Wellington — Officials in Fiji scrambled to assess damage Sunday in the wake of a ferocious cyclone that tore through the Pacific island chain, leaving at least three dead and collapsing hundreds of homes as people were sheltering from winds…
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Priest killed in Panchagarh Sunday morning
Dhaka – A Hindu priest in Panchagarh has died after being attacked by miscreants just outside the temple he used to serve, bdnews24.com reported on Sunday. Police said the victim Jajneswar Roy, 50, was the head priest at the Santagourhiyo…
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton win big; Jeb Bush drops out
Donald Trump did more than win his second easy victory in consecutive presidential primaries in South Carolina on Saturday. He advanced his takeover of the Republican Party. He proved that he can dominate a race in the Deep South. He…
Charging editors – Repeal abusive laws: HRW
New York – Bangladeshi authorities should immediately withdraw all criminal charges filed against the editors of the Daily Star and Prothom Alo, the country’s leading newspapers, Human Rights Watch said today. Bangladesh should repeal its criminal defamation and sedition laws,…
Unreal in pampered India
Sunita Narain Many years ago, when Delhi’s air pollution was as high as it is today, my colleague Anil Agarwal and I had gone to meet a high-ranking, responsible government official. This was in the mid-1990s, when air was black…
Anything but bitter truth: Structural crisis of capitalism
By Jon Kofas In so far as capital markets predict economic trends, the downturn in global markets during December 2015-January 2016 indicate the kind of contraction that IMF economists are also predicting after revising earlier estimate downward for GDP of…
Ekushey Awards distributed – Uphold dignity of Bangla: PM
Underscoring the importance of learning mother language first, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged all to uphold the dignity of Bangla. “I call upon to all uphold the dignity of our mother language which was achieved in exchange for…
AL men tried to make easy money on manpower to Malaysia: Noman
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Abdullah Al Noman on Saturday alleged that ruling party men tried to create a ground to make easy money in the name of sending 15 lakh workers to Malaysia. “The government announced it with much…
Nation observe Shaheed Day Sunday paying homage to language martyrs
Dhaka – The nation is observing Shaheed Day paying homage to the martyrs of the 1952 historic Language Movement from midnight past Saturday with due solemnity. The day is also the International Mother Language Day. Walking barefoot processions to the…
Kenya lions escape park, enter Nirobi residential area
Dhaka – The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is hunting for at least four lions which have escaped from Nairobi National Park bordering the capital, Nairobi, reports BBC. They escaped not long after midnight and were spotted on main roads in…
Sabira a proising talent in litarature, music
Dhaka – In her uniqueness in different genres of creative works, popular writer and singer Sabira Sultana has emerged with extraordinary talent in Bangla literature and music. Born and raised in a culturally oriented family, Sabira’s love for music began…
NASA to simulate growing potatoes on Mars in Peru
Lima – Do Peru’s potatoes have the right stuff? That’s the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they’re fit to grow on Mars. NASA, the…
S.Korea challenges North Korea’s UN membership
Ambassador urges robust, comprehensive resolution; but no precedent of expulsion from UN Ha-young Choi South Korea’s delegation at the United Nations has questioned North Korea’s qualifications to be a member state, citing its continuous violations of UN Security Council resolutions…
Break desperation that lead to emergencies, disasters: IFAD
Rome – Against a backdrop of new reports that show the number of refugees entering Europe has continued to skyrocket, senior government officials attending the final day of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s 39th Governing Council, renewed their commitment…
Russia takes Turkey to UN over Syria
Security Council meeting to discuss protection of “Syria’s sovereignty” as Turkish shelling of Kurdish bases continues. Russia has called an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss what it describes as the deteriorating situation on the Turkish-Syrian border…
Deal for UK to be in EU with special status
European Union leaders reached a deal Friday to keep Britain in the organization with “special status,” UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced, saying he’ll present the deal to his cabinet on Saturday morning. If approved by the cabinet, the issue…
Donald Trump ‘is not Christian’- Pope Francis: Remark ‘disgraceful’- Trump
By Sarah Mimms After visiting the US-Mexico border, Pope Francis on Thursday responded to a question about Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall between the two countries by saying that “this man is not Christian if he has said…
EU leaders stay up al l night failing to reach deal on Britain
By VICE News and Reuters It was a very long night. European leaders managed to argue until 5.30am over Britain’s place in the European Union on Thursday and still not reach an agreement. British Prime Minister David Cameron was back…
She lived to tell her story in Pakistan
They planned to shoot 19-year-old Saba Qaiser in the head, put her body in a bag, and dump it in the river. It’s pure luck that they didn’t succeed. Saba was wounded but not dead, and managed to drag herself…
Cases against DS editor not attack on media: Joy
Joy sharply reacts to editors, citizens’ concerns over cases against Daily Star Editor Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy has reacted sharply to the statements issued by the Editors’ Council and a group of citizens expressing concern…
Indian news organization Firstpost on cases against DS editor
Indian news organisation Firstpost on Friday said prime minister’s ICT adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s remarks on his Facebook page opened the “floodgates for Awami League supporters to file defamation cases against The Daily Star editor to prove their loyalty to…
BNP to join UP polls ‘in alliance’ with 20-Party components
The BNP-led 20-party alliance on Friday decided to join the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) polls unitedly as part of its ‘democratic movement’. The decision was taken at a secretary general-level meeting of the alliance at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office with…
DB inspector hurt in JMB attack in city
Dhaka – A DB inspector was injured in an attack allegedly by militants during a raid on a den of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in the city’s Badda area on Friday night.
Man killed in Rab encounter ‘suspected burglar leader’
Dhaka – A suspected burglar gang leader was shot dead during an encounter with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) when the elite force raided his den to foil a daring burglary bid of Sonali Bank Dhamrai Branch at Dhamrai Bazar, in…
Zia Trust case against Khaleda deferred to March 3
A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the cross-examination of the Investigation Officer of the Zia Charitable Trust graft case to March 3 in absence of BNP Chief Begum Khaleda Zia. Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge Court-3 of…
Anti-Corription body sues five for embezzlement
Ant-Corruption Commission (ACC) lodged a case against five people, including Shahjajal Islami Bank Deputy Managing Director (DMD) Manzurul Islam, for embezzling Tk 251 crore through fake letter of credit (LC). The anti-corruption watchdog’s Deputy Director Shamsul Alam filed the case…
JU Anthropology 5th reunion today
A reunion of Jahangirnagar University Anthropology department will be held on Friday at Shoptom Chhayamancha premises on JU campus for the fifth time. Kazi Mushfiqur Rahim, organising secretary of Anthropology Alumni Association of Jahangirnagar University (AAAJU) said this at a…
Goyeshwar summoned in case for remarks on martyrs
A Dhaka court on Thursday summoned BNP Standing Committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy to appear before it on March 16 in a defamation case filed for his derogatory comments on the Liberation War martyrs. Magistrate Mohammad Nuru Mia of the…
JU Journos concerned at cases against Daily Star editor
Jahangirnagar University Journalist Association (JUJA) express concern over the barrage of cases, warrants and summons issued against the Daily Star editor and publisher Mahfuz Anam.
Struggle for Independence was struggle for Democracy
Democracy has become a regular topic of discussion, debate, research and analysis everywhere of the country, because the mass movement of Bengali nation for the autonomy, independence was movement for democracy. Liberation war of Bangladesh was for the democracy. After…