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India launches strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad vows 'retaliation'

New Delhi claims hitting 9 'terrorist sites'; Islamabad says civilians hit, claims downing 5 Indian jets; at least 8 killed in both India and Pakistan; UN, US, China sound alarm

8h ago

Bamni river in Companiganj / Residents demand urgent steps to check river erosion

"Once I had three acres of cropland. All of it, including my homestead, has been lost to the river's womb"

3d ago

BCL leader arrested over assault of journos in Bogura

The arrestee was sent to jail after being produced in court today

3d ago

Farmer electrocuted while irrigating field in Panchagarh

An unnatural death case has been filed over the incident

3d ago

Breathing life into bamboo: The flute makers of Sreemoddi

one-third of all flutes produced in Bangladesh originate from this village

4d ago

May Day: Remembering a bloody history

Find out more about the history behind the significance of this day in today's Star Explains

5d ago

US calls on India and Pakistan to 'de-escalate'

India blames Pakistan for the gun attack that killed 26 people on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving his military "complete operational freedom"

5d ago

South Korean ex-leader Yoon indicted for abuse of power: prosecutors

The new indictment comes as Yoon stands trial for orchestrating an insurrection with his December 3 martial law attempt, which sought to suspend civilian rule in democratic South Korea

6d ago

Ansar Uddin Khan appointed coordinator of ICT probe agency

The Ministry of Public Administration confirmed the appointment in an official gazette issued today

6d ago

Heavy ashfall affects thousands in Philippine province of Sorsogon as Mount Bulusan erupts

Following the eruption, Phivolcs raised the volcano’s status from alert level 0 (normal) to alert level 1 (low-level unrest), warning of the possibility of further phreatic eruptions

1w ago

Why rape happens

Sexual desire or show of power?

1w ago

Pak gunmen kill two cops guarding polio vaccinators

Gunmen killed two Pakistani police officers guarding polio vaccinators in the turbulent southwestern province of Balochistan, officials said yesterday, the second attack since the launch of a nationwide inoculation drive this week.

1w ago

Pope Francis's coffin arrives in Saint Peter's Basilica to lie in state

Pilgrims flock to pay tribute to pope lying in state

1w ago

6-year-old abducted, tortured, forced to beg

Police rescue him after 6 months, boy now undergoing treatment

2w ago

4 accused of sexually assaulting 8th-grader in Netrokona

The victim has been admitted to a local hospital for treatment

2w ago

Fire at Netrokona substation leaves jail without power for over 7 hours

Power was restored to the facility at 5:00am today

2w ago

Meghna Alam's bank account details sought by BFIU

The model was shown arrested in an extortion case filed at Dhanmondi Police Station

2w ago

Section 144 imposed in Shariatpur's Naria over tension between BNP factions

Tension was due to allegations of illegal sand extraction

2w ago