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
Jhenidah youth’s story of success with Darjeeling variety orange cultivation
This is the story of a youth from Jhenidah district of Bangladesh who has achieved success by cultivating and selling oranges of Darjeeling variety.
6 January 2020
Pabna village under CCTV surveillance to curb crimes
Just a month ago, villagers in Tilokpur village in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna have been spending restless nights owing to the growing crime in their neighbourhood.
5 January 2020
BD Clean’s fight against plastic pollution
Plastic was invented to make daily life easy. But over the time it has become a big threat to human and environment. BD Clean, a youth organisation, is working on cleaning plastic wastes in different cities of the country and making people aware about it.
3 January 2020
Spiralling price lifts up hope
Pabna farmers are cultivating more land for the second season of onion eyeing the high price of the spice in the market, forgetting the loss they had suffered from their flood-hit crops in the September-October season.
1 January 2020
AL, BNP mayor candidates violate electoral code of conduct
Today is the last day for submission of nomination papers for Dhaka North and South City Corporations elections.
31 December 2019
40 years down, Miles to go
Established in August, 1979, Miles had become a household name within a few years, thanks to their out-of-the-box compositions, bringing about a new wave of pop-rock sound in Bangladesh.
30 December 2019
Change Maker: Turning the lights on for the poor
Widowed 50-year-old tea worker Lakhpothy Bhor of Tilokpur tea garden in Kulaura upazila could not afford medical treatment on her meagre earnings. Her first child died after birth, more than 20 years ago. Her husband became sick and died not long after.
28 December 2019
Bholaganj Sada Pathor: The heaven of white stones
Bholaganj Sada Pathor, around 35 kilometres away from the Sylhet city, has turned into a new destination for the tourists. The beautiful place located at the end of Sylhet-Companiganj-Bholaganj highway attracts hundreds of tourists a day.
28 December 2019
Robot Olympiad: A glorious journey for Bangladesh
Mir Umaima Hoque, a seventh grader of Nalanda High School and Abrar Shahid, a sixth grader of Chattogram Cantonment Public College won gold medal at this year’s International Robot Olympiad in Thailand.
27 December 2019
Crude bomb found near Madhur Canteen of DU
An unexploded crude bomb is found in front of Madhur Canteen on Dhaka University campus.
26 December 2019
The curse of contamination
The water was once so clear that you could see to the bottom. Locals used to drink water from the canal and also bathed in it.
Now what one would find there is black liquid flowing down the river. It smells so bad that it is hard to stand beside it, said Tara Mia, an elderly man from Barabari village.
25 December 2019
Christmas celebrations in Dhaka
Members of Christian faith are celebrating Christmas Day at home and abroad commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ.
25 December 2019
Massive drive to free rivers kicks off in districts
The authorities yesterday launched a massive eviction drive against illegal occupiers of river lands in different districts across the country.
23 December 2019
Special Economic Zone in Tea Estate: 6,000 to lose means for survival
Satyabati Bakti, 95, a blind retired tea-worker of Chandpur tea estate, is ready to take a bullet to protect her farmland.
22 December 2019
Ducsu VP Nur attacked again
Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) Vice President Nurul Haque Nur and several of his associates have been injured in an attack allegedly carried out by activists of Chhatra League and Muktijuddha Mancha.
22 December 2019
Sir Abed laid to rest
Brac founder Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard in Dhaka after Zohr prayers.
22 December 2019
Thank you, Sir Abed
He has a privileged life with a promising career in the UK.
21 December 2019
Biography: Sir Fazle Hasan Abed (1936-2019)
People from across the world are paying their tribute to Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of the world largest NGO, Brac, with profound sadness.
21 December 2019
Air pollution: Tanneries burning leather wastes at Dhaleshwari
For last two years the authorities of Tannery Industrial Estate are polluting the Dhaleshwari river dumping liquid waste as their effluent treatment plant is not ready yet, now they are also polluting air by burning leather wastes in the bank of the Dhaleshwari.
21 December 2019
The radio man
Growing up, Mofazzal Hossain worked as a helper at his father’s small radio repair shop in a market in Mymensingh town. He quickly fostered a fascination for the device, learning the ins and outs of the trade.
19 December 2019