France
PM Hasina cancels France tour
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has cancelled her France tour after the near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that left at least 129 dead.
15 November 2015, 08:38 AM
Clinton urges war on IS, not Muslims
White House hopeful Hillary Clinton calls for global unity to crush the Islamic State group, as the carnage in Paris took center stage at Saturday's Democratic presidential debate.
15 November 2015, 04:44 AM
10 killed as train derails in France
A train undergoing a trial on a new high-speed line from Paris to Strasbourg derails near the German border, killing 10 people, the local prefecture says.
15 November 2015, 04:29 AM
First attacker identified from Paris carnage
French police identify first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave of carnage claimed by Islamic State group, as international investigators stepped up their probes into Paris's worst ever attacks.
15 November 2015, 02:16 AM
Captive in house all night: Partha Pratim Majumder
Writeup of Partha Pratim Majumder, Bangladeshi writer and mime artist born in 1954 talking about the horrors of the Paris attacks.
14 November 2015, 16:12 PM
Never felt so scared: Artist Shahabuddin
The interview of renowned Bangladeshi artist Shahabuddin Ahmed, who is currently living in France with his family, is published in Anandabazar Patrika. The Daily Star is publishing a translated version of his accounts after the carnage in Paris that has killed at least 127 people.
14 November 2015, 15:23 PM
WATCH: Aftermath of Paris attacks
Horror and panic spreads across Paris after simultaneous suicide bomb and gun attacks the city that left at least 127 dead and scores others injured.
14 November 2015, 12:12 PM
Islamic State group claims Paris attacks
The Islamic State jihadist group claims gun and bomb attacks in Paris that left more than 128 people dead in a statement posted online.
14 November 2015, 11:24 AM
Paris attacks ‘act of war by IS’
France's President Francois Hollande says the attacks in Paris that killed at least 127 people and wounded more than 180 are an "act of war" organised by Islamic State.
14 November 2015, 10:46 AM
Dhaka strongly condemns Paris attacks
President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina strongly condemn the terrorist attacks in Paris that killed 140 people and left many others injured.
14 November 2015, 08:03 AM
UN condemns ‘despicable’ terrorist attacks in Paris
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN Security Council condemn the attacks in Paris that killed at least 140 people.
14 November 2015, 07:23 AM
Amid chaos, Parisians offer refuge to strangers via Twitter
People in Paris take to social media to find and offer refuge as the city was gripped by chaos following a string of attacks that left dozens dead.
14 November 2015, 07:17 AM
Facebook sets up safety check for Paris friends
Facebook launched a check-in feature to let people know that friends in Paris were safe after a series of bombings and shootings in the French capital killed at least 140 people on Friday.
14 November 2015, 06:07 AM
8 militants killed in Paris attacks: Investigators
A total of eight militants are killed, including seven by their suicide belts, during Friday's attacks in Paris that left at least 120 dead, a source close to the investigation says.
14 November 2015, 05:34 AM
How Stade de France tragedy unfolded: A terrible drama
Goals from Olivier Giroud and Andre-Pierre Gignac sealed a 2-0 win for France over Germany, but there was no joy at the end of the match.
14 November 2015, 04:49 AM
Paris attacks: Eyewitness accounts
Dozens of people have been killed in multiple gun attacks in Paris and a hostage-taking situation. Here are some accounts from witnesses in the city:
14 November 2015, 02:42 AM
Paris attacks: At least 127 killed at Bataclan and restaurants
At least 127 people are killed in multiple gun and bomb attacks in Paris. France declares national state of emergency and closes its borders after attack.
14 November 2015, 01:31 AM
On ‘Revolt, Freedom and Passion’ of Camus
November 7 was the birthday of French Nobel Prize–winning philosopher and novelist Albert Camus, the great contributor to the rise of Absurdism.
11 November 2015, 13:28 PM
Bangabandhu satellite deal inked with French firm
The telecom regulator has signed a Tk 1951.75 crore deal with Thales Alenia Space, awarding the French company a work order for commercial and broadcast satellite Bangabandhu-1.
11 November 2015, 06:25 AM
The Real Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is one of the best-known characters in children's literature, and the inspiration is in fact a female bear from Winnipeg in Canada.
9 November 2015, 08:59 AM