A direct line to the MP

12 July 2026, 00:00 AM Politics
Worried that severe erosion by the Jhenai river could swallow more land in Tartia village, Khandaker Akhtaruzzaman recently used a newly installed phone booth to seek help from his lawmaker.
Revisiting the political legacy of Zohra Tajuddin
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM Politics
Syeda Zohra Tajuddin was a remarkable political figure whose contributions extended far beyond being the wife of Bangladesh’s first prime minister, Tajuddin Ahmad.
PM's China visit yielded 'zero achievements': Nahid
11 July 2026, 20:14 PM Politics
Shafiqur says they are being pressured to drop referendum demand
CID attaches Tk 33cr in assets of BSB Global Networks owner Khairul Bashar Bahar
3 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice
Investigators say he collected crores by promising quick and low-cost admission to foreign institutions
7 remanded over alleged extremist network disguised as martial arts group
5 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice
Police say they are probing the objectives, membership and operations of “Fatah Combat System”
Man sent to jail over rape
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM Crime & Justice
Railway engineer stabbed to death in Mohakhali
11 July 2026, 21:35 PM Crime & Justice
College student strangled in Khilgaon; husband arrested
11 July 2026, 16:14 PM Crime & Justice
Truck-easybike collision leaves 2 dead, 3 injured in Khulna
7 July 2026, 18:35 PM
Truck driver flees the scene after crash
Schoolgirl killed as truck ploughs into home
7 July 2026, 00:00 AM
A schoolgirl was killed and her younger sister injured after a stone-laden truck ploughed into their roadside house in Narail’s Lohagara upazila yesterday.
Fire at 14-storey residential building in Dhaka's Mirpur doused
6 July 2026, 22:14 PM
Six firefighting units went to the scene to douse the blaze in basement of government quarter building
6 fishermen missing after trawler sinks in Bay of Bengal
6 July 2026, 21:36 PM
Rough weather sinks fishing trawler, 5 of the 11 fishermen on board rescued
Two schoolgirls drown in roadside canal in Kurigram
6 July 2026, 13:54 PM
Victims reportedly went to bathe in a canal near their homes
Protect lives, speed up relief: PM tells field administration
7 hour(s) ago Monsoon Misery
Special attention ordered for women, children, elderly people, persons with disabilities and pregnant women
6-month deadline set to stop illegal waste discharge into Gulshan Lake
7 hour(s) ago Monsoon Misery
PM Tarique Rahman directs coordinated action to restore Dhaka’s lakes and modernise the capital’s sewage system

No plan to sell Teletalk: Telecom minister

Star Online Report
4 hour(s) ago Tech & Startup
Shift / How to keep your motorcycle safe from rain
4 hour(s) ago Tech & Startup
While motorcycles are built to withstand rain, prolonged exposure to floodwater, mud, and moisture can damage vital components. However, a few preventive maintenance habits can avoid costly repairs and keep journeys safer.
2027 will be the worst memory supply shortage in history: SK Hynix CEO
Tech & Startup Desk
4 hour(s) ago Tech & Startup
The global memory chip industry is heading for its most severe supply shortage in 2027, according to SK Hynix Chief Executive Kwak Noh-jung.

Iran, US trade more strikes as fighting escalates

4 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran
Strait of Hormuz to be closed, Iran says
Former Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies
12 July 2026, 11:26 AM World
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013, before abdicating to his son Sheikh Tamim, the current leader of the gas-rich Gulf country.
US strikes Iran, Tehran says Hormuz closed, Gulf states hit
12 July 2026, 09:38 AM US-Israel war on Iran
A series of attacks between the US and Iran over the past several days led President Donald Trump to declare the end of a ceasefire meant to halt the fighting that the US and Israel began on February 28, though Trump has left the door open to continued negotiations.