In Focus / What Begum Rokeya knew about changing Bengali Muslims from within
7 December 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
A British witness to Bangladesh genocide: Val Harding’s 1971 story
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Abul Hashim’s Bangalistaan
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
DHAKA, THE CITY OF ELEPHANTS / The lost history of Pilkhana’s elephant depot
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi / Gandhi’s search for harmony in Noakhali
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sandwip’s forgotten wars
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Bridging the Partition through Education
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Satyajit Ray’s ‘Tagore’ Films
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sound of the July uprising
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Sandwip and the collapse of Portuguese ambition
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM
In Focus
Mooney heaps praise on ‘extremely crafty’ Salma
Australia’s Beth Mooney heaped praise on Bangladesh’s ‘crafty spinner’ Slama Khatun, who single-handedly dismantled the Aussie top order in their ICC Women’s World Cup group stage encounter in Wellington today.
25 March 2022, 14:24 PM
From Euro glory to World Cup disaster
Italy is once again reeling after failing to reach a second straight World Cup, throwing away automatic qualification before falling to a devastating defeat in the play-offs to North Macedonia.
25 March 2022, 13:52 PM
Lyon's five helps Australia to series-clinching win over Pakistan
Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took five wickets to help Australia beat Pakistan by 115 runs in the final session of the deciding third Test in Lahore and clinch the three-match series 1-0 on Friday.
25 March 2022, 11:42 AM
The Kashmir Files: Movie dividing India?
Vivek Agnihotri Directed the movie “The Kashmir Files”. Since its release this month, the film has sparked widespread discussion and criticism all over India. What is in this movie?
25 March 2022, 07:29 AM
4 killed as pick-up van hits auto-rickshaw in Narshingdi
Four people were killed and two injured when a pickup van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi this morning.
25 March 2022, 07:25 AM
Bus kills DSCC cleaner while he was sweeping street
A street cleaner of Dhaka South City Corporation died after a bus hit him near the south gate of National Mosque Baitul Mokarram in Dhaka this morning.
25 March 2022, 06:11 AM
Tigresses go down fighting against Australia
Unbeaten Australia will enter the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup semi-finals on the back of seven straight wins following a five-wicket triumph over a gallant Bangladesh in Wellington on Friday.
25 March 2022, 05:43 AM
Bangladeshi man found dead in Kolkata hotel
A Bangladeshi national was found dead inside the room of a hotel in central Kolkata on Thursday, a media report said today quoting police.
25 March 2022, 05:32 AM
Assistant of govt office in Bagerhat stabbed dead
Unidentified criminals have killed the assistant of a government office in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat.
25 March 2022, 05:27 AM
Three-way collision leaves 2 dead in Dhaka
Two people died and at least four were injured after three vehicles--two trucks and a pick-up van, collided in Dhaka’s Rupnagar Beribandh area early today.
25 March 2022, 05:20 AM
BSJA Media Cup tourney to kick off after two-year hiatus
The Daily Star was drawn with Inqilab and News24 TV as the Kool-BSJA Media Cup football tournament is all set to return to the ground on Sunday at the Bangladesh Football Federation artificial turf following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic.
25 March 2022, 04:41 AM
Ramna temple massacre: Dawn shadowed by dark forces
The situation in and around the Ramna Kali Mandir and Ma Anandamoyee Ashram near the Dhaka University campus was frightfully unnerving.
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Jagannath Hall massacre: Loved ones lost to demons
An eerie calm settled over Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University in the evening of March 25, 1971. The uneasiness soon turned into foreboding as the night progressed.
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Personal data protection bill draft: Law enforcers won’t have to comply
The Information and Communication Technology Division has finalised the draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill and is preparing to place it before the cabinet for approval.
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Country made good progress
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the country’s development continued despite the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the global economy and creating food shortages even in many developed countries.
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM
N Korea tests largest ICBM
North Korea conducted what is thought to be its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test ever yesterday, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, marking a dramatic end to a self-imposed moratorium on long-range testing.
24 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Double lung transplant saves man with terminal cancer in US
US doctors announced Thursday they had successfully performed a double lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer, giving new hope to others who also have advanced stages of the deadly disease.
24 March 2022, 16:32 PM
PUST teacher files defamation case against former VC
A teacher of Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) -- Awal Kabir Joy – today filed a defamation case of Tk 50 crore against former vice chancellor Professor M Rostom Ali.
24 March 2022, 15:36 PM
US says will welcome upto 100,000 Ukrainian refugees
The United States plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion, the Biden administration announced on Thursday, after a month of bombardments touched off Europe's fastest-moving refugee crisis since the end of World War Two.
24 March 2022, 14:16 PM
DNCC to run mobile courts against food adulteration: Mayor
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will run mobile courts in all its areas against food adulteration during the upcoming Ramadan to ensure safe food for everyone.
24 March 2022, 13:44 PM