Are we really going to let our children be raped?

How many broken bodies, how many babies torn apart, how many headlines soaked in blood will it take before this nation wakes up?
25 May 2025
25 May 2025

Two motorcyclists die after being run over by truck in Banani

The accident occurred around 9:00am near the Kakoli bus stand
25 May 2025

Listed criminal dies two days after Patenga beach shooting

The shooting occurred on Friday night in the Patenga beach area of Chattogram city
25 May 2025

Petrol pump owners end protest after meeting with BPC officials

BPC has assured them of resolving the commission issue within the next 15 working days
25 May 2025

UN fears 427 Rohingya perished at sea on May 9-10

An estimated 427 Rohingya may have perished in the sea in two boat tragedies off the coast of Myanmar on May 9 and 10, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
24 May 2025

BNP sticks to demand for polls by December

In a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus last night, the BNP restated its demands that the next general election be held by December and the government immediately announce a roadmap to that end.
24 May 2025

Adnan’s ‘Ali’ makes history at Cannes

In a historic moment for Bangladeshi cinema, Adnan Al Rajeev’s short film “Ali” has received a Special Mention at the highly esteemed 78th Cannes Film Festival yesterday.
24 May 2025

Lack of reform priorities led to political chaos

The interim government has failed to set their reform priorities, which led to chaos among the political parties and damaged the national consensus, speakers told an event yesterday.
24 May 2025

Lightning alerts 20-30 minutes in advance

After failing to implement earlier projects such as planting palm trees and installing lightning arresters in high-risk areas, the interim government is now planning to introduce an early warning system to reduce lightning-related casualties.
24 May 2025

Star wins 2nd place at INMA Media Awards

The Daily Star has clinched second place in the “Best Commerce Product or Service” category at the 88th INMA Global Media Awards 2025, a global stage that celebrates the most innovative initiatives in the news media industry.
24 May 2025

Graft Allegations: Travel ban on Asif Mahmud’s former APS Moazzem

A Dhaka court yesterday issued a travel ban on Md Moazzem Hossain, former assistant private secretary (APS) to LGRD and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain over corruption allegations.
24 May 2025

2 SIs stabbed during anti-narcotics drive

Two policemen were stabbed allegedly by drug dealers during an anti-narcotics drive in the capital’s Sayedabad rail line area on Friday night.
24 May 2025

Woman dies after bike hits divider

A woman died after a motorcycle hit a road divider on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj’s Sreenagar upazila yesterday.
24 May 2025

CID freezes 35 bank accounts linked to Munni Saha

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has frozen 35 bank accounts linked to journalist Munni Saha, her husband Kabir Hossain, and several individuals and entities affiliated with them.
24 May 2025

Jamuna erosion takes serious turn in Shahzadpur

Ainul Haque, 70, a retired primary school teacher in Sayedpur village under Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj, lost his house to Jamuna river’s erosion five times in last 30 years.
24 May 2025

NCP calls for roadmap on justice, reform, and elections

Following a late-night meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, NCP Convener Nahid Islam told reporters that the party seeks a coordinated approach to these matters
24 May 2025

21 more pushed in through Sylhet border

Twenty-one Bangladeshi citizens were detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday after they were pushed into Bangladesh from India through the Dona border in Sylhet’s Kanaighat upazila.
24 May 2025

All 3 major parties backed Yunus' leadership: press secretary

Expressed support for a free, fair, and peaceful election under his administration, says Shafiqul Alam
24 May 2025

Nearly 9 out of 10 victims of rape were children

Between January and April this year, 87.56 percent of reported rape victims with known ages were children
24 May 2025