The Daily Star

A general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed in Syria yesterday during fighting between Syrian government forces and jihadists, an Iranian news agency reported.

A Bangladeshi fisherman sustained injuries after being shot by the Myanmar Navy while fishing near Saint Martin's Island in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, said BGB yesterday.

Parlo, a revolutionary new mobile app designed to make the journey to conversational English easy and enjoyable, was formally launched in Bangladesh yesterday (November 23, 2024) at the Lakeshore Hotel.

A small goby fish spotted near a coral in the Bay of Bengal. Gobiidae, or gobies, is one of the largest fish families with over 2,000 species.

Liquid waste from chemical and dyeing factories being discharged into the Buriganga in the capital's Shyampur area. Several fish species in the river have all but disappeared.

Mindless dumping of waste materials by Jamalpur's Sarishabari Municipality has been polluting two important rivers and different local water bodies for over three decades.

The Supreme Court yesterday formally proposed the formation of a Judicial Appointment Council led by the chief justice through an ordinance to select judges for recruitment to both divisions of the apex court.

The government will announce the date of the national election immediately after completing the reforms, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, environment, forest, and climate change adviser, reiterated yesterday.

The army has said efforts are ongoing to identify those who are instigating violence through social media.

An unruly mob of over a hundred once again attacked the Doja Pirer Darbar, also known as Murshidpur Darbar Sharif, in Sherpur Sadar upazila, yesterday.