22+ hour, 30+ min ago  (348+ words) Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for playing the determined mother of disabled artist Christy Brown in the 1989 ​film "My Left Foot", has died at the age of 81 after ‌a period of ill health, her agent…...

21+ hour, 18+ min ago  (224+ words) A 39-year-old Bangladeshi national has been extradited from Brazil to the United States to face trial for allegedly operating a transnational network that smuggled Bangladeshi nationals into the US. Saifullah Al-Mamun appeared before a federal court in Texas on Monday…...

16+ hour, 34+ min ago  (213+ words) Four female madrasa students drowned after being swept away by a strong current while bathing in Kakon river in Narsingdi's Raipura upazila today. Two other children are receiving treatment at Raipura Upazila Health Complex, said police. The incident occurred around…...

17+ hour, 2+ min ago  (505+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Football as freedom: From colonial Bengal to Bangladesh How Dhaka lost its green and water: Revisiting the first master plan of the city…...

21+ hour, 3+ min ago  (769+ words) Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” to playing Holly Hunter’s husband in “The Piano”, has died. He was 78. In 2023, Neill disclosed he had…...

17+ hour, 20+ min ago  (168+ words) Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council today demanded the immediate release of Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, the president of a temple who was arrested over the construction of a Ram idol in Gaibandha's Palashbari upazila. They also…...

20+ hour, 21+ min ago  (175+ words) With the local government elections approaching, the Election Commission (EC) has said it will publish the draft list of polling centres on August 10 and the final list on August 27. The EC issued a letter in this regard today. According to…...

18+ hour, 18+ min ago  (553+ words) The United States announced on Wednesday a new tariff on various imports from Brazil, following a year-long investigation into the Latin American giant’s trade and other policies. The 25 percent tariff is set to take effect on July 22, as the Trump…...

23+ hour, 3+ min ago  (1753+ words) The Mro village in Fatra Para, tucked into the hills of Bandarban’s Alikadam upazila less than a kilometre from the Myanmar border, had shut down for the night. Houses were dark and their doors closed. The only sounds came from…...

18+ hour, 35+ min ago  (629+ words) There are rooftops draped in blue and white and murals of Lionel Messi everywhere -- but this is not Argentina, it is Bangladesh where football-crazy fans are again celebrating their unique bond with the South American giants. The craze for Argentina…...