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Jordan Intercepts Iranian Missiles Following Joint U.S. and Saudi Strikes in Iraq
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Jordan Intercepts Iranian Missiles Following Joint U.S. and Saudi Strikes in Iraq

Jordanian air defenses shot down five Iranian ballistic missiles following joint U.S. and Saudi air operations against militia positions in Iraq. The renewed clashes disrupt a short-lived pause in hostilities, putting global energy transit through the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea at further risk.

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Kafrul Swechchhasebak Dal leader hired hitmen to kill Jubo Dal rival: DB

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BB issues guidelines to link local banks with foreign payment providers
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BB issues guidelines to link local banks with foreign payment providers

Bangladesh Bank has introduced a bank-intermediated framework to link local banks with foreign payment providers, modernising the payment ecosystem, boosting digital financial inclusion, and supporting the growing trade in services.

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High risk little readiness

Dhaka has long expanded faster than it has planned. Wetlands have been filled, low-lying areas built over, and high-rises have been raised that may not withstand a major earthquake. In the final instalment of a six-part series, Star examines whether Bangladesh is ready to face a major quake despite years of studies, investments, and preparedness efforts. 

Madhupur pineapple prices crash as rain, flood dampen demand
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Madhupur pineapple prices crash as rain, flood dampen demand

Pineapple farmers in Tangail’s Madhupur upazila are selling this season’s harvest at a loss, as prices for the GI-certified fruit have collapsed at the peak of the season.

Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury and the idea of Bangladesh
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Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury and the idea of Bangladesh

This 22nd of July marked the birth centenary of my father, Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury. I harbour no illusions that he would have lived this long in the normal course of events, however. The men on my father’s side of the family tend to be notoriously short-lived; his father died when he was nine, both his brothers passed away in their fifties, and even my only brother, his older son, left us when he was 47. But my father did not die a natural death. He was abducted on 14 December 1971, just two days before his country’s victory in one of the bloodiest liberation wars of the twentieth century, and tortured, bayoneted and shot to death in the early hours of 15 December, along with many other pre-eminent intellectuals of the land.

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Gazi Nazrul’s case raises bigger questions for parliament

The controversy surrounding Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam poses two questions that must not be confused. Can Jamaat-e-Islami, by expelling him, make his parliamentary seat vacant? And can parliament ignore any serious misconduct merely because no express ground for disqualification has yet arisen? Under the law, the first answer is no. In a credible democracy, the second must also be no.

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Chattogram's listed 'top criminal' David Emon arrested in Jashore

Law enforcers have arrested Mobarak Hossain alias David Emon, a listed "top criminal" in Chattogram.

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How violence against women is normalised in Bangladesh's chars

On the shifting sandbanks of Bangladesh’s Jamuna River, life is lived on the edge—geographically, economically, and socially. These river islands, known as chars, appear and disappear with the rhythm of the monsoon. Entire communities are built, eroded, and rebuilt again, often many times within a single lifetime. For those who live here, instability is not an exception but a condition of existence. Yet beneath the visible cycles of flood and displacement lies another, less visible crisis—one that is deeply embedded in everyday life and rarely addressed: violence against women.

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25th The Daily Star Prime Bank O&A Level Awards 2026

A total of 2,545 students were recognised at the 25th The Daily Star-Prime Bank O and A Level Awards, themed “Saluting the Nation Builders of Tomorrow” on July 25, 2026 at at Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center, Purbachal.

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Who writes the history of the July Uprising?

Every mass uprising has two histories. One is written in the language of power; the other is preserved in the memories of the people who lived it. The first is established quickly, as states, governments, or newly empowered political actors construct a narrative that legitimises their authority. The second emerges more gradually—from eyewitness accounts, organisational records, news reports, and the lived experiences of those who occupied the streets. For that reason, the struggle that follows a popular uprising is never confined to control of the state. It is also a struggle over political memory. Those who seek to consolidate power often attempt to monopolise that memory, reducing a complex collective experience to a single official story.

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Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury and the idea of Bangladesh

This 22nd of July marked the birth centenary of my father, Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury. I harbour no illusions that he would have lived this long in the normal course of events, however. The men on my father’s side of the family tend to be notoriously short-lived; his father died when he was nine, both his brothers passed away in their fifties, and even my only brother, his older son, left us when he was 47. But my father did not die a natural death. He was abducted on 14 December 1971, just two days before his country’s victory in one of the bloodiest liberation wars of the twentieth century, and tortured, bayoneted and shot to death in the early hours of 15 December, along with many other pre-eminent intellectuals of the land.

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Our digital evidence framework must evolve with AI

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Iran says no current negotiations with US

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Citizens have already answered the ‘amendment or reform’ question

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Bengal's forgotten slave trade: Portuguese, Arakanese and Dutch trafficking networks

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Chattogram's listed 'top criminal' David Emon arrested in Jashore

Law enforcers have arrested Mobarak Hossain alias David Emon, a listed "top criminal" in Chattogram.

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Tigers and the empire: A history of hunting, power and resistance

“When a man wants to murder a tiger, he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him, he calls it ferocity.”

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Reports of Tk 120cr VAT evasion by Transcom unsubstantiated

Reports claiming Transcom Group evaded Tk 120 crore in VAT remain unverified as NBR continues its regulatory review without issuing any official demand notice.