bangladesh has not paid us about Rs 200 crore for electricity. The outstanding amount is increasing every day. We hope they will clear their dues so that the power supply is not disrupted," Saha told PTI in Agartala.

2h ago

Five including former food minister Quamrul sued for corruption charges

Quamrul was sued for illegally amassing assets worth Tk 6.29 crore.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Delaying polls may confuse people: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today said the government risks an unfortunate comparison between the previous Awami League government and the present one if it delays elections

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Fire breaks out at a jute warehouse in Gazipur’s Kaliakair

The fire was brought under control around 4:10pm

3h ago

Freeze former Chuadanga MP Solaiman and wife's bank accounts, court orders

Solaiman, former lawmaker from the Chuadanga-1 constituency, and his family members deposited Tk 8,48,36,538 at the branches in Chuadanga and Dhaka's Motijheel.

3h ago

DMP arrests 93 suspected muggers in 24 hours

The arrests were made during operations conducted in various police precincts from 8:00am yesterday to 8:00am today

3h ago

Libya keen to recruit more Bangladeshi professionals, skilled workers

The Foreign Secretary stressed the need to establish stronger ties between the chambers of commerce of both countries

3h ago

Passenger rail services via Padma Bridge to begin tomorrow

The newly constructed railway route has significantly reduced travel time

4h ago

Dhaka sends diplomatic note to Delhi to send back Hasina: foreign adviser

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a diplomatic note to the Indian government to send back ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Dhaka.

4h ago

CRP nursing students block Dhaka-Aricha highway protesting fellow's death

The blockade was lifted at 2:40pm after the local administration and police assured the protesters of addressing their demands through discussions

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Asia

Asia

Myanmar civil war / Rebels ‘capture junta western command in Rakhine state’

A Myanmar ethnic rebel group has captured a military regional command in Rakhine state, it said, in what would be a major blow to the junta. 

1d ago

Pak military courts convict 25 PTI men

Pakistan military courts have convicted and sentenced 25 people for involvement in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said yesterday, with the majority handed decade-long prison terms.

1d ago

Border outpost attack / Pak Taliban kills 16 Pak soldiers

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan yesterday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more.

1d ago

Rebels ‘capture junta western command in Rakhine state’

A Myanmar ethnic rebel group has captured a military regional command in Rakhine state, it said, in what would be a major blow to the junta

1d ago

India's green cover increases by 1,445 sq km

India's green cover went up by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023, reaching 25.17 per cent of its geographical area, according to official data made public today

2d ago

Bangladeshi among 8 arrested in India over terror link

Md Sad Radi, a Bangladeshi national from Rajshahi, was apprehended in Kerala without valid travel documents

2d ago

Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers

The Pakistani Taliban claimed a brazen overnight raid on an army outpost near the border with Afghanistan on Saturday, which intelligence officials said killed 16 soldiers and critically wounded five more

2d ago

Pak province aims to collect weapons to stem clashes

Provincial authorities in northwestern Pakistan said yesterday they planned to collect heavy weapons to stop sectarian clashes that have killed hundreds, but tribesmen in the historically lawless region said they would not give up their arms.

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World

World

Woman killed when set on fire on New York subway train, police say

Asked whether the man watching from the bench was the attacker, police said that responding officers had no reason to think he was a suspect when they rushed to the woman's aid.

3h ago

Indian FM to visit US from Dec 24-29

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to embark on a six-day official visit to the United States from tomorrow to discuss key bilateral, regional and global issues

1h ago

Japan watchdog accuses Google of antitrust violation

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) accuses Google of breaking the law by imposing "transactions with binding conditions" on Android smartphone manufacturers in Japan.

4h ago

Biden commutes sentences for 37 of 40 federal death row inmates

With less than a month left in office, Biden had faced growing calls from death penalty opponents to commute the sentences of those on death row to life in prison without parole, which the 37 will now serve.

4h ago

Musk, president? Trump says 'not happening'

The US Constitution requires that a president be a natural-born US citizen.

5h ago

Luxury Western goods line Russian stores, three years into sanctions

The picture is a far cry from the West's claims that its sanctions would collapse the Russian economy and cut it off from the outside world.

5h ago

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'

Ankara-backed rebels played a key role in supporting Sharaa's Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which headed a rebel alliance that seized Damascus on December 8, toppling longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

10h ago

Panama rejects Trump's threat to take control of Canal

Mulino's public comments, though never mentioning Trump by name, come a day after the president-elect complained about the canal on his Truth Social platform.

10h ago
News Multimedia

News Multimedia

The trap to Europe: The illegal road to migration

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Aryan shares his experience of those miserable days passed during trafficking and more on today's Star Connects

Govt unaware of Quader's location after Aug 5: Jahangir

Accoridng to media reports, Quader fled to the Indian state of Kolkata via Shillong on Nov 8

Cases against Hasina: ICT extends deadline for completion of probe by 2 months

Probe reports for both the cases were scheduled for completion today

Poet Helal Hafiz no more

Police recovered the body from Super Home Hostel around 2:00pm

India supports democratic, inclusive Bangladesh: MEA spokesperson

During a weekly media briefing on December 20, the MEA spokesperson said they have reiterated their willingness to build a "positive and constructive" relationship with Bangladesh

1d ago

Devotee killed, valuables looted at Natore crematorium

Police recovered the body of a devotee with his hands and legs tied from Kashimpur crematorium and temple at Natore Sadar upazila yesterday.

1d ago

London to help Dhaka recover siphoned money

The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in the UK said that it is committed in helping Bangladesh track down and recover assets acquired in the UK using funds misappropriated by the previous government.

1d ago

Political clout intertwined with chaos on roads

At least 37,000 people have lost their lives and more than 65,000 have been injured in road accidents across the country over the past five years, according to the Road Safety Foundation.

1d ago

RU expels 18 students for flouting discipline

According to a press release from the university, the offences include attacks on ADSM activists, ragging, trading residential hall seats, theft, misconduct, and substance abuse

1d ago

Top officials face off over promotions

Top government officials are at odds over promotions, positions and associated privileges, with a section announcing a pen-down strike to press home their demands.

1d ago

Has IMF experiment delivered?

Two years after Bangladesh turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $4.7 billion bailout to address its worsening macroeconomic pressures, the nation stands at a crossroads.

1d ago

City dwellers on edge as mugging runs rampant

A young man slips between vehicles stuck in traffic at night and snatches a phone through an open car window with astonishing swiftness at the capital’s Asad Gate.

1d ago

Saiful murder: Ctg Bar probe body members step down en masse

Members of the probe committee, formed by Chattogram District Bar Association (CDBA) to investigate the vandalism, clashes and murder of the lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chattogram court premises, recommended judicial probe seeking exemption from the probe committee.

1d ago

No place for Islamic extremism in Bangladesh

Islamic extremism will never find a place in Bangladesh again, said Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus recently.

1d ago