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Liberal Americas dilemma: Balancing civil liberties with pro-Palestine protests

The Biden administrations handling of campus protests is, in fact, an inevitable consequence of its illiberal acts in support of Israel.

2 Jun 2024 3:05 pm
Benazir must return home if he found guilty: Quader

Ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed has to return home if found guilty of corruption and the government will not compromise on the issue

2 Jun 2024 2:37 pm
President urges scouts to combat rise of teen gangs

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged the scouts to come forward to prevent the rise of so called teen gangs in cities and suburbs besides their traditional scouting activities

2 Jun 2024 2:23 pm
Arunachal Pradesh: BJP set to return to power

Ruling BJP is all set to return to power with three-fourths majority in the 60-member legislative assembly of north-eastern India state of Arunachal Pradesh as per the latest results and trends emerging from the counting of votes

2 Jun 2024 2:03 pm
Climate crimes by energy giants: Bangladesh must act now

A landmark criminal case has been filed against the CEO and directors of TotalEnergies -- a French oil company -- alleging that its continued fossil fuel exploitation has contributed to the deaths of numerous victims through climate-fuelled extreme weather disasters

2 Jun 2024 1:31 pm
Bangladesh's development comes first: PM

Sheikh Hasina says her government will work with supportive countries irrespective of their role in conflicts

2 Jun 2024 12:56 pm
High prices make essentials luxury items: CPD

Prices of various essential items have gone up to the extent that they seem luxury goods for many people, particularly poor and vulnerable people, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.

2 Jun 2024 12:53 pm
2 Jun 2024 12:30 pm
Light rain, thundershowers likely in Dhaka, other divisions

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in eight divisions including Dhaka

2 Jun 2024 12:14 pm
Eid-ul-Azha: BR starts selling advance train tickets

Tickets for June 13, 14, 15 and 16 will be sold on June 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively

2 Jun 2024 11:21 am
Prof Yunus, 13 others seek discharge in graft case

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus and 13 others today sought discharge from a case filed against them over misappropriation of about Tk 25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers' profit participation fund

2 Jun 2024 11:16 am
Heatstroke killed 33 Indian polling staff on last voting day: state election chief

At least 33 Indian polling staff died on the last day of voting from heatstroke in just one state, a top election official said Sunday, after scorching temperatures gripped swathes of the country

2 Jun 2024 11:01 am
Seville sets world-leading time to beat Lyles in 100m

Jamaica's Oblique Seville ran the fastest 100 meters in the world this year, 9.82 seconds, to defeat reigning world champion Noah Lyles on Saturday at the Racer Grand Prix meet.

2 Jun 2024 10:55 am
The plot to kill Salman Khan: A chilling assassination blueprint uncovered

The elaborate scheme, allegedly devised by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, involved a sophisticated network of operatives and a cache of high-powered weapons. According to Navi Mumbai police sources, the gang enlisted the help of 60 to 70 individuals, each with specific roles in the execution of this diabolical plan.

2 Jun 2024 10:38 am
Rapper Aly Hasan clarifies controversial comments, announces plans to retire from music

Despite his acclaimed performance of the immensely popular song Ma Lo Ma on Coke Studio Bangla, Hasan's remarks about the nature of his income have sparked widespread criticism.

2 Jun 2024 10:11 am
Jones blasts USA to debut T20 World Cup win over Canada

Jones, born in New York but raised in Barbados, bludgeoned the Canadian attack, smashing ten sixes as he totally changed the momentum of the game in a superb 131-run third wicket partnership with Andries Gous.

2 Jun 2024 9:58 am
2 killed in Gazipur road accident

Two people were killed and another was injured after an unknown vehicle hit a lorry carrying day labourers on Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Gazipur's Sreepur upazila early today

2 Jun 2024 9:52 am
'There's no danger of our stomachs being too full'

Here there's no danger of our stomachs being too full... tomorrow this club will enjoy another fantastic day with our fans, then to rest, the players will go to the Euros, the Copa America, then we will return with the same desire and hope as ever, pledged Ancelotti.

2 Jun 2024 8:24 am
Israel's Netanyahu says 'thrilled' to address US Congress

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday he was hrilled to accept an invitation to address the US Congress, where he plans to present the truth about the Gaza war

2 Jun 2024 8:16 am
China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme

2 Jun 2024 7:59 am
Kroos bows out in style as Champions League record holder

Pass master Kroos played a key role as Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley.

2 Jun 2024 7:55 am
VAR drama saves Messi's Miami blushes in St. Louis draw

Inter, upset at home by Atlanta on Wednesday, appeared to be heading for another costly loss after a 68th-minute Luis Suarez own goal left St.Louis 3-2 up heading into the final minutes.

2 Jun 2024 7:44 am
Very good morning as Djokovic battles back in French Open epic

His four-hour 29-minute victory also allowed the 37-year-old world number one to equal Roger Federer's record of 369 Grand Slam match wins.

2 Jun 2024 7:34 am
Sammy at the helm to renew West Indies hopes

West Indies begin their T20 World Cup mission under Darren Sammy with a Group C fixture against a relatively feeble Papua New Guinea at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Sunday.

