No bar to run trial against Khaleda in Niko graft case
The High Court today cleared the lower court concerned to run trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Niko corruption case
PM mourns death of Natore-4 MP Abdul Kuddus
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Professor Abdul Kuddus, valiant freedom fighter, Natore district Awami League president and member of parliament from Natore-4 (Gurudaspur-Baraigram) constituency.
Imran Khan’s judicial remand extended till Sept 13 in cipher case
A special court, recently established to hear cases filed under the Official Secrets Act, extended the judicial remand of PTI Chairman Imran Khan till September 13 on Wednesday, his lawyer confirmed
No assemblies, processions on court premises, SC asks lawyers
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today asked the lawyers to strictly follow the High Court directives that in 2005 prohibited them from holding assemblies and bringing out processions on the court premises across the country
Hillary Clinton urges support for Prof Yunus
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton urged support for Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus in a social media post
Russia's Prigozhin buried quietly in hometown of St Petersburg
Overbearing in life but discreet in death, Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was buried quietly in a leafy cemetery on the outskirts of St Petersburg on Tuesday, six days after he was killed in an unexplained plane crash
Bangladesh
Foreign ministry official sent to jail in graft case
A Dhaka court yesterday sent Md Zakir Hossain, an administrative officer of the foreign ministry, to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over amassing Tk 15.88 crore illegally
Dhaka's air world’s most polluted for second consecutive day
Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality for the second consecutive day with an AQI of 176 at 8:58am today
Natore-4 MP Abdul Kuddus passes away
Abdul Kuddus, Awami League lawmaker of Natore-4 constituency, died at a hospital in Dhaka today. He was 77
Half-day road, waterways blockade in Rangamati today
Hill Women's Federation and the Chittagong Hill Tracts Women's Association will enforce a half-day road and waterway blockade in Rangamati today demanding the cancellation of bail to a rape convict
Over 40 lakh cases pending with courts
More than 40 lakh cases are now pending trial in different courts of the country
Gatco case: Charge framing hearing Sept 24
A Dhaka court yesterday set September 24 for hearing on charge framing against BNP Chairperson Khakeda Zia and 14 others in the Gatco graft case filed in 2007.
Contempt of court petition filed against 7 pro-BNP lawyers
A Supreme Court lawyer yesterday filed a contempt of court petition with the Appellate Division of the SC against seven pro-BNP lawyers for making “slanderous, derogatory and contemptuous” comments about two apex court judges.
Engineer beaten up, threatened by ‘ruling party men’
Kaliganj Nesco executive engineer was assaulted and threatened by a group of men who allegedly identified themselves as members of the ruling party and barged into his office in Lalmonirhat yesterday.
Asia
Suspects back in court over Singapore's swoop on major money laundering ring
Ten foreigners accused of involvement in a major money laundering operation in Singapore were set to appear in court on Wednesday, some facing new charges as the city-state seek to widen its net in one of its most high-profile crime cases
Lion escapes into heavy traffic in Karachi
An adult lion escaped from a private vehicle amidst heavy traffic in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Tuesday, causing panic for two hours before it was recaptured, police said
India bins China putting parts of its territory in map
India yesterday termed "absurd" China's claim over the Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern Himalayas and the Aksai Chin region in the western Himalayas as part of its territory
Imran’s graft conviction suspended
A Pakistani court yesterday suspended former prime minister Imran Khan’s recent conviction on corruption charges, his lawyer Naeem Panjutha said, but it will not lead to his release as a judge has ordered his detention in the cipher case.
Imran’s Toshakhana sentence suspended but detention to continue
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s three-year sentence in the Toshakhana case
Chinese county offers ‘cash reward’ for couples if bride is aged 25 or younger
A county in eastern China is offering couples a "reward" of 1,000 yuan if the bride is aged 25 or younger, the latest measure to incentivise young people to get married amid rising concern over a declining birth rate
Bombs kill two in Thailand: governor
A series of bomb attacks in Thailand's insurgency-hit far south killed two people and wounded four others, a senior local official told AFP on Tuesday
Toyota to halt operations at all Japan assembly plants due to system failure
Toyota Motor Corp will suspend operations at all of its assembly plants in Japan from Tuesday afternoon due to a malfunction with its production system, it said, likely bringing domestic output to a standstill for the world's top automaker
World
Russia will not probe Prigozhin plane crash under international rules
Russia has informed Brazil's aircraft investigation authority that it will not probe the crash of the Brazilian-made Embraer (EMBR3.SA) jet that killed mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin under international rules "at the moment", the Brazilian agency told Reuters on Tuesday
Gabon soldiers say election result cancelled, 'regime' ended
A dozen Gabonese soldiers appeared on television Wednesday announcing they were "putting an end to the current regime" and the cancellation of an election that, according to official results, President Ali Bongo Ondimba won
Canada detects first case of highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86
Canada has detected its first case of coronavirus infection from the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant of Omicron in a person in British Columbia who had not traveled outside the Pacific province, health officials said on Tuesday
RUSSIA’S INVASION / Ukraine’s children losing out on education: UN
Years of disrupted schooling have left Ukrainian children struggling to learn language, maths and reading skills in the wake of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion, the United Nations warned yesterday.
