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Severe weather affects over 380,000 people in Philippines

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- More than 380,000 people across eight regions of the Philippines have been affected by severe weather caused by the enhanced southwest monsoon and tropical cyclones, according to offi... Read More


Daily Star journalist awarded EJN Reporting Fellowship

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Md Asaduz Zaman, a staff reporter at The Daily Star, has been selected for the 2026 Reporting Fellowship on Climate Change and the Private Sector in Bangladesh, organised by the Earth... Read More


Border residents in Panchagarh detain Indian national in 'retaliation' for alleged abduction of Bangladeshi man by BSF

Panchagarh, Aug. 9 -- Border residents in Panchagarh detained an Indian national on Saturday in what they said was a retaliatory act following the alleged abduction of a 78-year-old Bangladeshi man by... Read More


Kushtia Polytechnic student dies of electrocution at friend's wedding

Kushtia, Aug. 9 -- A student of Kushtia Polytechnic Institute died after slipping and coming into contact with an electrified gate while washing his hands at a wedding reception in the district on Sat... Read More


Biman aircraft's repair work commences at Rome airport: State Minister for Civil Aviation

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Engineers have started repair work on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft grounded at Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) in Italy due to a technical problem. Embassy officials are also ma... Read More


Global scholars to gather at Oxford for ROGE on Aug 10-11

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Academics, researchers, business leaders and professionals from across the world will gather at the University of Oxford on August 10-11 for the 15th International Conference on Restr... Read More


Committee formed over Sylhet bus crash that killed 9

Sylhet, Aug. 9 -- The district administration has formed a five-member committee to investigate Friday's head-on collision between two buses on the Sylhet-Dhaka highway in Osmaninagar that left nine p... Read More


8 killed in suspected Boko Haram raid in Cameroon

YAOUNDE, Aug. 9 -- Suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at least eight people and injured one in an overnight attack on Kangaleri village in the Mayo-Sava division of Cameroon's Far North region, loca... Read More


5.59 lakh Indian bidis seized in Chapainawabganj

Chapainawabganj, Aug. 9 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 5.59 lakh Indian bidis and an engine-powered boat in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj early Sunday. However, no one was arrested i... Read More


Fire at Netrokona's Borobazar came under control after 90mins; firefighters injured

Netrokona, Aug. 8 -- A devastating fire in the busy Borobazar commercial area of Netrokona town destroyed five business establishments and three houses on Friday night, before 8 Fire Service units bro... Read More