China says it 'firmly opposes' US military aid to Taiwan

"This move gravely infringes on China's sovereignty and security interests," Beijing's foreign ministry said in a statement, adding it "firmly opposes this action".

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One killed in multi-vehicle crash on Dhaka-Mawa highway

The chain of crashes began when a lorry struck a private car from behind on the Mawa-bound lane

38m ago

Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal

The Panama Canal, which was completed by the United States in 1914, was returned to the Central American country under a 1977 deal signed by Democratic president Jimmy Carter.

2h ago

38 die in bus accident in southeastern Brazil

At least 38 people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, officials said, in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a "terrible tragedy"

2h ago

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis

The lifesaving nasal-spray medicine is everywhere in the 10 or more Hilltop “trap” houses where users come to buy and take fentanyl. Distributed free by local officials, supplies are abundant at the house where Sleaze smokes fentanyl and works security in exchange for drugs.

2h ago

Aricha-Kazirhat, Paturia-Daulatdia ferry services resume

The ferry services were restored after fog disappeared

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Man shot dead in Narsingdi

A 35-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Narsingdi's Sadar upazila late last night

2h ago

Jamaat ameer calls for national unity

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday called for national unity and condemned the interference by India in Bangladesh’s internal affairs.

10h ago

Beximco workers block road for 5hrs

Workers of 16 factories owned by Beximco blocked the Nabinagar-Chandra highway in Gazipur yesterday for five hours, demanding the reopening of the factories.

10h ago

Jamaat-BNP clash in Gaibandha, 10 hurt

The incident took place around 11:00am today at the Palton intersection area when both Jamaat and BNP rallies met

10h ago

Uprising leaders drafting charter for new party

Youths who spearheaded the student-led July-August mass uprising have started drafting the charter of their planned political party ahead of the official launch.

10h ago

12-party to back BNP for polls by 2025

Leaders of the 12-party alliance, who previously organised joint movements with the BNP against the former Awami League government, have expressed support for the BNP’s position on holding the next parliamentary elections by 2025.

11h ago

Mustard cultivation in Aman fields

Farmers in different upazilas of the district are busy sowing mustard seeds in their standing Aman paddy crops, applying relay method.

11h ago

150 broadcast journos lost jobs this year

Throughout this year, over 150 broadcast journalists lost their jobs, said a survey by Broadcast Journalist Centre (BJC) released yesterday

11h ago
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. 

12h 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.

12h 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.

12h 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

13h 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

17h 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

22h 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

22h 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.

1d ago
World

World

Analysis / Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

The seismic change in Syria is expected to yield deeper Turkish sway just as a change of US administration is raising questions over how long Washington will keep backing the country's Kurdish-led forces.

2h ago

Car-ramming attack on X-mas market / 5 killed, hundreds injured in Germany

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz yesterday condemned the “terrible, insane” car-ramming attack on a crowded Christmas market that killed five people and injured more than 200.

12h ago

Drone attack hits Russia city 1,000 km from frontier

Kyiv yesterday staged a major drone attack on the Russian city of  Kazan, 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the frontier, as Moscow’s  troops captured a new frontline village in eastern Ukraine.

12h ago

Brazil bus accident kills at least 32

At least 32 people died early yesterday when a bus crashed into a truck and then caught fire in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

12h ago

US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown

With senators often dragging their feet over complex legislation, there were fears that the funding fight might spill into next week

20h ago

Saudi man arrested after deadly car attack on German Christmas market

At least two people were killed, one of them a young child, and 68 injured

1d ago

Biden authorises $571m in military aid to Taiwan

US President Joe Biden on Friday approved $571.3 million in defense assistance for Taiwan, the White House said, as the Democrat prepares to leave office ahead of the January inauguration of Donald Trump

1d ago

Time to ‘eradicate’ IS, Kurdish fighters in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday it was time to destroy “terrorist” groups that posed a threat to Syria’s survival, namely the Islamic State group jihadists and Kurdish fighters.

1d 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

Health Sector Reforms Commission meet stakeholders in Ctg

Chief of the Health Sector Reforms Commission and National Professor Dr AK Azad Khan today said doctors taking commissions from pharmaceutical companies is not only unethical but also illegal

15h ago

Man killed after being hit by train at Moghbazar level-crossing

A man was killed after a train hit him at Moghbazar level-crossing in the capital today

16h ago

Joypurhat Sugar Mill starts 62nd sugarcane crushing season

This time, the mill will be operated for 34 days

16h ago

Cargo ship with Pakistani goods reaches Ctg anchorage

On its second trip, it brings refined sugar, dolomites, fabrics, electronics, etc from Pakistan and UAE

16h ago

Naripokkho receives ‘2023 Ruby Ghuznavi Award for Social Justice’

Women rights organisation Naripokkho received the "2023 Ruby Ghuznavi Award for Social Justice" in recognition of its long-standing work with the Biranganas, the war heroines of Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971

17h ago

CA press wing contests report on violence against Hindus

The chief adviser's press wing has contested reports saying that there were 2,200 incidents of violence against Hindus in 2024

18h ago

Mother, son burned in Gazipur fire

According to victim's brother, a gas leak might have led to the incident

19h ago

Transport sector mired in corruption: Nahid

Corruption in the country's road transport sector remains a pressing concern, with its dynamics changing but not diminishing, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam said today

21h ago

Ex-social welfare secy arrested at Dhaka airport

Today, airport police sent him to a Dhaka court seeking a seven-day remand

21h ago

India reacts to Mahfuj Alam's deleted FB post

India has strongly protested against the Facebook post of Adviser Mahfuj Alam, also an aide to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus

21h ago