10% fare hike proposed for lighter vessels after fuel price increase
1 hour(s) ago
Transport
Watch / Unbowed at 35: The Daily Star begins anniversary celebrations
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News
13 years after Rana Plaza, the dead are mourned and the living still suffer
8 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
Schoolboy by day, breadwinner by night, until a new future opened for Al Amin
10 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh
No more duty-free car facility for MPs
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Begin Dhaka load shedding from JS Bhaban
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Govt to publish white paper on education sector
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Education
New govt faces ‘a daunting set of challenges’
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Rooppur set for fuel loading on April 28
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Govt to form a cell to combat cyberbullying
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Chapainawabganj filling station fined again for halting fuel sales despite stock
Mobile court finds over 3,200 litres of petrol in storage
15 April 2026, 20:54 PM
Fake branded edible oil factory fined Tk 1 lakh in Brahmanbaria
Mobile court uncovers unauthorised bottling of loose oil sold under labels of well-known brands
15 April 2026, 20:36 PM
Outrage as viral video shows brutal slaughter of deer in Ctg's Mirsarai
Drive underway to arrest three perpetrators involved in incident, says forest official
15 April 2026, 19:32 PM
Free medical camp held in memory of Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain
Daylong camp in Tangail offers free treatment and medicines to around 350 patients
15 April 2026, 18:54 PM
Tipaimukh Dam a ‘disaster of our own making’: Speaker
Hafiz Uddin Ahmad says the controversial Indian dam was initiated after a request from former foreign minister Abdus Samad Azad
15 April 2026, 18:33 PM
Jamalpur AL leader dies in jail custody after falling ill on Pahela Baishakh
SM Ziaul Haque was shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated, jail authorities say
15 April 2026, 18:14 PM
Premeditated killing of Pir in Kushtia exposes security failure: Dr Zahed
‘It was the govt’s responsibility to prevent this; we won’t deny the failure,’ PM’s adviser says
15 April 2026, 17:26 PM
Govt taking practical steps towards launching PayPal in Bangladesh: PM
Broader digital and blue economy initiatives underway, Tarique Rahman tells parliament
15 April 2026, 17:14 PM
Fuel stocks secured for April-May: Energy Division
Govt tapping alternatives to secure supply
15 April 2026, 17:01 PM
Doly Begum becomes first Bangladesh-origin federal MP in Canada
Receives nearly 70% of total vote
15 April 2026, 16:47 PM
Spain unveils mass migrant regularisation drive, 15,000 Bangladeshis set to be regularised
Up to 500,000 undocumented migrants to be eligible under new Spanish amnesty
15 April 2026, 16:41 PM
PM Tarique addresses AZEC Plus Summit
Leaders from Asia-Pacific nations join virtual summit on zero-emission initiatives
15 April 2026, 14:53 PM
8 DU students among injured in Karwan Bazar bus crash
University bus hits microbuses, CNG-run auto-rickshaw on expressway ramp, on busy morning road
15 April 2026, 11:15 AM
LGED engineer assaulted, chased in Brahmanbaria; one arrested after case filed
Engineer raised concerns over alleged substandard construction, triggering the attack
15 April 2026, 09:59 AM
Eso Hey Baishakh
With the rising of the sun, Chhayanaut welcomed the Bangla New Year with songs at Ramna Batamul yesterday, setting the tone for the nationwide celebration of Pahela Baishakh.
15 April 2026, 03:28 AM
Annapurna Base Camp: A trek beyond their years
One is five years old, the other is seven. At an age where most milestones are measured in classrooms, Abyaz Adrito Bhuyan and Anabia Audree Hossain were measuring theirs in Himalayan altitudes.
15 April 2026, 03:03 AM
UNHCR, IOM warn of risks as Rohingyas take sea routes
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM) said they were deeply saddened by the boat capsize in the Andaman Sea, describing it as a stark sign of the dangers facing Rohingya refugees and other vulnerable people who resort to risky sea journeys in search of safety and opportunity.
15 April 2026, 02:55 AM
ME war fallout: IMF, WB may give $2b by June in extra support
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are likely to provide additional financial assistance to Bangladesh, beyond regular budget support, to help deal with the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran.
15 April 2026, 02:53 AM
Fuel perk for officials’ private cars spared cuts
While the fuel allocation for all government vehicles -- including those used by the prime minister and cabinet members -- has been slashed by 30 percent amid the ongoing energy crisis, fuel for the private cars of senior officials remains exempt from these cuts.
15 April 2026, 02:52 AM
The fading pages of Halkhata
The bustling trading hub of Chaktai–Khatunganj in Chattogram -- one of the country’s oldest and largest wholesale markets -- once used to come alive a week before Pahela Baishakh to observe Halkhata, a thousand-year-old tradition.
15 April 2026, 02:50 AM