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Presidential election: 11-party alliance picks Oli Ahmad as its candidate

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- party alliance, led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has chosen Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Chairman Col (retd) Oli Ahmad as its candidate for the presidential election. Opposition ... Read More


Bangladeshi national killed in BSF firing along Tripura border

Agartala, Aug. 9 -- A Bangladeshi national was killed in a shooting involving on-duty Border Security Force (BSF) personnel near Gate No. 47 along the India-Bangladesh border in the Maguruli area of K... Read More


Iran sets demands for reopening Strait of Hormuz as talks with Oman continue

Tehran, Aug. 9 -- Iran has laid out a series of demands for the United States to meet before Tehran will agree to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, raising the stakes in negotiations over the vital waterwa... Read More


Seat-sharing deal for Tripura ADC's VC poll is underway: BJP president

Agartala, Aug. 9 -- Tripura state BJP president Abhishek Debroy announced that talks with alliance partners regarding seat-sharing and contesting the upcoming Village Council (VC) elections in Tripura... Read More


CM Majhi urges Odisha's Gen-Z to stay vigilant, put Nation first

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 9 -- Warning Odisha's Gen-Z and youth against attempts by "invisible enemies" and external forces to mislead them through the misuse of social media and drug abuse, Chief Minister Mo... Read More


Bidadi project will be 'last nail in coffin' of Cong govt: Ashoka

Bengaluru, Aug. 9 -- Karnataka Leader of Opposition R Ashoka on Sunday said the proposed Bidadi Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township project would be the "last nail in the coffin" of the Congress gov... Read More


BNP collects two nomination forms for presidential election

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The ruling BNP on Sunday collected two nomination forms for the upcoming presidential election. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni c... Read More


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