‘America is back’

US President Joe Biden on Thursday promised a new era after the scattershot foreign policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, declaring “America is back” on the global stage in his first diplomatic address as president.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Hungary turns down Dhaka’s vaccine offer

A Hungarian newspaper reported that it was Bangladesh that offered the East European country 5,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Getting a shot at a new life

Before reaching her teen years, Borsha had to leave her parents’ house.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Rape of Univ Student: One accused confesses to raping her

One of the accused in the case over rape of a private university student yesterday confessed to a Dhaka court that he had raped the victim at her friend’s house in the city’s Mohammadpur area.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Pandemic worries keep me up at night: Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel admitted Thursday that she has lost sleep over the pandemic, tossing and turning over “tough decisions” for a nation eager for relief from months of virus restrictions.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Idols vandalised at five temples in Dinajpur

A group of unidentified miscreants has vandalised idols at five temples in Dinajpur’s Chirirbandar upazila.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

7 more die from Covid, 435 infected

Bangladesh reported seven new Covid-19 deaths until yesterday morning, including six in Dhaka, taking the national tally to 8,182 since the pandemic began.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Oil-carrying train derails in Sylhet

Sylhet’s rail link with the rest of the country has been suspended since early yesterday when a freight train derailed in Fenchuganj.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Taliban attack kills 10 pro-govt Afghan militiamen

At least 10 pro-government Afghan militiamen were killed in fierce overnight fighting after their checkpoint came under attack from Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan, officials said yesterday.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Serajul Hoque Khan no more

Serajul Hoque Khan, a former Bangladesh Bank official, passed away yesterday. He was 74.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Pierre Claquin passes away

A long-time friend of Bangladesh Dr Pierre Claquin, a French citizen, who worked for small pox and poliovirus eradication in Bangladesh, died in Paris on February 4, aged 74.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Mohammad Badrul Ahsan’s first death anniversary today

Today is the first death anniversary of Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, a weekly columnist for The Daily Star for many years, and the publisher and editor of now defunct weekly magazine, First News.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Harassment of Bangladeshi Worker: Malaysia cops probing bribery allegation

Police in Malaysia are investigating an incident of bribery by law enforcement personnel, to which a Bangladeshi migrant worker reportedly fell victim near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Al Jazeera report ill-intended, fabricated

Bangladesh Police Service Association yesterday slammed and trashed the news report, titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men”, broadcast by Qatar-based international TV channel AL Jazeera on February 2.
5 February 2021, 18:00 PM

BB withdraws official over ties with PK Halder

The Bangladesh Bank yesterday withdrew its executive director Shah Alam from the responsibility of monitoring two departments for his alleged connection with scammer PK Halder.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM

World faces around 4,000 Covid variants

The world faces around 4,000 variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, prompting a race to improve vaccines, Britain said yesterday, as researchers began to explore mixing doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots in a world first.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Genocide: Gambia not eligible to file case with ICJ

Myanmar has raised objection over The Gambia’s eligibility in filing a genocide case with the International Court of Justice -- a move that could delay justice for the Rohingya minority.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM

A section of people out to make EC controversial

Some people are out to turn the EC into a controversial institution by making different allegations against it, Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam said yesterday.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Air Pollution in Capital: HC issues 3 new orders to reduce it

Expressing grave concern over the air pollution level in Dhaka, the High Court yesterday issued directives to three authorities concerned to ensure spraying of water on city streets on a regular basis.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM

21 eminent personalities get Ekushey Padak

Twenty-one eminent personalities will get the country’s second highest civilian award, the Ekushey Padak, this year in recognition of their contributions to various fields.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM