Headline
Journalists allege two attacks in Jashore; second assault follows case filing
Local journalists protest alleged attacks on five local reporters
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Rangpur murders: Investigation handed over to DB
Various organisations protest police narrative on killings
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Unitholders in the dark as ICB blocks accounts of 6 RACE mutual funds
The state-run Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) twice withheld approval of the accounts of six mutual funds (MFs) managed by RACE AMC due to operational anomalies and its managing director's
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Lower court judges barred from commercial coaching activities
The circular said the directive was issued to uphold the professional discipline, impartiality and dignity of judicial service members and to maintain public confidence in the judiciary
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Bangladesh
1 in 5 coastal adults at cardiovascular risk
One in five people aged over 40 in two coastal upazilas with high drinking-water salinity face a moderate-to-high risk of cardiovascular disease, according to preliminary findings of a new study.
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9 years of Rohingya influx: Burden now heavier
With the 12 lakh-strong Rohingya refugee population growing and international funding shrinking, Bangladesh faces a mounting burden of hosting the persecuted minority from Myanmar.
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Turnover hits 5-month low as energy crisis rattles market
Turnover—a key indicator of market participation—plunged 15 per cent from the previous session to Tk 6.02 billion, the lowest since April 7 this year, signalling weak investor participation. Along with
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Dormant GBB Power turns to solar energy after 3-year shutdown
GBB Power has stepped into the renewable energy business with a 25-year deal, under which it will develop a 5.005-megawatt ground-mounted solar plant at Cumilla Cantonment. With the deal, the
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Govt warehouses have fertiliser, problem lies in distribution
Farmers allege that a crisis is emerging because government-appointed distributors are selling subsidised fertiliser on the black market outside the designated channels. The fertiliser is later sold at higher prices
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Runner signs BYD deal to build EV manufacturing plant
Runner Automobiles has signed an agreement with Chinese company BYD to set up a plant for manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs). Under the technical license agreement (TLA) signed with BYD last
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First post-crash emergency service launched to halve road deaths by 2030
Bangladesh has launched its first dedicated post-accident emergency service, deploying life-support ambulances and motorcycle ambulances on three major highways to provide rapid medical assistance to road-crash victims and help halve
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International
Six months of war: 20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz, IMO says
The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel
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Haiti gang raid leaves 47 dead, as residents demand stronger protections
At least 47 people were killed and 22 more injured in an overnight gang raid on a neighbourhood overlooking Haiti's ‌capital of Port-au-Prince, the UN said on Monday, prompting anger
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China's Xi likely to visit India with big delegation for first time in seven years
Chinese ​President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month's BRICS summit in New Delhi with a ‌large delegation, three sources said, in what would be his first visit in
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Six months on, grief still raw for Iran school parents
For months, Masoumeh Zakeri has endlessly replayed the last night she spent with her nine-year-old daughter before she was killed in a strike on her school during the opening hours
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Around 40 dead in gang attack near Haiti's capital
Gang members attacked displaced people huddling inside a church near Haiti's capital, killing around 40, some of them execution-style, the mayor told AFP on Monday
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Pakistan and Iran made 'significant progress' in talks on conflict, minister says
The two sides also exchanged views on regional peace and the way to arrive at a negotiated settlement to the dispute, the statement said.
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More than 90,000 flee Nevada wildfires
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated this weekend from the area of Reno, Nevada, and many others were under orders to leave on Sunday as a wildfire reached
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Technology
Mini human brains grown in labs could outperform AI, researchers say
Scientists at laboratories across the United States and Australia are growing miniature human brains from stem cells and training them to perform computing task.
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Hugging Face may be up for sale, valued at $13 billion: report
AI startup Hugging Face, which hosts open-source large language models and datasets, has been exploring a potential sale that could value the company at $13 billion or more, according to
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Nvidia in talks to invest in Perplexity in a funding round: report
Nvidia is in discussions to invest in Perplexity as part of an equity funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $30 billion, The Information recently reported.
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This website wants to make Bangladesh’s bribe economy visible
GhushSite is tracking what Bangladeshis say when they are asked to pay bribes.
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Sport
‘Entire world talking about Bangladesh's fast bowlers’
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi, the former Australia pacer and ex-Bangladesh fast-bowling coach breaks down the Tigers' newfound pace mettle, their push for Test
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If Palmer, Pedro, Rogers shine, 'others will follow', says Alonso after debut win
The Chelsea supporters happily dusted off their Cole Palmer song – something that was not heard much during that last campaign as he struggled with injury.
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Wrong Diego: Father’s medical tests used in Maradona's death trial
The older Maradona died in 2015, five years before the man considered one of football's greatest ever players.
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Dybala sets up three for Malen as Roma go top of Series A
Dutch international Donyell Malen was the hat-trick hero as Roma stormed to the top of Serie A with a 4-0 thrashing of Fiorentina on Monday.
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Liverpool must improve on 'unacceptable' season, says Van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk said Liverpool "need to show a reaction" from a bitterly disappointing season that cost Arne Slot his job as manager, but called for patience with new boss
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আলোচিত
বাংলাদেশের সঙ্গে যৌথভাবে জঙ্গিবাদ মোকাবিলায় আগ্রহী ভারত
নয়াদিল্লি, ২৪ আগস্ট – জাতিসংঘের নিরাপত্তা পরিষদের সাম্প্রতিক এক প্রতিবেদনে ভারতীয় উপমহাদেশে আল কায়েদার শাখা একিউআইএসের তৎপরতা বৃদ্ধির তথ্য প্রকাশের পর বাংলাদেশের সঙ্গে যৌথভাবে জঙ্গিবাদ মোকাবিলায় আগ্রহ প্রকাশ করেছে ভারত।
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অতীতের বিরোধী দলের মতো সহিংসতার রাজনীতি না করতে সম্পাদকদের আহ্বান
দেশকে স্থিতিশীল রাখতে অতীতের বিরোধী দলের মতো বর্তমান বিরোধী দল যেনো সহিংসতার রাজনীতি না করে সে আহবান জানিয়েছেন বিভিন্ন দৈনিক সংবাদপত্রের সম্পাদকরা। রাজধানীর মিন্টো রোডে বিরোধীদলীয় নেতার সঙ্গে সম্পা…
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বিরোধী দলকে সহিংস না হওয়ার পরামর্শ সংবাদপত্রের সম্পাদকদের
বিরোধী দল জামায়াতে ইসলামীকে গঠনমূলক বিরোধিতার ও আলোচনা করে জনগণের দাবি নিয়ে প্রয়োজনে রাজপথে থাকার পরামর্শ দিয়েছেন দৈনিক পত্রিকার সম্পাদকেরা।
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হাসিনার আমলে গ্যাস ও বিদ্যুৎখাতকে পঙ্গু করা হয়েছে : অবিলম্বে সংশোধন প্রয়োজন
বর্তমান সরকারের পররাষ্ট্রনীতি বিশেষ করে ভারতনীতি একমাত্র আওয়ামী লীগ ও আওয়ামী ঘরানা ছাড়া আর সকল মহলে দারুণভাবে প্রশংসিত হয়েছে। এটি...
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Politics
BNP govt ‘completely failed’ in first 180 days: NCP
National Citizen Party Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam yesterday said the BNP government had “completely failed” in its first 180 days in office, particularly in controlling commodity prices,
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Business
World Bank set to double LNG loan guarantee
Bangladesh is close to securing a crucial additional US$350-million World Bank loan guarantee to safeguard its LNG supplies against extreme global market volatility as declining domestic gas production deepens the
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Take borrower-wise and time-bound resolution plan, FID asks Janata
With around 70 per cent of loans going default, the state-run Janata Bank has now been asked to take a borrower-wise, time-bound resolution plan for every large account to recover
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Dhaka, Delhi discuss reactivating land ports, easing yarn imports
Bangladesh and India have discussed reopening closed border haats, making land ports fully operational and withdrawing the existing restriction on yarn import through land routes as part of efforts to
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Editorial
Human rights cannot expire in six months
A law meant to rebuild Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission should widen access to accountability, not make it depend on how quickly a victim reaches the commission. Human rights, accountability,
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The Rohingya cannot be left waiting for history to change
Nine years ago, Bangladesh opened its doors to the largest influx of Rohingya refugees amid one of the gravest episodes of ethnic persecution in recent history.
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Failure of repatriation affects Rohingyas, and increases pressure on Bangladesh
Myanmar recently said that more than 300,000 Rohingyas living in Bangladesh are former residents of Rakhine. At the same time, Naypyidaw has once again denied their identity as “Rohingya” and
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Clear the cataract surgery backlog
We are deeply concerned that around 10 lakh people in Bangladesh are currently waiting for cataract surgery because many, particularly a large population of rural women, cannot access this treatment,
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We need energy security, not just a fix for the current crisis
The global economy is facing an energy crisis due to supply disruptions amid the war in West Asia. Since energy, vital to economic security, has also become a key part
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Entertainment
‘Mon Pakhi’ brings Santal life and culture to the screen
A new film titled “Mon Pakhi”, centred on the lives, relationships, struggles and realities of the indigenous Santal community, is currently in production.
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Taneem Rahman Angshu’s ‘Limbo’ aims for the cosmos
Can Bangladesh make a space film? Taneem Rahman Angshu believes the bigger question is not whether it can be made, but whether there is a market ready for it. With
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Health
Probe committee formed over Habiganj journalist Rafiq’s death
Four-member panel asked to submit findings within three working days amid allegations of wrong treatment and negligence
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Pabna clinic OT closed after 12 post-surgery patients test positive for TB
Health authorities form probe committee to investigate infections at Al-Modina Lab and Hospital in Faridpur upazila
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Life style
Bangladeshi gowns for western weddings
Some workers meticulously attach various types of beads, stones, lace and jari to pristine white fabric. Others work by hand with needles and thread, while machinery also plays a role,
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Museum heists have turned more violent, with thieves hired on social media, Europol says
Art thieves in Europe are committing more violent robberies focusing on gold and jewels, and specialist gangs have been replaced by ad-hoc opportunists recruited through social media, Europol said on
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