Govt must walk the talk on press freedom
2 May 2026, 19:05 PM
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Is Boeing deal more about geopolitics?
30 April 2026, 20:00 PM
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Stop the use of toxic chemicals in plastic
1 May 2026, 12:00 PM
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Take steps to save haor harvest urgently
29 April 2026, 19:00 PM
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Appoint new ACC without further delay
30 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Bid to reclaim defunct SIBL rings alarm bells
28 April 2026, 19:09 PM
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Safeguard women migrant workers’ rights
29 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Remove ageing buses from roads
28 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Don’t let investigation delays derail justice for July uprising
27 April 2026, 19:12 PM
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How long will the National Public Library stay closed to the public?
27 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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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