3+ hour, 16+ min ago   (378+ words) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir yesterday said Bangladesh would hold talks with China and Myanmar in pursuit of a peaceful and sustainable resolution to the Rohingya crisis. “Only a political solution can end the prolonged displacement of the…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (207+ words) Nepal will have to rebuild around 20,000 houses in flood-ravaged areas, authorities said yesterday, as rescuers continued to search for workers trapped in tunnels linked to hydropower projects and thousands remain missing after last week’s catastrophe. “Our preliminary estimates are that…...

6+ hour, 11+ min ago   (823+ words) Israel said on Tuesday it was closing Britain's consulate in East Jerusalem in response to plans by the UK, France and Canada to block imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Britain will also no longer participate in a…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (263+ words) Since the political changeover in August 2024, Bangladesh has experienced significant political and social changes. Under the interim government, uncertainty remained over policy direction and the predictability of administrative procedures. It was certainly not an easy business environment for foreign companies....

6+ hour, 51+ min ago   (152+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) to check up on an army officer critically injured in a tank-firing accident during a field exercise in Hathazari, Chattogram. The prime minister visited the hospital in the afternoon…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (764+ words) Maritime trackers received new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The British navy-affiliated agency…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (216+ 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 What will…...

9+ hour, 6+ min ago   (247+ words) The government will facilitate US investors as they have committed to investing another $5 billion in Bangladesh over the next five years, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said yesterday. Speaking at the 30th anniversary celebration of the American Chamber of Commerce in…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (501+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin reached the Indian capital on Friday ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit set to be dominated by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as economic challenges. Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian were…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (201+ words) China will lead the creation of an "open-source zone for artificial intelligence" for BRICS countries, President Xi Jinping said Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi. Chinese AI companies produce world-leading open-source AI models -- whose underlying…...