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

16m ago

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.

21m ago

Passenger rail services via Padma Bridge to begin tomorrow

The newly constructed railway route has significantly reduced travel time

38m 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.

46m 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.

49m 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.

1h ago
Bangladesh

Bangladesh

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

1h ago

Grim discovery: Five bodies found on vessel in Meghna

The incident had occurred on the Meghna river under Chandpur Sadar upazila in an area adjacent to Shariatpur

1h ago

Freedom fighter leaves home following harassment

Chief adviser condemns incident, urges investigation

2h ago

Process underway to bring back Hasina following extradition treaty: Home adviser

'We have sent a letter to the foreign affairs ministry for her extradition. This process is underway'

3h ago

Sagar-Runi murder: Court extends probe deadline for 115th time

A Dhaka court today extended till January 27, 2025 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012

3h ago

Commission formed to re-investigate BDR carnage

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has already approved the seven-member commission yesterday

3h ago

1 killed, 5 injured in Dhaka-Mawa Expressway crash

In a similar accident yesterday morning, a private car driver was killed while 15 others were injured on this expressway

3h ago

S Alam threatens int'l legal action against govt over asset freezing: FT

Alam says his family's bank accounts were frozen, they were subjected to travel bans, and they lost control of their companies, all while facing investigations for alleged money laundering without formal notification.

4h 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. 

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

1d 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.

2d ago
World

World

Musk, president? Trump says 'not happening'

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

2h 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.

2h 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.

6h 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.

7h ago

Brazil plane crash killed family of 10

The plane, a Piper Cheyenne 400 turboprop, was being flown by a businessman named Luiz Claudio Salgueiro Galeazzi, police confirmed to AFP, and the passengers were all family members of his.

7h ago

At least 3,100 Native Americans died in US boarding schools: report

From 1819 until the 1970s, the United States ran hundreds of Indian boarding schools across the country to involuntarily assimilate Native children into European settler culture, including forced conversion to Christianity.

7h ago

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp to sell Foxtel to Britain's DAZN for $2.1 bln

News Corp will gain a board seat and hold a 6% stake in DAZN, a London-headquartered global streaming platform available in North America, Europe, and Asia and backed by Ukranian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik.

7h ago

Syria won’t negatively interfere in Lebanon

Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, told Lebanese Druze leaders yesterday that his country would not negatively interfere in Lebanon and would respect its neighbour’s sovereignty.

17h 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

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

Govt updates uprising death toll, it’s 858

The government has updated its draft list of casualties during the July uprising, putting the death toll at 858 and the number of wounded at 11,551.

1d ago