Taiwan warns of surge in tensions
Taiwan yesterday urged China to stop “military harassment” that risked damaging regional security after it said 24 Chinese warplanes were detected near the island.
West has failed to isolate Iran
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi said yesterday that the West had failed to isolate his country, while also holding out the prospect of resuming talks on reviving a nuclear deal.
Indian FM dismisses China’s territorial claims
India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar dismissed China’s claims on contested territory as “absurd”, saying yesterday the areas belonged to India.
Israeli PM thanks Saudi after emergency landing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday thanked authorities in Saudi Arabia -- with which his country has no formal ties -- for their “warm attitude” following an emergency aircraft landing in Jeddah.
News Multimedia
Putin's 'Bad Book' names had a tragic end
From Prigozhin through Politkovskaya, many people who got into Putin's "bad book" suffered terrible consequences. The strange death had to be accepted by many of them. Some of them who came close to death have survived
Teesta river overflowing
Heavy rainfall and an onrush of water from upstream of Teesta have flooded adjacent areas
Fishermen blame high fuel costs for high price of Hilsa
The hilsa season is currently at its peak. Hilsa is being sold in Barishal markets for Tk 1,500-1,600 per kg
Why dengue situation turned into a crisis
The dengue situation in the country has worsened. The month of August has already seen a record number of infections and deaths due to the outbreak
Mohammadabad: A 650-year-old city in Jhenaidah
Mohammadabad is an ancient city of the Sultanate period
Coastal Florida town battens down hatches as Hurricane Idalia looms
John Paul Nohelj has lived in Steinhatchee for two decades. For him, the northwest Florida town set among marshes and forests is paradise on Earth, and he won't leave -- despite being in the crosshairs of a churning hurricane
Part of flood control dyke collapses in Lalmonirhat
About 100m of the 300-metre earthen flood control embankment along the Teestahas collapsed in Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila due to strong currents in the river
Dengue Outbreak: Platelet kit crunch delaying treatment
Treatment of seriously ill dengue patients is being affected by an acute shortage of the kit needed to extract platelets from whole blood in a method that requires only a single donor.
CID asked to submit probe report by October 1
A Dhaka court yesterday asked Criminal Investigation Department to submit by October 1 the probe report in a case filed over the death of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash in November last year.
Idalia gains hurricane force
Storm Idalia strengthened into a hurricane yesterday as forecasters predicted it would intensify and become “extremely dangerous” before making landfall in the US state of Florida.
College girl stabbed ‘by stalkers’
A college girl was stabbed allegedly by her stalker in broad daylight in Noakhali’s Laxmipur town yesterday.
Honouring a stellar woman
To recognise special contributions of emerging, young and promising women from different walks of life, bti and The Daily Star jointly honoured Shamima Akhter of Unilever Bangladesh with the coveted Stellar Women title in the “corporate” category.
Thousands trafficked into online crime in SE Asia
Hundreds of thousands of people are being coerced in Southeast Asia by criminal gangs into carrying out online scams, often under the threat of torture, the United Nations said yesterday.
Air pollution in Bangladesh: Life expectancy rate cut by 6.8yrs
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan are, in order, the top four most polluted countries in terms of annualised, population-weighted averages of fine particulate matter, a study showed yesterday.
‘Settle possessions, shares in a month’
The High Court yesterday directed Dhaka North City Corporation and Borak Real Estate Ltd to settle their possessions and shares of a 28-storey building, constructed by the company on DNCC land in Banani in accordance with the principle of equity of law and agreement, within a month.
