Eid-ul-Azha on June 17
The second-largest religious festival of Muslims, Eid-ul-Azha, is set to be celebrated on June 17 (Monday) as the crescent moon of the Zilhaj month was sighted in Bangladesh today
2 held in Pabna over abduction of expat in Libya
Two people were arrested last night in Dhaka and Chandpur in connection with a case filed over an expatriate worker of Pabna being held captive for ransom and tortured in Libya
Onion price jumps by Tk 10 in a week
The price of the kitchen staple went up by Tk 20 per kg since last month
BCL man killed in B'baria: Case filed against 16
A case has been filed against 16 people, including district Chhatra League vice president, in connection with the murder of a BCL activist Ashrafur Rahman Ijaz on Wednesday
3 teens rescued in Benapole while being trafficked to India
Police rescued three teenagers from being trafficked to India this morning in Benapole
Six-Point Movement was ‘turning point’ in independence struggle: Quader
Describing the six-point movement a turning point, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said today that those who do not acknowledge it do not believe in the independence of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
President to go to Pabna on Sunday
President Mohammed Shahabuddin will go to his hometown Pabna on Sunday on a four-day visit to attend several programmes, including holding view exchange meetings with local business leaders, government officials and elected representatives
MP Azim murder: Jhenidah AL leader picked up for questioning
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police picked up a Jhenidah Awami League leader for questioning in connection with the murder of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar
Black money whitening scope to promote graft: Jamiruddin Sircar
BNP senior leader Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar today said keeping the provision to legalise black money in the proposed budget amounts to “promoting corruption”
PM defends budgetary proposal for whitening black money
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today supported the budgetary provision for legalising black money saying that it should be brought to the legal network first
15 hurt in AL factional clash in Ctg
At least 15 people were injured in a clash between two groups of Awami League in Chattogram’s Anwara upazila today
Woman found dead at home
An elderly woman was found dead at her home in Birganj upazila, Dinajpur, yesterday..Police recovered the body of Rezina Begum, 75, wife of Md Shabdul Islam of Dhangaon village. Her throat had been slit..Md Moinul Islam, inspector (investigation) of Birganj Police Station, said they
Italian envoy vows to make migration from Bangladesh 'safer, orderly'
Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Ambassador Antonio Alessandro has said visa applications accompanied by fake documents and illegal practices like paying hefty amounts of money to middlemen are among the reasons that create problems in making smooth migration from Bangladesh to Italy
Two-day int’l judicial conference starts in Dhaka
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan along with Nepal’s Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha and Bhutan High Court’s Justice Lobzang Rinzin Yargay today paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, placing wreaths at his grave in Tungipara upazila, Gopalganj
Asia
Modi to take oath as India PM on Sunday
Narendra Modi will take oath as India's Prime Minister for the third successive term on June 9 at 6:00pm
Modi's alliance unanimously elects him to lead as India's PM for third term
India's Narendra Modi was formally elected today by lawmakers of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to be prime minister for a historic third consecutive term, as the world's most populous nation returns to government by coalition
Modi thanks coalition MPs for unanimous support as leader
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked a meeting of allied lawmakers on Friday for giving him unanimous support to lead their coalition, giving him a majority to govern in the next parliament.
Rahul Gandhi gets bail in defamation case
India's Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has secured bail in a defamation case filed by BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party)
Modi to present coalition deal to president
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to present a coalition agreement to the president on Friday, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on allies to keep him in power
POST-POLLS SURVEY / Modi factor seems to have stagnated over a decade
Ever since the rise of Narendra Modi on the national scene in 2014, his leadership has attracted voters to the BJP on a considerable scale.
China accuses US of interfering after Tiananmen comments
China yesterday lashed out at the United States after Washington’s top diplomat Antony Blinken vowed never to forget the crackdown in Tiananmen Square 35 years ago.
Manipur rejects BJP after year-long ethnic clashes
India’s main opposition Congress party bagged both parliamentary seats in strife-torn Manipur in the general election as the north-eastern state voted out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party and its ally after year-long ethnic clashes.
World
UN chief 'strongly condemns' Myanmar military attacks on civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres said Thursday he "strongly condemns" recent attacks by Myanmar's military that reportedly killed scores of civilians in western Rakhine state and northern Sagain region in recent days
Will internal politics sway Modi’s Pakistan policy?
