Graft Allegation Against JU VC Leaked phone chats stir controversy

Two new leaked phone conversations between Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and a teacher have fuelled the rumour about the reported involvement of Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor

After the Saudi oil attacks, all options carry great risk

After this weekend's attacks on the world's largest oil processing plant, the questions are simple: Who did it, from where and what will the response be?

China's economy is getting worse. That makes a trade deal more likely

China's economic slowdown keeps getting worse. That could give the country incentive to repair its trading relationship with the United States and take more steps to stimulate its economy.

Restore normal life in Kashmir: top Indian court

India’s top court said on Monday the federal government should restore normal life in Kashmir as soon as possible, as a partial shutdown of the disputed region entered its 42nd day.

Saudi Arabia, Malaysia crackdown Thousands of Bangladeshi workers fear deportation

Thousands of undocumented Bangladeshi workers fear deportation from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Malaysia amid their on-going crackdown on illegal migrants.

Editors’ Council gets new committee

The Editors’ Council in a meeting on Sunday at The Daily Star Centre formed its new executive committee with The Daily Star editor and publisher Mahfuz Anam as the president and Bangladesh

Khaleda kept in jail to be killed: Fakhrul

BNP secretary-general Mirza Fakhru Islam Alamgir on Monday alleged that the government was keeping their party chairperson Khaleda Zia in jail to kill her in a planned way as part of political vengeance.

6 lakh Rohingyas in Myanmar at ‘serious risk of genocide’: UN

Rohingya Muslims remaining in Myanmar still face a ‘serious risk of genocide’, UN investigators said Monday, warning the repatriation of a million already driven from the country by the army

Trump: US 'locked and loaded depending on verification' of attack on Saudi oil field

President Donald Trump on Sunday evening tweeted that the US has "reason to believe that we know" who is responsible for an attack on a Saudi Arabian oil field and the country is "locked and

Hong Kong protests are growing smaller but more violent and ugly

Dozens of people were injured Sunday in another night of violence in Hong Kong, as the city marked its fifteenth consecutive weekend of anti-government protests.