China warns against online rumours
China unveiled yesterday tough measures to stop the spread of what the government calls irresponsible rumours, threatening three years in jail if untrue posts online are widely reposted, drawing an...
View ArticleJapan Olympic win boosts Abe but Fukushima shadows linger
Japan savoured its victory on Monday in the race to host the 2020 Olympic Games, anticipating an economic boost to spur its revival from two decades of stagnation and help it recover from the...
View ArticleNorway’s opposition set for sweeping polls victory
Norway’s centre-right opposition, pledging privatisation, tax cuts and smaller government, was set for a sweeping election win yesterday but faces difficult coalition talks since a populist...
View ArticleLobsters hold the key to eternal life!
Lobsters contain a chemical that makes them ‘biologically immortal’ and may hold the secret to eternal life, scientists believe. Although they are still susceptible to death by disease or attacks,...
View ArticleAssad warns US over strike
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Washington yesterday to brace for retaliation if US forces attacked his war-torn country, as he denied using chemical weapons against his people, reported AFP....
View ArticleHajj flight trouble over
The backlog of hajj pilgrims created due to flight schedule disruption over the last two days had cleared early today as a leased aircraft yesterday joined the hajj fleet, claimed Biman officials. The...
View ArticleAdilur again denied bail
A Dhaka court yesterday once again rejected the bail petition of Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan in a case filed for publishing a false report and doctored photos on the death toll of a police...
View ArticleFresh demolition drive begins
The Chittagong City Corporation began a fresh drive to demolish risky buildings in the port city yesterday. On the first day of the drive, a team led by Executive Magistrate Najia Shirin directed to...
View ArticleWakkas taken on 15-day remand
A Dhaka court yesterday granted a 15-day remand for Hefajat-e Islam leader Mufti Mohammad Wakkas in five cases filed over the group’s May 5 mayhem at Shapla Chattar and Paltan areas in the capital....
View ArticleNo plan to use drones
The Indian Border Security Force yesterday said it has no plan to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles, popularly known as drone, on the skylines over Bangladesh frontiers. “We are looking for various...
View ArticleBSF strangles Bangladeshi
Indian Border Security Force yesterday strangled a Bangladeshi national on Mohammadpur border at Daulatpur upazila of the district, sources in the Border Guard Bangladesh have said. The deceased,...
View ArticleMueen, Ashraf led the killing of intellectuals
Delwar Hossain, the lone survivor of Rayerbazar massacre, yesterday testified that he had seen alleged Al-Badr leaders Chowdhury Mueen Uddin and Ashrafuzzaman Khan supervise and lead the intellectual...
View ArticleEU for polls with all parties’ participation
A visiting European Union delegation yesterday stressed the need for talks among political parties to reach a consensus on the polls-time government, paving the way for a credible and participatory...
View ArticleBASIC Bank rejoinder, our reply
BASIC Bank has sent a rejoinder to a news item headlined “Curious buying spree” published in The Daily Star on Wednesday. The report said Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, the bank’s chairman, has spent around...
View ArticlePM won’t attend UNGA session
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided not to visit the US to attend the 68th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) scheduled to be held at the end of this month. Talking to The Daily Star...
View ArticlePunishment reduced in changed draft
The cabinet yesterday approved a new food safety law with lesser punishments than had been proposed initially for food adulterators. The food safety law, which will replace the Pure Food Ordinance,...
View ArticleGovt decides to take legal action
The government will take legal action against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus and eight of his associated organisations for alleged irregularities in tax exemption, a top official has said. The decision...
View ArticleBNP to unveil three models
The BNP has drafted three models of a polls-time government and will soon unveil those with a view to resolving the ongoing political crisis over the holding of a free and fair general election. All...
View ArticleHold talks now
Expressing concern over the political situation in Bangladesh, US Secretary of State John Kerry has requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia to hold a constructive...
View ArticleRussia jails Putin murder plotter for 10 years
Russia on Tuesday handed down a 10-year sentence to a man who confessed to plotting to assassinate President Vladimir Putin by blowing up his motorcade, the prosecutor-general’s office said....
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