A youth was stabbed to death in the Beparipara neighbourhood of Jhenaidah town yesterday, allegedly by his friends.
It is the expatriates who help sustain the country, says the chief adviser
On May 28, police conducted a raid in Uttara-Sector 11 arrested the suspects
An agitated mob attacked the local office of Palli Bidyut Samity in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur this afternoon, after an electrician was electrocuted to death..According to locals, a power line had snapped during a storm in the Bausi area of Sarishabari municipality. Around 5:00pm toda
In addition to the flooding, numerous houses have been damaged by the force of the tides
A woman died after a herd of elephants attacked her home in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur early yesterday.
A Supreme Court lawyer filed a writ petition with the High Court on Thursday seeking a stay on the effectiveness of the public circular that invited applications from candidates for the posts of its additional HC judges.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the youth to build “three zero clubs” to save the planet from destruction, saying the planet will not sustain under the current civilisation.
Fishing in rivers and canals will be banned and tourist entry will also be prohibited in the Sundarbans for three months to boost the breeding of fish and wildlife.
The Gorai river, a tributary of the Padma that flows through the country’s south-western region, has turned into a narrow canal across Kalikapur, Auliapur, and Madarbunia unions in Patuakhali Sadar upazila due to lack of water flow and rampant pollution and encroachment.
Shukherbati in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila stands on the verge of extinction as the Brahmaputra continues to erode its banks with growing ferocity.
In a nostalgic nod to the past, the iconic paddle steamer is being prepared for reintroduction as a daytime “heritage cruise” in June, shortly after Eid-ul-Azha.
A mock trial yesterday directed the interim government to immediately abandon a ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, stating it would damage Hatirjheel and Panthakunja.
Carp species -- including rui, katla, mrigal, and kalbaush -- released eggs in the Halda River yesterday, a significant moment for Bangladesh’s freshwater fish breeding efforts.
China yesterday signed a convention setting up an international organisation for mediation in Hong Kong that Beijing hopes will be on par with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and bolster the city’s international credentials.
Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed neighbours this month, a top Pakistani military official told Reuters yesterday, although he warned the crisis had increased the risk of escalation in the future.
China yesterday launched a space probe on the country’s first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Riaz Hamidullah presented his credentials to Indian President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today
India today rejected Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus's recent statement attributing his country's current crisis to Indian "hegemonism", calling it an exercise in "deflection"
President Donald Trump's administration vowed a day earlier to revoke the visas of Chinese students
On the tariff issue, China has made clear its position many times
For the first time in years, South Korea is seeing signs of a turnaround in its record-low birth rate.
The US Supreme Court yesterday let President Donald Trump’s administration revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants living in the United States, bolstering the Republican president’s drive to step up deportations.
The Israeli army said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday evening after air raid sirens sounded in the centre of the country and explosions were heard over Jerusalem.
The Islamic State (IS) group on Thursday evening claimed its first attack on Syria’s new government forces since the fall of longtime Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, two war monitors said.
Negotiations to end more than 19 months of war have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough
Now back at the White House, Trump's message has changed drastically.
On Wednesday, a US trade court ruled that Trump had exceeded his authority in imposing the duties
The White House said on Thursday that Israel has agreed to the US ceasefire proposal
Elon Musk stormed into US politics as President Donald Trump's chainsaw-brandishing sidekick.
Amir Khosru Mahmood Chowdhury, a member of the BNP standing committee, gives his insights to The Daily Star about the national budget
Disappointment and anger have been expressed surrounding the recent events. All in all, the question arises, which way is the politics of Bangladesh headed this time? What does the rapidly changing landscape indicate?
South Asia's two nuclear-armed countries, India and Pakistan, are once again embroiled in a new conflict over the issue of Pahalgam in Kashmir
Today's Star Explains is on how the web of misinformation is being spread around the conflict, and who is fuelling it
Let's find out the answers in today's episode of Star Explains
A Supreme Court lawyer filed a writ petition with the High Court on Thursday seeking a stay on the effectiveness of the public circular that invited applications from candidates for the posts of its additional HC judges.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday urged the youth to build “three zero clubs” to save the planet from destruction, saying the planet will not sustain under the current civilisation.
Fishing in rivers and canals will be banned and tourist entry will also be prohibited in the Sundarbans for three months to boost the breeding of fish and wildlife.
The Gorai river, a tributary of the Padma that flows through the country’s south-western region, has turned into a narrow canal across Kalikapur, Auliapur, and Madarbunia unions in Patuakhali Sadar upazila due to lack of water flow and rampant pollution and encroachment.
Shukherbati in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila stands on the verge of extinction as the Brahmaputra continues to erode its banks with growing ferocity.
In a nostalgic nod to the past, the iconic paddle steamer is being prepared for reintroduction as a daytime “heritage cruise” in June, shortly after Eid-ul-Azha.
A mock trial yesterday directed the interim government to immediately abandon a ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway, stating it would damage Hatirjheel and Panthakunja.
Carp species -- including rui, katla, mrigal, and kalbaush -- released eggs in the Halda River yesterday, a significant moment for Bangladesh’s freshwater fish breeding efforts.
Gonotantrik Odhikar Committee, a civic platform, yesterday condemned the acquittal of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, calling the Appellate Division’s verdict a “mockery of justice” and a result of political influence over the judiciary.
The poor drainage system of Dhaka was once again exposed during the recent heavy rainfall that inundated large swathes of the city.
