13+ hour, 52+ min ago   (106+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes New rights laws / New rights laws: Those who control evidence eventually control accountability Bangladesh's education crisis: The future has already begun Bengal and…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (412+ words) Voters across the Philippines' autonomous Muslim region began casting ballots for their first elected parliament Monday morning, hours after gun violence left at least three people dead outside a polling station. The polls are the culmination of an on-off peace…...

18+ hour, 3+ min ago   (416+ words) US President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on Saturday, where he will meet Ireland's leaders before attending a golf tournament at one of his resorts, a detour from his recent focus on the Iran war and his party's effort to…...

17+ hour, 26+ min ago   (320+ words) The presidents of Russia and Iran were in India for talks yesterday ahead of a BRICS summit that will bring together leaders including China’s Xi Jinping, with wars, trade and energy expected to dominate the agenda. “The world today is…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago   (585+ words) The European Central Bank raised interest rates Thursday for the second time this year as renewed Middle East fighting fans fears of higher inflation, and opened the door for further hikes. As widely anticipated, the central bank for the 21 eurozone…...

16+ hour, 57+ min ago   (728+ words) Japanese motorcycle brands tightened their grip on Bangladesh’s two-wheeler market in 2025, capturing the bulk of new demand as consumers increasingly favoured reliability, fuel efficiency and long-term value over lower upfront prices. Suzuki, Yamaha and Honda together accounted for 58 percent of…...

20+ hour, 44+ min ago   (448+ words) Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The British navy-affiliated agency…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (142+ words) OpenAI will not go public in 2026, chief executive Sam Altman has said, citing safety concerns surrounding increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems. In a Fortune interview reported on September 12, Altman described the present moment as “ill-advised” for a stock market listing....

22+ hour, 40+ min ago   (219+ words) A narrow waterway at the mouth of Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti has provided an escape route for a sizeable chunk of the Middle East’s oil. That lifeline is now looking increasingly shaky. For weeks, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels…...

22+ hour, 56+ min ago   (201+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes What Bangladesh should ask before joining the Makkah Pact What we can learn from other countries to tackle our NPL crisis BRICS at…...