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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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IFJ expresses serious concern over cases against Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam
International Federation of Journalists expresses serious concerns over a barrage of legal cases filed against Editor and Publisher of The Daily Star.
16 February 2016, 10:58 AM
Bir Protik Taramon Bibi hospitalised
Bir Protik Taramon Bibi has been hospitalised due to severe respiratory and lungs diseases.
16 February 2016, 10:36 AM
Unpublished exam results at JU
It is surprising that some teachers in Jahangirnagar University are taking an inordinately long time to check answer sheets and submit results.
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Barbarism against children continues
Barbaric treatment of children, the most vulnerable group in society, has become a dangerous trend these days...
15 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Persons with disabilities
People with disabilities, at a recent workshop, have demanded equal access to all tiers of politics and we unequivocally endorse their demand.
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Power plants near Sundarbans
We are all for adding to the current level of power generation, but without adversely affecting the ecology.
14 February 2016, 18:00 PM
8 more cases filed against Star editor
Twelve more lawsuits are filed in Dhaka and eight other districts against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam for publishing reports based on information supplied by the DGFI during caretaker government regime in 2007.
14 February 2016, 12:21 PM
Dhaka-Ctg highway blockade lifted, traffic resumes
Traffic on Dhaka-Chittagong highway has returned to normal after one-and-half hour following the death of a college student in Comilla yesterday.
14 February 2016, 07:47 AM
Champion of Orphans
A young man named Faridul Islam Farid, who defied all obstacles to get an education, has shown us a sense of commitment to society
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Major highways near completion
It is good to know that work on two major highways, i.e. Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Mymensingh, being converted to dual-
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Dense fog disrupts ferry service for 9 hours
Shimulia-Kawrakandi ferry service resumed after nine hours yesterday morning. The service had been halted from 11:30pm on Friday due
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Pahela Falgun welcomed adorned in colours
Men and women adorning the bright basanti (yellow) colour are swarming Dhaka University campus, Ramna Park and the streets of Dhaka interlaced with the music of Rabindranath’s songs and the sound of drums to receive the arrival of Basanta.
13 February 2016, 07:28 AM
Hindu community celebrates Saraswati Puja
The Saraswati Puja is being celebrated with much festivity and fervor across the country.
13 February 2016, 06:05 AM
Shimulia-Kawrakandi ferry service resumes after 9 hrs
Ferry services on the Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma river resumes after nine hours' disruption caused by dense fog.
13 February 2016, 05:08 AM
Low quality fuel at high price!
Though the global oil prices have fallen sharply over the past seven months, Bangladesh government continues to charge stubbornly high price for fuels.
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Legalising Bangladeshi workers
We are very happy to learn that the government of Malaysia has decided to legalise some 400,000 Bangladeshi workers working there without proper work permits.
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Jessore market sells Tk 8cr flowers ahead of Pahela Falgun, Valentine's Day
Bangladesh’s largest flower market in Jessore’s Jhikorgacha has already sold off over Tk 8 crore flowers ahead of Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s Day.
12 February 2016, 12:17 PM
A rickshaw-puller's plight
The horrifying news of a rickshaw puller shot by cops during an alleged extortion drive has, once again, brought to the fore the unethical and illegal practices of our law enforcement agencies.
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Address impediments to investment
The quarterly economic review unveiled by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on February 10 has called on the government...
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Dense fog disrupts ferry service
Ferry services on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route in the Padma River resumed after four hours of disruption caused by dense fog yesterday
11 February 2016, 18:00 PM