2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (599+ words) South Africa faces nationwide anti-immigrant marches after hardline citizen-led groups ordered undocumented foreigners to leave the country by Tuesday. The unrest has already killed at least four people, with thousands of African migrants fleeing home or huddling in makeshift camps…...

7+ hour, 33+ min ago  (425+ words) Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday called for visible progress in the trials over enforced disappearances, killings, and other alleged atrocities committed during what he described as "the country's fascist rule." Speaking during the general discussion on the…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago  (441+ words) Hong Myung-bo resigned as head coach of South'Korea'on Sunday following the country's group-stage exit from the World Cup. Hong made the announcement at the team's training camp in Guadalajara after results on Saturday meant the'Koreans would not advance to the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (376+ words) The government, for the first time in Bangladesh, has announced tax rates for five years to provide businesses with greater policy certainty and help create jobs, said Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister's adviser on planning and economic affairs....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (637+ words) The Election Commission (EC) today said it was gearing up preparations to conduct local government elections, targeting October as the possible timeline, starting with the union parishad polls. Following a meeting on the EC's local poll preparation, the constitutional body…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (642+ words) Cape Verde have captured the imagination and secured a World Cup showdown with Lionel Messi's Argentina, but they are just part of a success story for African football as the group stages come to a close. A record 10 African nations…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1030+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Why technological progress isn't making us freer Human civilisation is the story of transcending the limits that the activities of life face. Through…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (321+ words) Losing a job does not only affect a person's income. For many, it also chips away at confidence, purpose and hope. While unemployment is often measured in numbers and economic reports, its emotional cost receives far less attention. Yet behind…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (302+ words) Bangladesh will take on Zimbabwe in a one-off Test at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday (1: 30pm, Bangladesh time), heading into the contest on the back of an impressive run in the red-ball format, having whitewashed both Ireland and Pakistan in…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (356+ words) South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history -- an astonishing turnaround after a dismal opening defeat. The Bafana Bafana, playing at the tournament for the first time…...