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12-Party alliance urges government to announce election roadmap
Last Updated: January 15, 2026Leaders of the 12-party alliance have called on the government to immediately declare a specific election date and ensure a smooth transition of power to an elected government. Addressing a protest rally in front of the National Press Club today (9 January), Mostafa Jamal Hayder, chairman of the National Party and head of the alliance,...
Shakib and Litton left out as Bangladesh announce Champions Trophy squad
Last Updated: January 15, 2026Bangladesh unveiled their 15-member squad for the Champions Trophy on Sunday, with significant omissions grabbing the spotlight. Shakib Al Hasan, sidelined by his ongoing bowling ban, and Litton Das, struggling for form, were both left out. Shakib’s absence, compounded by Tamim Iqbal’s recent retirement, has forced the selectors to build the team without two of...
Tk 9,000cr unpaid bills: Power producers warn of supply disruption
Last Updated: January 15, 2026In a letter signed by BIPPA President David Hasanat, the association said the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) is obligated under power purchase agreements (PPA) to clear payments within 45 days. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. However, payments have been delayed for more than five months and the backlog...
Virus that threatened humanity opens the future
Last Updated: January 15, 2026Professor Sangmin Lee from POSTECH’s Department of Chemical Engineering, in collaboration with 2024 Nobel Chemistry Laureate Professor David Baker from the University of Washington, has developed an innovative therapeutic platform by mimicking the intricate structures of viruses using artificial intelligence (AI). Their pioneering research was published in Nature on December 18. Viruses are uniquely designed to encapsulate...
Jaiswal is out. The end of India’s hopes?
Last Updated: January 15, 2026Surely that’s it for India’s chances? There are Washington Sundar and a bunch of tailenders left. They’ve got more than 21 overs to survive, and the second new ball is only eight overs away. Too much for these last four batters to do, surely. The wicket of Jaiswal, though, is a little controversial. He loses...
Research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery, Research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery, Research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery
Last Updated: January 15, 2026A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease that afflicts about 1 million people and kills about 30,000 people around the world every year. The findings, reported in Nature Communications, also solve a decades-long scientific puzzle that’s prevented...
Stocks drop in thin year-end trade amid tax selling, profit taking
Last Updated: January 15, 2026The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), opens new tab fell 0.95%, the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab was down 1.33% and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab briefly was down 1.72%. “Investors had been saying, oh, I’ll take profits in the new year, and then I can wait to pay taxes on them until 2026; now some of them...
Adulterate Drug Chain all over the World
Last Updated: January 15, 2026Introduction The adulteration of drugs is a critical global issue affecting public health, safety, and the integrity of the healthcare system. This documentation aims to explore the various aspects of adulterated drugs including medicine, injections, blood products, and organs. Medicine Adulterated medicine refers to pharmaceutical products that contain inferior, harmful, or ineffective substances. These drugs...
Wall St finishes down after sell-off at end of strong holiday-shortened week
Last Updated: January 15, 2026Dec 27 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s holiday cheer ended abruptly on Friday, with all three main benchmarks closing lower in a broad-based sell-off affecting even tech and growth stocks that had driven markets higher through much of the shortened trading week. The decline ended the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s (.DJI), opens new tab five-session winning streak that...
Novartis must face claims it paid kickbacks to promote MS drug, US appeals court rules
Last Updated: January 15, 2026NEW YORK, Dec 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a whistleblower lawsuit accusing Swiss drugmaker Novartis (NOVN.S), opens new tab of paying illegal kickbacks to doctors to induce them to promote its blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said the whistleblower...