2 Jun 2024 6:30 am
Salahuddins masterclass to inspire coaches evolution

Ariful Alam Khaled came to Dhaka from Chattograms Sandwip, an island located in the north-east of the Bay of Bengal, to attend a coaching workshop in Mirpur on Friday. Cricket has seeped into Bangladeshs consciousness so greatly that the sport managed to wash ashore to Sandwip.

2 Jun 2024 6:00 am
In pictures: Real Madrid's 15th Champions League triumph

Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday.

2 Jun 2024 3:36 am
'That's how Real do it', says Hummels after Dortmund blow chances

Borussia Dortmund veteran Mats Hummels said he was proud of his side after Saturday's 2-0 Champions League final loss but lamented Real Madrid's never-say-die attitude.

2 Jun 2024 3:27 am
Champions League triumph 'best night' of Bellingham's life

Jude Bellingham said his first taste of Champions League glory with Real Madrid was the est night of my life after the Spanish giants beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Wembley.

2 Jun 2024 2:58 am
Real Madrid beat Dortmund to win record-extending 15th Champions League

Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday.

2 Jun 2024 2:30 am
Man's body recovered from Bashundhara flat

Police yesterday recovered the semi-decomposed body of a young man from an apartment in Block C of Bashundhara residential area of the capital

2 Jun 2024 12:55 am
Youth missing after falling into river from train

A youth went missing falling from a train while it was crossing Bhairab Railway Bridge on the Meghna river connecting Ashuganj and Bhairab Bazar

2 Jun 2024 12:21 am
Three killed as storm lashes Thakurgaon

A storm has claimed the lives of three people, including two women and a child, in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon early this morning

2 Jun 2024 12:20 am
Courtois starts, Reus benched for Champions League final

Thibaut Courtois was named in Real Madrid's starting line-up for the first time in the Champions League this season as the Spanish giants take on Borussia Dortmund in Saturday's final at Wembley.

2 Jun 2024 12:10 am
We know how capable we are: Shanto

We are not thinking about what has happened before. We know how capable we are, we have to be brave and execute our plans.

1 Jun 2024 11:59 pm
Remal destroys 68 lakh trees

Sohrab Hossain, Patuakhali

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
MP Azim Murder: Celesty was supposed to receive Azim at Kolkata flat

Celesty Rahman, a friend of alleged mastermind Aktaruzzaman of the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anawarul Azim Anar, was responsible for receiving the lawmaker at the flat in Kolkatas New Town on May 13, said investigators.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
Narrowest budget deficit in a decade as govt to curb expenses

As the government wants to lower expenses, it is likely to contain the budget deficit to 4.6 percent of gross domestic product in the next fiscal year, a level seen a decade ago.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
Controversial recruitment system to stay 3 more years

The Malaysian government will use for another three years the Foreign Worker Centralized Management System, which is fraught with allegations of irregularities, news portal Malaysiakini reported yesterday.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
Jobs In Malaysia: Poor coordination left 4,000 migrants with no ticket to KL

A lack of coordination in the migration process led to the suffering of jobseekers at the Dhaka airport on Friday, who could not reach Malaysia before the expiration of the May 31 deadline.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
MP Azim Murder: Azim taxed every gold bar smuggled

Anwarul Azim Anar, the recently slain MP of Jhenaidah-4, was a powerful figure in the criminal underworld with his tight grip over a gold smuggling racket as well as the narcotics trafficking in the region, investigators say.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
Benazir withdrew Tk 70-80cr before accounts were frozen

Former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed and his family withdrew at least Tk 70-80 crore within a month from their 33 bank accounts before they were frozen.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
Flooding in Sylhet city worsens

More areas of Sylhet city are getting flooded.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
Govt missteps led to economic deterioration

A series of missteps taken by the government are to blame for the countrys deteriorating economy, Muinul Islam, former professor of economics at Chittagong University, said yesterday.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
The frequent flyer that is the agri secy!

The frequency of the foreign trips taken by Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhter has sparked discussions among fellow civil servants about her last visit and what could be her next destination.

1 Jun 2024 11:30 pm
People voted in record numbers to reelect NDA govt: Modi

Soon after exit polls showed his government returning to power for a third consecutive term in parliamentary elections, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight said people voted in record numbers to reelect the NDA government

1 Jun 2024 9:55 pm
Take coordinated action for Rohingya repatriation

Foreign Minister urges UN, other partners

1 Jun 2024 9:54 pm
New turn in MP Azim's murder investigation

Watch today's Star Newsplus, to find out more

1 Jun 2024 9:45 pm
Where has Benazir gone?

Watch today's Star Newsplus, to find out the details

1 Jun 2024 9:45 pm
Kohli's iconic shot in MCG voted as Greatest Moment in T20 World Cup

Virat Kohli's 2022 masterclass against Pakistan has been voted theICCMen's T20 World Cup FanCraze Greatest Moment.

1 Jun 2024 9:06 pm
Clear RMG salary, bonus before Eid vacation: Industrial Police

They also demanded action against factory owners who will stay aboard or will not pay before Eid

1 Jun 2024 9:01 pm