Pure water crisis across half of Pirojpur district

Every morning Sabita Rani Mandal, 45, of Paschim Baniary village of Matibhanga union in Pirojpur's Nazirpur upazila, collects three jars
27 February 2016, 18:00 PM

RSF condemns cases against Star editor

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to stop what it said “hounding” The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam over his comment that, like many other newspapers and TV stations, he published information in 2007 that seemed to implicate Hasina in corruption, which could not be verified independently.
27 February 2016, 12:26 PM

No place for people with disabilities?

The poignant story of Mahafuzar Rahman which appeared in this paper on Feb 25, ought to move the conscience of the state, and impel it to take concrete
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

'Gunfight' deaths

Yet another person has lost his life in what is described as a 'gunfight' between the Rapid Action Battalion and the dead. The dead is an accused in the most
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Migrant crisis: Migrant Offshore Aid Station to begin mission in Andaman Sea

Global search and rescue charity, Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), will begin a new mission in the Andaman Sea and adjacent areas on March 3 to track, monitor and, if needed, provide search and rescue of refugees or migrants.
26 February 2016, 08:05 AM

Freeing Footpaths

That a few members of the police force are standing in the way of the eviction drives by Dhaka South City Corporation, according to Mayor Sayeed Khokon...
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Better treatment for crash victims

According to the World Health Organisation, 21,000 people die due to road accidents in Bangladesh.
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Pabna court summons Star editor

A Pabna court summons The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam to appear before it on March 24 in a defamation case.
25 February 2016, 10:07 AM

Unfriendly workplaces for PWDs

There are ample researches and reports that clearly show that people with disabilities (PWDs) are not inefficient...
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Japanese companies prefer Bangladesh

In its latest survey of Japanese companies operating in Asia and Oceania, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) took inputs from CEOs of more than 9,500 Japanese companies in 20 countries over October and November, 2015.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Renowned archeologist AKM Zakaria dies

Eminent scholar, archeologist and former secretary to the ministry of Cultural Affairs Abul Kalam Muhammed Zakaria passed away today in Dhaka.
24 February 2016, 14:56 PM

Another avoidable death

We are saddened by the untimely death of a young man riding a motorcycle which was hit by a police-requisitioned vehicle in the Kakoli area of the capital on February 23.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Women trafficked to Syria

The stories of human sex trafficking from Bangladesh to Syria, as documented by a prominent Bangla daily, are truly horrifying.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Overloaded vehicles on bridges

The collapse of the Bailey bridge, under the weight of an overloaded truck, over the Kansama Canal in Bandarban speaks volumes about
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Another minor gang-raped

AGAIN a teenaged girl has been gang-raped, this time in Dakshin Khan area of Dhaka. It is reassuring that the police have arrested five
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Clash over naming mosque leaves 4 injured

At least four people were injured in a clash over naming a mosque in Babur Haat area of Dimla upazila town under the district
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

PM blasts Star editor

Blasting The Daily Star for publishing DGFI-supplied corruption reports against her during the last caretaker regime, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the newspaper’s editor could not show "courage" in resigning from his post by admitting his faults.
22 February 2016, 13:35 PM

A different ‘Amar Ekushey’ in Netherlands

Hundreds of children, men and women from as many as 10 countries join in a solemn pledge at Zuiderpark in The Hague, Netherlands saying they will do what they all can to save their mother tongues, cultures and unity in diversity.
22 February 2016, 10:54 AM

Comment on judiciary: SC refuses to accept Fakhrul’s unsigned affidavit

Supreme Court refuses to accept the explanation of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his comment about the judiciary as the affidavit does not have his signature.
22 February 2016, 05:06 AM

Child domestic worker set on fire

The news of 12-year-old Purnima, being set alight by her employer and then left in a warehouse without any medical treatment...
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM