Inquilab Mancha stages sit-in outside chief justice residence

A group of leaders and activists from Inquilab Mancha gathered in front of the National Museum in Dhaka's Shahbagh area and held a brief rally around noon.

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Police constable shot in Munshiganj

The family members accuse three residents of the same area for the shooting

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Advisory council adopts condolence motion on Hassan Ariff's death

The council of advisers today adopted a condolence motion on the death of Adviser AF Hassan Ariff

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Helicopter crashes into Turkish hospital, killing four

Four people died when a helicopter crashed into a hospital in southwestern Turkey on Sunday, the provincial governor said, blaming the accident on thick fog

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Peace, Rohingya repatriation vital for Bay of Bengal's potential: Adviser Touhid

'Peace and order will not be possible in Myanmar, and consequently in the region, unless the Rohingyas lodged in Bangladesh can go back to their homes with security and rights'

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2 launches collide in Meghna due to dense fog, 10 injured

At lease 10 people were injured when two launches on Dhaka-Barishal route collided head-on due to the dense fog in the Meghna river of Chandpur early today

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh

5 injured in fire at Gazipur garment warehouse

Five people were injured in a fire at the warehouse of M&U Times, a garment factory located in Bhangnahati Mollapara area of Gazipur's Sreepur

2h ago

Ijtema ground murder: Leader of Maulana Saad faction remanded

A local court today placed Muaz bin Nur, a leader of the Tabligh Jamaat faction loyal to Maulana Saad Kandhalvi, on a three-day remand in connection with a case filed over the killing of three devotees at the Biswa Ijtema ground in Tongi

2h ago

DMP issues traffic guidelines for BPL concert in Mirpur tomorrow

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to host the fest tomorrow from 2:00pm

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Postgrad doctors block Shahbagh demanding stipend hike

The protesters are still in place, as of 3:30pm

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Death of Hasan Ariff: Govt declares state mourning tomorrow

Hasan Ariff died of cardiac arrest on Friday

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Media reform commission to conduct survey on media trust early next year

The survey will reach 48,000 people and 842 surveyors will be involved

3h ago

Mild cold wave hits Tetulia again, country’s lowest temperature 9.4 degrees

Locals and visitors are enjoying the cold weather during the day, as the area is witnessing a bright sunshine.

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Laundering $300m to US: ACC to probe allegations against Hasina, Joy

The investigation into these allegations began on December 17

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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. 

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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.

17h 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.

17h 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

18h 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

22h 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

1d 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

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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

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".

5h 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.

7h 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"

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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.

7h ago

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.

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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.

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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.

17h 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.

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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

Road killing at 300 feet: Buet students demand unbiased probe, justice

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) held a demonstration today, demanding justice for their fellow student Mohtassim Masud, who was killed in a road accident on the Purbachal Expressway yesterday

20h ago

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

20h 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

20h ago

Joypurhat Sugar Mill starts 62nd sugarcane crushing season

This time, the mill will be operated for 34 days

21h 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

21h 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

22h 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

23h ago

Mother, son burned in Gazipur fire

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

1d 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

1d 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

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