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
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156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi / Gandhi’s search for harmony in Noakhali
28 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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Bridging the Partition through Education
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sound of the July uprising
3 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sandwip and the collapse of Portuguese ambition
27 July 2025, 18:00 PM
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US customs duties top $100 billion for first time in a fiscal year
12 July 2025, 05:02 AM
USA
Muktadhara: How Tagore Exposed the Tyranny of Nationalism
11 May 2025, 18:00 PM
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Raja Pratapaditya Charitra and the Birth of Bengali History Writing
27 April 2025, 18:00 PM
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The untold story of Franklin Book Dhaka: In the shadow of the cold war
20 April 2025, 18:00 PM
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Ex-additional secretary sued for land allotment through forgery: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against a former additional secretary of the Posts and Telecommunications Division and four others for allotment of a three-katha land through forgery.
25 August 2022, 15:45 PM
UK to intervene in The Gambia v Myanmar case
UK has confirmed its intention to intervene in The Gambia v Myanmar case with the International Court of Justice to support international justice efforts.
25 August 2022, 15:41 PM
Will the amended Press Council Act further restrain free press?
Another law is being prepared to throttle press freedom and the freedom of expression. Again, vague terms like “harming public harmony” and “state security” are being inserted into a law to be interpreted subjectively, and used recklessly, only to harass and intimidate journalists and punish dissenting voices.
25 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Maradona’s 1986 WC jersey back in Argentina
German great Lothar Matthäus brought back the jersey Diego Maradona wore in the 1986 World Cup final in Argentina on Thursday.
25 August 2022, 14:41 PM
RU student sexually assaulted: Case filed
A case has been filed yesterday (August 24, 2022) afternoon with Boalia Model Police Station in connection with the sexual assault of a third year student of Rajshahi University.
25 August 2022, 14:25 PM
Jibon axed from squad ahead of FIFA friendlies
Bangladesh head coach, Javier Cabrera, announced a 27-member preliminary squad for the two upcoming FIFA international friendly matches without country’s top striker Nabib Newaj Jibon.
25 August 2022, 12:24 PM
8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Pirojpur to open on Sep 4
The much-awaited Bekutia Bridge, formally known as the 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge, in Pirojpur is set to be opened on September 4.
25 August 2022, 12:03 PM
1 Covid-19 death reported in 24 hours
One person died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 22, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
25 August 2022, 11:51 AM
Shakib named Icon Player for Bangla Tigers
Premier all-rounder and Bangladesh Test and T20I captain, Shakib Al Hasan, has been chosen as Bangla Tigers’ Icon Player for the forthcoming season of The Abu Dhabi T10.
25 August 2022, 11:44 AM
Chinese search engine giant Baidu reveals first quantum computer
Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc revealed its first quantum computer on Thursday and is ready to make it available to external users, joining the global race to apply the technology to practical uses.
25 August 2022, 11:25 AM
Body of man, confined over theft, recovered from UP complex in Panchagarh
Police recovered the body of a man, who was confined over theft, from a union parishad complex in Panchagarh this morning (August 25, 2022).
25 August 2022, 11:22 AM
Rohingya crisis: Five years on, home still beckons
Has anything changed in these five years since the Rohingya influx in Bangladesh? How is life now for those living in the camps? The Daily Star Deputy Chief Reporter Mohammad Al-Masum Molla is in Kutupalong Refugee Camp.
25 August 2022, 11:15 AM
I’ve not resigned, says Domingo
“There is no truth to the fact that I have sent a letter to resign to the Bangladesh Cricket Board [BCB],” Bangladesh national cricket team coach, Russell Domingo, clarified his position after news of the South African’s resignation had recently circulated in parts of the media.
25 August 2022, 09:22 AM
Kapil Dev still can't sleep while recalling Miandad’s last-ball six
The fate of the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup final was almost in India's hands. Even until the last ball, the balance was in their favor. However, Pakistan won the match by hitting an extraordinary six in the last ball – an uncommon feat back in that era. India’s then captain, Kapil Dev, reveals he still can't sleep when he recalls that match.
25 August 2022, 01:30 AM
Bangladesh volleyballers progress to top 12
Bangladesh emerged group champions to progress through to the next round -- featuring the top 12 teams -- of the 21st Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship despite suffering a nail-biting defeat to Australia in their pool’s second and final match in Riffa, Bahrain tonight.
24 August 2022, 16:42 PM
How the 2016 Asia Cup final sparked cyber warfare
The spat began around March 06, the time of the final of the 2016 Asia Cup between India and Bangladesh. India was favoured to beat the smaller country, but the Bangladesh Tigers have been playing well recently, and were hoping for an upset.
24 August 2022, 14:11 PM
BFF receives a 40-seater bus from UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) provided the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) a 40-seater bus for both men and women footballers of the BFF Elite Academy today.
24 August 2022, 13:50 PM
No Riyad in Zim T20s was not the right decision: Domingo
Bangladesh head coach, Russell Domingo, said that he considered not taking Mahmudullah Riyad initially for the Zimbabwe T20s was the wrong thing to do.
24 August 2022, 13:21 PM
3 Covid-19 deaths reported in 24hrs, positivity rate now 3.89%
Three people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today (August 24, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
24 August 2022, 10:55 AM
Petrol pump owners’ strike on Aug 31 for increase in fuel sales commission
Petrol pump owners today called a symbolic strike on August 31 in demand of increased commission for selling fuel.
24 August 2022, 09:35 AM