1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (947+ words) Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait today after the US launched a wave of military strikes on Iran in response to attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. In the latest blow…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago  (691+ words) As strikes by the United States and Israel trigger Iranian retaliation, the ancient polity once known as Persia returns to centre stage, inviting a historical reckoning with a name that transcends centuries of empire, identity and global geopolitics. Yet, internally…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago  (270+ words) Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan yesterday said the government has already begun taking strict action against those falsely claiming to be freedom fighters and their heirs who fraudulently secured jobs under the freedom fighter quota. "The government has…...

6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (110+ words) The government has accorded the rank of state minister to Irene Khan, Bangladesh's permanent representative and ambassador to the United Nations. The Cabinet Division issued a gazette notification in this regard today. According to the notification, she will enjoy the…...

3+ hour, 50+ min ago  (333+ words) US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington would grant Kyiv "the right to make" prized Patriot air-defence systems to repel deadly Russian strikes, without providing a timeline for the pledge. Ukraine has been struggling to down Russian ballistic missiles…...

5+ hour, 9+ min ago  (308+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes How Mohammedan Sporting Club shaped Muslim identity in colonial Bengal Why Bangladesh is still failing to protect children from infectious diseases Why Bangladesh's…...

5+ hour, 46+ min ago  (291+ words) The government is considering amending the Press Council Act, 1974 to introduce minimum educational qualifications for journalists and a registration system similar to that of the Bar Council, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon said today. "The government does not…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago  (146+ words) The government has formed a cabinet committee headed by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury to review and finalise the draft of Visa Policy 2026. The Cabinet Division today issued a gazette notification regarding the formation of the committee. The home…...

5+ hour, 19+ min ago  (284+ words) Three lawmakers from Chattogram today expressed deep dissatisfaction in parliament over severe waterlogging in the port city, saying heavy rainfall had virtually submerged the city while a lack of coordination had compounded public suffering. Normal life had come to a…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago  (272+ words) Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan today said the government has already begun taking strict action against those falsely claiming to be freedom fighters and their heirs who fraudulently secured jobs under the freedom fighter quota. "The government has…...