Mamdani to Trump: 'Turn the volume up'
5 November 2025, 12:50 PM
Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
6 November 2025, 14:00 PM
Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure
9 November 2025, 13:58 PM
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
Mandhana, Rawal tons make India clinch last semi-final spot
23 October 2025, 18:19 PM
Govt looks to implement new pay scale in phases
23 October 2025, 18:25 PM
State runs on laws, not emotions
23 October 2025, 18:15 PM
Dried fish season begins in Kuakata
12 November 2025, 12:37 PM
ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
Bangladesh were better than us in all 3 disciplines: Sammy
23 October 2025, 17:57 PM
No JSC, JDC exams from now on
From now on, there will be no Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations.
16 January 2023, 11:12 AM
New York Mayor says ‘no room’ in his city for migrants
The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that "there is no room in New York" for busloads of migrants being sent to America's most populous city.
16 January 2023, 03:41 AM
Nepal plane crash: 68 bodies recovered so far
Rescuers have so far recovered 68 bodies from a Yeti Airlines crash site in Pokhara of Kaski district in western Nepal.
15 January 2023, 13:24 PM
Khandker Mosharraf removed from LGRD parliamentary body
Ruling Awami League Lawmaker from Faridpur-3, Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, has been removed as the chief of the parliamentary standing committee on LGRD ministry today..Nurul Islam Nahid, former education minister, is the new chairman of the parliamentary watchdog..Chief Whip Noor-e-A
15 January 2023, 11:56 AM
England to ban many single-use plastic items
England will ban a wide range of single-use plastic items from October including plates and cutlery in order to limit their "devastating" effect on the environment, the government said today..The new legislation will also cover single-use trays and certain types of polystyrene cups and foo
14 January 2023, 03:18 AM
China Covid peak to last two-three months, hit rural areas next
The peak of China's Covid-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said.
13 January 2023, 06:05 AM
Meta bans ads targeted at teens based on gender
Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, on Tuesday said it will stop allowing advertisers to target ads at teens based on gender, as it fights accusations that its platforms are harmful to young users..Beginning in February, the social media giant said advertisers, the source of the company
11 January 2023, 03:06 AM
5-year-old boy swept away, towns ravaged in California storm
The floodwaters caused by a powerful storm in California swept away a 5-year-old boy on Monday.
10 January 2023, 05:31 AM
Wasa MD’s houses in US: HC wants to know ACC's progress on investigation
The High Court today sought an update on the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) investigation into two allegations against Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Managing Director Taqsem A Khan for purchasing 14 houses in the United States.
9 January 2023, 07:10 AM
Flexible working hours are good for business: UN
Flexible working arrangements like those introduced during the Covid-19 crisis are not only good for employees but also boost productivity and potentially a business's bottom line, the United Nations said today..In its first report focusing on work-life balances, the UN's International Lab
6 January 2023, 08:06 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.46%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
5 January 2023, 11:58 AM
NGOs in Afghanistan torn over Taliban ban on women staff
Aid groups say they have been "pushed against a wall" by the Taliban prohibiting Afghan women from working for NGOs, a ban that has left a dangerous gap in life-saving support.
5 January 2023, 05:07 AM
Canada court approves class action alleging Facebook ad discrimination
A Canadian court of appeal will allow a class action suit to be brought by social media users accusing Facebook of age, gender and race discrimination in online advertisements, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Wednesday..The class action could see the social media giant paying damages to thousa
5 January 2023, 03:13 AM
No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 0.62%
No Covid-19 death was reported in 24 hours till 8:00am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
4 January 2023, 11:01 AM
9 killed in central Somalia car bombings
At least nine people were killed and several others wounded in simultaneous car bomb attacks in a town in central Somalia on Wednesday, security officials and witnesses said.."The terrorists attacked Mahas town this morning using vehicles loaded with explosives," local security official Ab
4 January 2023, 08:01 AM
Russia blames own soldiers' cell phone use for deadly missile strike
Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday blamed the illegal use of mobile phones by its soldiers for a deadly Ukrainian missile strike that it said killed 89 servicemen, raising the reported death toll significantly.
4 January 2023, 04:02 AM
US FDA allows abortion pills to be sold at retail pharmacies
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills in the United States for the first time, the agency said on Tuesday, as more states seek to ban medication abortion..Pharmacies can apply for certification to distribute abortion pill mifepristo
4 January 2023, 03:18 AM
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid
A senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals has said 70 percent of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases, state media reported Tuesday.
3 January 2023, 08:33 AM
UK’s Prince Harry sees ‘no willingness to reconcile’ in royal rift
Prince Harry sees "no willingness to reconcile" in a palace rift where leaks portray him and his wife Meghan as villains, according to interview extracts released Monday.
3 January 2023, 07:32 AM
BNP Vice-chairman Khandaker Mahbub on life support
<p>BNP Vice-chairman Advocate Khandaker Mahbub Hossain has been on life support at Evercare Hospital since Wednesday (December 28).</p><p>He is in critical condition, Sayrul Kabir khan, an official of BNP’s media wing, told The Daily Star today.</p>
31 December 2022, 05:15 AM
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