The Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) and its allies have reportedly seized a junta office and a police station in the town of Mayawati near the border with Thailand

The US, UK, and France have destroyed 28 Houthi drones.The collision force downed Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) over Yemen's coast in the Red Sea early Saturday (March 9), the BBC reported

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The High Court today said primary and secondary schools across the country will remain shut throughout the month of Ramadan

Commerce Minister Ahsanul Islam Titu has reassured that there is an ample supply of sugar and emphasizes that the price of sugar will not increase. He made this statement this morning near Polytechnic Field, beside the East Colony Market of Dhaka North City Corporation

Like in previous years, Palestinian Muslims will be able to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan this year. Israel's Prime Minister's Office confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday

Three in four markets and shopping arcades in Dhaka city lack proper fire safety measures, according to a Fire Service and Civil Defence inspection report.

Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, accused Israel of starving Palestinians. At the same time, he called for restrictions against the country. "Israel has deliberately starved the Palestinian population of Gaza since October 8," Fakhri warned

Gawsia Twin Peak is a spectacular structure on Satmasjid Road in Dhanmondi. Renowned architect Mustapha Khalid Palash's firm Vistara Architects designed the building

A Facebook post by renowned architect Mustafa Khalid Palash about the 'Gausia Twin Peak' located on Satmasjid Road in Dhanmondi has created quite a stir on social media after the Bailey Road fire

Even today, people are mourning around the building after losing family members

Witnesses, shop owners, and others present a the scene share their ordeal with The Daily Star

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation Sheikh Fazle Noor Tapas visited the scene of the fire at Bailey Road in Dhaka.

There were no fire safety measures at the building on Bailey Road where a devastating fire last night left at least 46 people dead, Fire Service and Civil Defence Director General Brig Gen Md Main Uddin said today

Israel has killed more than 30,000 Palestinians, including nearly 13,000 children, in an all-out and indiscriminate assault on Gaza since October 7

Over 100 people including three policemen were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar upazila yesterday.

After the partial opening of Dhaka Elevated Expressway, traffic is moving from Uttara to Farmgate. Despite the increase in traffic and toll collection on the expressway in the last six months, investment firm FDEE says the revenue is still not satisfactory

Foreign minister hands over PM’s letter to Eileen Laubacher

These include Kachin, Rakhine and Mon states, and Sagaing and Bago regions

Drawing a parallel between Awami League’s win in 1970 and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) win in 2024, PTI said the announcement of forming a coalition government in Pakistan by PLM-N and PPP won’t bring good results for the country