Russell Whitehouse: With the declining health of Saudi octogenarian King Salman, how would you characterize the pros & cons of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman? Dr. Michael Izady: He [Mohammed bin Salman] is…
By Liz Fields The Democratic National Committee’s third-ever woman chief — who has frequently been accused of favoring the party’s one-presumed presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton — once said that “just because you’re a woman doesn’t mean you’re good for women.”…
Ha-young Choi Rocket stages, fairing fell in predicted areas; North not believed to have developed re-entry tech It took 9 minutes and 29 seconds for North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite to enter orbit after successfully separating from its propellant stages, South…
By Geoffrey Macdonald Why is the role of Islam in Bangladeshi politics a lightning rod for violence? Geoffrey Macdonald puts the blame on the country’s fractious political culture and the institutionalized repression of Islamic parties. He also thinks it’s time…
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 400kgs of jatka (hilsa fry) from a launch at Tetulbaria Ghat under Pathorghata upazila of the district last night.Acting on a tip-off, a team of coast guard from Pathorghata camp halted…
India stormed into the final of ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup beating Sri Lanka by 97 runs in the first semi-final on Tuesday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur.Chasing a target of 268 runs set by India, Sri…
As Claudio Ranieri returned to Leicester’s Belvoir Drive training base on Monday to start plotting the latest chapter in his club’s fairytale challenge for the Premier League title, it was hard to believe that just seven months ago the Italian’s…
Dhaka – The Department of Social Forestry has planned a project with the prime objective of establishing plantation for biodiversity enhancement coupled with improving socio-economic condition in the country’s northwest zone. The scheme also intends to check desertification process through…
Tokyo – Crude prices edged down in Asia on Monday as worries about the ongoing supply glut offset news that the oil ministers of Saudi Arabia and Venezuela had held talks on stabilising the beleaguered market. A pick-up in the…
A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it. A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous…
One of the ten army soldiers buried alive under an avalanche in Siachen glacier area of Ladakh region has been rescued alive, the rest are confirmed dead.“The ongoing rescue operation at Siachen, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa was found alive, all the…
Four mobile-phone operators have shown “positive attitude” towards merger of Robi and Airtel, BTRC Chairman Shahjahan Mahmood has said.“All the operators are of the view that a merger will benefit consumers. All of them spoke in favour of the merger.…
Rihanna’s new album, “Anti,” officially took the top spot on the Billboard 200 album charts on Monday, a week after 1 million giveaway copies made it ineligible for Billboard consideration.”Anti” sold 166,000 units, comprising album and song sales and streaming…
Former Nepal prime minister and president of the Nepali Congress (NC), Sushil Koirala has passed away.He was 77 years old.Koirala died at his residence in the capital Kathmandu. Doctors told the media that he died due to failure of his…
Dhaka – Former Supreme Court Judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury on Monday alleged that Chief Justice SK Sinha is trying to implement BNP’s agenda being a ‘spokesman of BNP chairperson Khaledia Zia’. “Long time ago, Khaledia Zia had said retired judges…
Dhaka – BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday alleged that ‘government agents’ torched and vandalised their central office in the name of ‘position-deprived’ Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists. “JCD men can’t damage the mural of their own…
A group of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal men, ‘deprived of posts’ in its newly formed 736-member mega committee, attacked BNP’s Naya Paltan central office, torching the student body’s office and two motorcycles.Police and witnesses said some JCD leaders and their supporters…
The Syrian army advanced towards the Turkish border on Monday in a major offensive backed by Russia and Iran that rebels say now threatens the future of their nearly five-year-old insurrection against President Bashar al-Assad.Iranian backed-militias played a key role…
In what was a clear act of reprisal, the Pakistani authorities summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner in Islamabad Suhrab Hossain on Monday.A senior official at the foreign ministry confirmed to bdnews24.com that the high commissioner had been called to the Pakistan…
Intricate adult colouring books are the latest lifestyle craze to grip the United States, generating millions of fans, booming sales and libraries falling over themselves to host workshops.Walk into any New York bookstore, and you’ll find them artfully laid out…
Environmentalists say one of Europe’s most important wetland areas is under threat as Spain and Catalonia argue about the future of the Ebro river.Campaigners say Spanish government plans to restrict water flow could destroy the fragile landscape.They are worried that…
New Zealand beat Australia by 55 runs in the third and final one-day international in Hamilton on Monday to take the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy series 2-1.Australia were all out for 191 in reply to New Zealand’s 246.For New Zealand, Martin Guptill…
US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, one of just 12 people to have walked on the Moon, has died aged 85, his family and NASA said Friday, calling him a “pioneer.”NASA paid glowing tribute to Mitchell, who died in Florida after a…
Hollywood star Vin Diesel has shared some stunning photographs of his with Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone from their shooting schedule for the film “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage”.Diesel on Thursday took to Instagram and Facebook to share the photographs…
Chicagoans this month are less obsessed with badmouthing Mayor Rahm Emanuel or worries about their sports teams, and more focused on finding the perfect “paczki,” a rich, Polish, donut-type dessert that’s taking the high-end dessert market by storm.Long a staple…
Scientists identified the Zika virus in the saliva and urine of two infected patients, a top Brazilian biomedical research institution said on Friday, prompting its president to urge pregnant women not to kiss strangers just as local carnival celebrations begin.The…
After several developments throughout the day, retired Supreme Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury says he now can submit the verdicts and orders he wrote after retirement. Senior Appellate Division judge Justice Md Abdul Wahhab Miah has “agreed to accept the…
Dhaka – The four-day Dhaka Art Summit, one of the largest platforms for South Asian art, will be concluded tomorrow at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy here in Dhaka.
Dhaka – The Jatiya Sangsad Sunday demanded trial of The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam and its Publisher Latifur Rahman for publishing misleading and fabricated news against Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and inviting an unconstitutional government during the 1/11…
With the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence a whole new concept of food may soon radically change what we eat. And at the same time, some experts believe it could reduce global warming.