Parents cry at the very mention of Bishwajit
For the parents of Bishwajit, the past five years have been agonising.
5 August 2017, 18:00 PM
To allow or not to allow
With the three-month suspension of a special drive against so-called "seating service" buses plying the Dhaka
31 July 2017, 18:00 PM
The trap of Section 57
At least 21 journalists were sued under section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act in the last four months amid growing demand for repeal of the provision which is wide open to misuse.
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Pavements with tactile track for the blind
Sarower Hossain still has some pain in his right leg.
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Holidaymakers hit highways
Amid growing concerns of tailbacks on highways, holidaymakers have started leaving the capital for homes to celebrate Eid with their loved ones, and the rush is expected to gain momentum today.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
When money beats Eid rush
If you can afford to pay a higher cost, beat the crowd and enjoy a hassle free journey this Eid, by hiring a helicopter!
20 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Rough ride ahead
Thousands of Eid holidaymakers may suffer immensely in traffic jam if the authorities fail to control heavy traffic on some key points of the highways.
Traffic either slows to a crawl or goes haywire at these points, leaving people trapped in gridlocks for hours during the Eid rush every year.
16 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Almost sold out, fares hiked by up to Tk 600
Most of cabin tickets for June 22-24 of major launch services had been sold out before the date fixed to start the sale of advance
15 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Sleepless night for train ticket
It was around 4:00 in the morning. Bilkis Begum was doing her best to stay awake. She was sitting beside her two little boys -- one
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Fear and frenzy on waterways
With Eid holidays barely two weeks away, the country's water transport sector is getting ready for the peak season of their business. However, nearly half of the registered vessels opted out of the mandatory fitness test with thousands of unregistered vessels still taking to the waters, according to industry experts.
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Tragedy struck long ago, plight not over yet
Life was offering endless possibilities when Ratan Kumar Saha, a fresher at Dhaka University, started pursuing his dreams of higher education some 32 years back.
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Duty on solar panels to hurt green initiatives
The country's solar energy initiatives will face a setback as the government has proposed import duty on solar panels in the budget for fiscal 2017-18.
5 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Solar smile for farmers
Even two and a half years ago, worry over water for irrigation would cast a shadow on Uday's hope for a good harvest.
4 June 2017, 18:05 PM
On payroll, for no job
The law ministry suspended Mohammad Ali, a prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, from all trial procedures in February last year. After the suspension, he did not get involved with any war crimes cases and never appeared before the tribunal.
22 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Infectious Disease Hospital: Treats or infects?
Used syringes, bandages, plastic bottles and leftovers litter the pitch-black water of an open stinky drain surrounding a building. If you have a closer look, you may also discover human faeces floating at a place or two.
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM
2 Kishoreganj men sentenced to death
A war crimes tribunal yesterday sentenced two people from Kishoreganj to death for crimes they had committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
19 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Fugitive transfers his properties!
Moulavi Zakaria Sikdar has been on the run since a war crimes tribunal issued an arrest warrant against him around two years ago.
17 April 2017, 18:00 PM
NIKO signed bribery deals
Canadian explorer Niko Resources has left behind a hard-to-miss corruption trail, showing how it won an unsolicited energy deal and dodged responsibility for the subsequent blowouts, by bribing influential people linked with the last BNP-led government.
The company, having been floated only in 1987, was so desperate that it did not even hesitate to appoint a consultancy firm, owned by a Bangladeshi-born American, for $4 million to handle the dirty work in Bangladesh, according to evidence obtained by The Daily Star.
6 April 2017, 18:00 PM
2010 Blast At CJ's Residence: Court orders fresh probe into case
A Dhaka court has ordered reinvestigation into a case filed in connection with 2010 Molotov cocktail attack on then chief justice ABM Khairul Haque's residence.
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Intensive care scanty for kids
Fourteen-month-old Afrin was lying on a bed at the neurosurgery ward of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. With a worried face, her mother Jesmin Begum kept staring at her. Sitting on an adjacent bed, Afrin's father Rintu Qazi looked hapless.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM