Five children, including two pairs of sisters, drown in Chapainawabganj
Our Correspondent, Rajshahi
6 HOUR(s) Bangladesh
Dhaka offers support after Nepal flood
Staff Correspondent
28 August 2026 Bangladesh
Dhaka lost 83% of surface water in 250 years
Staff Correspondent
28 August 2026 Bangladesh
RANGPUR FAMILY MURDER / Ganapati, wife, daughter were killed on roof
Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat
28 August 2026 Obituary
Imran’s ex-wife slams his solitary confinement
Agencies
28 August 2026 Bangladesh
30 ruling party MPs, ministers to oversee 64 dists
Staff Correspondent
28 August 2026 Bangladesh
July uprising: ICT accepts charge against ex-secretary
Staff Correspondent
28 August 2026 Bangladesh
Dhaka would consider Mecca pact if invited
Diplomatic Correspondent
28 August 2026 Diplomacy

Justice still elusive for July victims

Expressing frustration over the slow judicial process, families of July uprising martyrs and injured at an event yesterday demanded swift trials of the perpetrators and justice for the victims.
20 August 2025

Focus on regional dev to ease Dhaka’s burden: speakers

Creating jobs, education, and healthcare opportunities across the country is essential to reduce over-dependence on the capital and save the city, said speakers at a public dialogue yesterday.
20 August 2025

Swelling Padma submerges crop fields in Pabna

The Padma river has been swelling rapidly over the past weeks, flooding low-lying areas and cropland around the river and shoal areas in three upazilas of Pabna.
20 August 2025

Honouring the stellar women

In 2023, bti and The Daily Star launched the “bti The Daily Star Stellar Women” initiative -- a unique platform to honour and celebrate women from diverse walks of life for their contributions to society.
20 August 2025

Women, girls bear the brunt of climate crisis

Climate emergencies are hitting girls, women, and marginalised communities hardest in Khulna and Satkhira, a new study has revealed.
20 August 2025

‘Everything gone in blink of an eye’

Rina, 25, who lost a leg in an accident, was inside her room on the first floor of a narrow house when a fire broke out at Mohakhali’s Saat Tola slum yesterday.
20 August 2025

Coordinated action needed to fight NCDs

Chief Adviser Professor Mohammad Yunus yesterday underscored the need for developing a resilient generation, stressing that effective human resource management is vital for ensuring both individual wellbeing and the nation’s sustainable progress.
20 August 2025

Salinity threatens southern agriculture, experts urge climate-smart solutions

Speaking at a regional seminar held at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) conference room in Khulna today, speakers called for urgent adoption of climate-resilient farming methods to safeguard food security and farmers' livelihoods
20 August 2025

Chander Gari skids off road, crushes woman to death in Bandarban; seven injured

Victims were on their way home from the weekly market
20 August 2025

Encroachers turn river into private fish farms

The river has been grabbed for years by politically powerful groups, locals say
20 August 2025

Extortion disrupting development projects in Rangamati

Armed groups demand money from contractors, despite police claims of action
20 August 2025

Chattogram cop held with 10,000 yaba pills

The arrestee, Monirul Islam, is a constable of CMP's Special Branch
20 August 2025

‘Not aware of anti-Bangladesh activities by Awami League members in India’

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesman Randhir Jaiswal says
20 August 2025

Biman files GD over missing aircraft tyres

Airline insiders say two of their employees handed them over to an official of US-Bangla Airlines in an exchange
20 August 2025

Gunfire sounds from Myanmar panic Ghumdhum residents

On August 10, heavy gunfire from across the border was also heard throughout the night
20 August 2025

Mirza Fakhrul discharged from hospital

Tarique Rahman enquires about his health condition from London
20 August 2025

Two hanging bodies recovered the same day in Netrokona

They were found from two separate locations
20 August 2025

Three held over rape of class five student in Bandarban

Police say local arbitration fined the accused Tk 50,000 before arrests; two suspects still at large
20 August 2025
20 August 2025