The Government should focus on legalising the undocumented Bangladeshi workers who are already here instead of bringing in another 1.5 million. Tenaganita director Aegile Fer­nandes says that documenting migrants in Malaysia would be a far easier exercise than bringing in a new batch of workers.

The fact that members of the Dalit community are being deprived of basic services such as education, proper sanitation facilities and

A global study on online behaviour by children aged between 12 - 18 has been made public by the global mobile phone company Telenor

Journalist leaders today express their deep concern over the threats to shut leading English newspaper The Daily Star and arrest its editor.

Sixteen eminent personalities have been named as recipients of the Ekushey Padak-2016 in recognition of outstanding contribution in their respective fields.

Dense fog caused by light rain disrupts ferry transportation for seven hours in Munshiganj’s Shimulia-Kaurakandi route.

We would like to appreciate the stance taken by Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid with regards to the freestyle manner in which some schools have collected additional tuition and registration fees from SSC examinees.

The caning of a schoolgirl in a government school in Pabna leaves us disgusted and horrified. Rojoni, the victim, was beaten until she fainted...

Now in her eighties, Rokeya Begum of Kaluhati village in Rajshahi's Charghat upazila is well within her rights to reflect upon life.

Ranjina Khatun Rojoni, a Class VI student of Ramnagar Government Primary School in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district, was

We are heartened to witness the victorious performance of two Bangladeshi sportswomen who have clinched gold in weightlifting and

It is a gross contradiction that although we have achieved self sufficiency in food, 60 million of our people do not get to eat enough to

In less than a week of reports of unrestrained tree plundering in the reserved area of Kadirgrah National Park in Mymensingh...

We thought we had misread the comments of the inspector general of police, but double-checking a remark of his carried in this newspaper yesterday..

The Sylhet-Kulaura-Akhaura railway route is 177km long and has some 250 large and small bridges, many of which were constructed as

The tragic death of Babul Matabbar, a tea vendor, who suffered severe burns in a murky incident involving the police and died subsequently, moves the conscience of the nation, but unsurprisingly, not the administration.

As per a news report in a leading Bangla daily, some 1,085 children have been murdered in the country over the last four years.

For most people a 25th anniversary celebration is an excuse for a grand party.

Dignitaries from the country and abroad today hailed The Daily Star for its unflinching commitment for journalism and the development of Bangladesh.

The Daily Star awards 24 prominent individuals and an institution with lifetime achievement awards at its 25th anniversary event to honour their contribution to the society. They are honoured with the prestige at a gala event commemorating the anniversary at Dhaka’s Osmani Memorial in attendance of President Abdul Hamid.