Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
14 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
10 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
7 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
5 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
28 July 2026
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Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
13 July 2026
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Accidents and Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
5 July 2026
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Crime & Justice
Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
24 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Prof Noorunnahar Fyzennessa remembered
A memorial programme marking the 12th death anniversary of Dhaka University Professor Noorunnahar Fyzennessa, an educationist and women's rights activist, was held at the Daily Star-Bengal Arts Precinct yesterday.
2 April 2016
DU community protests felling of century old trees to build police quarters
Teachers and students of Dhaka University yesterday protested the government's plan to build a 22 storey residential building for the police force in the university's property.
2 April 2016
Cops foil Independence Day discussion where Fakhrul was made chief guest
Police foil an event of Agriculturists Association of Bangladesh where BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been made the chief guest.
2 April 2016
Unemployed nurses lay siege to directorate office
Unemployed nurses lay siege to the Directorate of Nursing Services at Agargaon in Dhaka since this morning protesting a circular seeking to recruit 3,616 senior nurses.
2 April 2016
Everyone not angels in Judiciary: CJ
Corruption prevails everywhere across the country and judiciary is nothing different, Chief Justice SK Sinha says.
2 April 2016
Don't ask where money came from, says Manila casino boss in heist probe
For Kim Wong, the Chinese casino owner in the Philippines entangled in one of the world's largest bank heists, there are two golden rules for dealing with wealthy punters: always demand to see their money, but never ask where it came from.
2 April 2016
Rab man killed in Uttara road crash
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) member is killed in a road accident in Dhaka’s Uttara area.
2 April 2016
Suranjit rips into EC over poll deaths
Ruling Awami League leader Suranjit Sengupta yesterday lambasted the Election Commission because of its "inaction"
1 April 2016
Naogaon govt pry schools limping for teacher shortage
Academic activities at a considerable number of government primary schools in Naogaon district are being seriously
1 April 2016
Two killed in clashes
Two elderly men were killed and 16 others injured in two separate incidents in Satkhira and Gopalganj yesterday.
1 April 2016
20 crude bombs found in Gazipur
Police recovered 23 bombs from a house in Bhogra area of Gazipur city and detained two people in this connection
1 April 2016
Two abducted Brac staff still traceless
The news came a day after she sat for her fourth-year final examinations, and since then she could not concentrate on her study.
1 April 2016
SCC to install CCTV cameras for crime control
To control the crime rate, Sylhet City Corporation will start installing close circuit cameras in major traffic points of the
1 April 2016
CJ wants to introduce evening court
Evening shifts will be introduced at courts if the government and lawyers agree to the plan for reducing the backlog of cases in the
1 April 2016
Jayanta president, Tapash GS of Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad
Jayanta Sen Dipu and Tapash Kumar Pal were elected president and general secretary respectively of Bangladesh Puja
1 April 2016
Necessity of Ctg city flyovers in question
Town planners have long been raising questions over the necessity of the additional flyovers in Chittagong city and
1 April 2016
Green energy contest held at IUB
The Electrical and Electronics Engineering department of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) organised a daylong
1 April 2016
Not for the Faint of Heart
After it was over I asked Mishal, my nephew, what he thought. “Not for the faint of heart,” he replied.
1 April 2016
Death anniversary
Today is the 30th death anniversary of Justice Syed Muhammad Hussain, said a press release.
1 April 2016
Youth held with arms in capital
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claimed to have arrested an arms trader with one pistol and three rounds of bullets in the capital's Agargaon
1 April 2016