Police propose crime crackdown in 3 phases
26 September 2026
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Crime & Justice
Charge passengers extra, risk losing route permits, Rabiul warns bus operators
22 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
New Pay Scale: Basic pay rise to cost Tk 37,372cr
21 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
DUCSU's Tk 40 crore project: Where is the money coming from?
22 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Tk 20 fuel price hike: How much will it affect ordinary people?
22 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Why is power generation at Rooppur nuclear plant uncertain?
22 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Will buying fuel at high prices amid the war really ease the crisis?
21 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
36 missing children found dead in eight months: Why are they being targeted?
21 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
What politics lies behind recognition and distortion of history?
20 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
New pay scale: When will govt employees get the increased salaries?
20 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Covid-19 vaccine: Answering your questions
The vaccination program is in full swing in Bangladesh. Dr Tasneem Jara, a doctor at England's National Health Service (NHS) and postgraduate student of evidence-based medicine at University of Oxford, answers some of our frequently asked questions.
8 March 2021
Visually impaired students making jute handicrafts
Visually impaired students of Lalmonirhat are deftly crafting jute products. They are earning money from making handicrafts while continuing their studies.
6 March 2021
Artworks at DU library: Masterpieces left to decay
Four important examples of the country’s modern art -- a sculpture by Novera Ahmed and three murals by Hamidur Rahman -- have been decaying on the walls of Dhaka University Central Library.
1 March 2021
Prince of Dhaka
The beloved horse of Dhaka’s Gulbagh
27 February 2021
A&E Talk with Elita: Hamin Ahmed
Hamin Ahmed is the member of the legendary band Miles and is also a composer, guitarist, bassist and singer.
25 February 2021
Reminiscing old conversations with noted columnist Syed Abul Maksud
Columnist and researcher Syed Abul Maksud was a unique example of honesty on all fronts.
24 February 2021
A&E Talk with Elita: Foad Nasser Babu
Foad Nasser Babu, a living legend -- a musician who has seen it all in the last four decades and more where the music industry of Bangladesh is concerned.
23 February 2021
The last of the Kharia speakers
Since her husband Abrahm Soreng died two years ago, 70-year-old Veronica Kerketa doesn’t get the chance to talk in her mother tongue at home. None of her children or grandchildren speak the Kharia language.
20 February 2021
Building topples over in Keraniganj
A three-storey building built on a waterbody in South Keraniganj toppled over this morning.
19 February 2021
25 Barishal University students injured in midnight attack
Around 25 students of Barishal University were injured after miscreants attacked them at their hostels in the city’s Rupatoli area early today.
17 February 2021
A look at Salanga movement
It was January 27, 1922. Several thousand people including peasants, traders and buyers from different northern districts came to 'Salanga Haat', one of the biggest rural markets in the northern region at that time, for shopping for the whole week.
16 February 2021
Word-of-mouth recommendation drawing them: 2,010 Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char
Mohammed Hossen (60), a Rohingya man from Cox’s Bazar’s Kutupalong camp, never thought that he would shift to Bhasan Char. However, well-made accommodation and better facilities than Ukhia Rohingya camp changed his mind.
15 February 2021
A silent love confined to tears
Farida Yasmin has been confined to a bed since November 16, 2007 -- the day she slipped into a coma following a surgery. The doctors said she has no, or little, chance of ever waking from her deep sleep.
13 February 2021
The Ustad behind the printing machines
After spending almost all his life behind printing machines of different presses, now it is very hard for Abdul Aziz to stay at home in the evenings, when he used to go out for work.
13 February 2021
Sells newspapers and serves the people
When Md Izahar Ali became a newspaper hawker in Jashore, the price of a newspaper was only 10 paisa and some papers used to reach Jashore a day later.
13 February 2021
A&E Talk with Elita: Ayman Sadiq
Ayman Sadiq is one of the most popular and respected teachers and entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.
13 February 2021
How to Register for the Covid-19 Vaccine in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's nationwide vaccination programme began on February 7, 2021. The government has created a web portal, Surokkha, for easy registration for both doses of the vaccine.
7 February 2021
Countrywide Covid-19 vaccination rolls out
Covid-19 vaccination has begun across the country this morning.
7 February 2021
Pran adopts aseptic processing for tomato pulp export
Pran has started aseptically processing tomato pulp at its Barind Industrial Park in Rajshahi to attain a longer shelf life for enabling its export alongside grabbing a bigger share of processed tomato sales in the country.
2 February 2021
6 held as detectives bust fake alcohol factory in Dhaka's Bhatara area
In the wake of 11 deaths from alcohol poisoning, detectives busted a factory manufacturing fake alcohol in Dhaka's Bhatara area and held six members of a group involved in this connection.
1 February 2021