As Modi prepares for a third term in office — albeit with a significantly reduced majority — the dynamics of his coalition government and a shifting domestic landscape may force him to recalibrate his approach to relations with Pakistan
ECB makes first rate cut since 2019 but sees ‘bumpy road’
The European Central Bank cut interest rates for the first time since 2019 on Thursday as eurozone inflation gradually eases, but president Christine Lagarde said the path ahead was unclear and warned of a “bumpy road”.
Gaza refugees stuck in limbo in Egypt
Every time a plane flies overhead, Mohanad al-Sindawy shudders. It takes him a moment to remember he isn’t in Gaza anymore and that no one is bombing the Egyptian capital.
US trade gap widens to largest in 18 months
The US trade deficit expanded slightly less than analysts expected in April, to the widest since late 2022, as imports rose more quickly than exports, according to government data released Thursday.
Eid-ul-Azha in Saudi Arabia on June 16
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent, signalling the beginning of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijjah, one of the holiest months in the Islamic calendar, reports Al Arabiya
UNICEF finds 90pc of Gazan children lack food needed for proper growth
UNICEF said on Thursday that nine out of 10 children in Gaza could not eat nutrients from enough food groups to ensure their healthy growth and development
Red Sea, Arabian Sea: Houthis attack three ships
Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said they had launched attacks on three ships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea - though shipping giant Maersk MAERSKb.CO dismissed the militants’ report that the targets included one of its vessels.
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What's the new crawling peg method to determine value of the dollar?
The crawling peg is a system of exchange rate adjustments in which a currency with a fixed exchange rate is allowed to fluctuate within a band of rates
What's the budget? Why is it important for you to know the budget?
In today's Star Explains, we will know why and how the national budget affects the life of every person in the country
Businessman shot for not paying up extortion in Narsingdi
Find out more on today's Newsbytes
Graft allegations: Benazir unlikely to appear before ACC on June 6
As no response came from former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed’s side to the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) summons, it is unlikely that he would appear before it, said sources
Woman dies in police custody in Jashore, family alleges torture
A woman died in police custody in Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila yesterday morning, hours after she was picked up from her residence
Upazila Polls: 4th phase sees lowest turnout
The overall turnout in the fourth phase of the upazila polls on Wednesday was 34.77 percent -- the lowest since the 2009 elections.
A bridge without approach road
A 96-meter-long bridge over the Fatika canal in Jamalpur’s Islampur remains unused over a year since its inauguration due to the absence of an approach road.
1 in 4 under age 5 face ‘severe’ food poverty: UN
More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in “severe” food poverty, Unicef has warned -- meaning more than 180 million are at risk of experiencing adverse impacts on their growth and development.
Gaza refugees stuck in limbo in Egypt
Every time a plane flies overhead, Mohanad al-Sindawy shudders. It takes him a moment to remember he isn’t in Gaza anymore and that no one is bombing the Egyptian capital.
Benazir’s immovable properties: Court appoints administrators to look after them
A Dhaka court yesterday appointed administrators to look after some of the immovable properties of Benazir Ahmed and his family members.
DU students protest quota restoration
A human chain took place at Dhaka University yesterday, protesting the High Court’s decision to retain a 56 percent quota in government jobs, including a 30 percent freedom fighter quota. Former activists of Chhatra Odikhar Parishad and 2018 Quota Reformation Movement leaders criticised the decision as discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Hasina to attend Modi’s swearing-in ceremony
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave for New Delhi tomorrow to attend her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony at his invitation.
Energy sector overlooked: experts
They blame govt for focusing on imported solutions rather than own resources
Jashore post-polls violence: Injured man dies at Dhaka hospital
A man, who was injured in a post-election clash between supporters of two chairman candidates for Jashore’s Sadar upazila Parishad election yesterday, died at a hospital in Dhaka today
Political parties react to proposed budget
After Finance Minister AH Mahmood Ali presented the proposed FY25 budget in the parliament today, political parties were divided on the subject, some terming it “practical”, while others calling it “unrealistic”, and “a new plan for looting”
