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Stop the use of toxic chemicals in plastic
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Take steps to save haor harvest urgently
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Appoint new ACC without further delay
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Bid to reclaim defunct SIBL rings alarm bells
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Safeguard women migrant workers’ rights
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The Daily Star at 25
What seemed the other day has been 25 years! We have lived through very interesting times, and time flies when redolent with interesting events.
4 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Qatar to hire more Bangladeshi workers
Qatar's Prime Minister Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani agrees to increase employing Bangladeshis and provide training and skill building facilities for them.
4 February 2016, 12:49 PM
Rampant tree felling in national park
We are outraged at the news of unbridled tree plundering in the reserved area of Kadirgrah National Park in Mymensingh.
3 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Negotiating levy-free work a must
Malaysia will now take Bangladeshi workers for all sectors including construction, industries, services and plantations.
3 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Insulted for doing his job?
Auno in Faridpur has risked his job by doing his duty as a representative of the government. He refused to allow a father to enter the
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Bloated civil bureaucracy
We are dumbfounded at government plans for yet another round of promotions at deputy, joint and additional secretary levels. We are
2 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Martyrs’ count of 1971 undisputed history: ICT
War crimes tribunal says it is an undisputed historical fact that 30 lakh people became martyrs in the 1971 Liberation War.
2 February 2016, 11:11 AM
Elimination of child labour
While we can take comfort from the fact that we have been able to reduce the number of child workers by two million in the last 10 years, a large number of children are still employed in hazardous work.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Too many migrant worker deaths
A Daily Star report has found that over the last decade the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers who have died abroad of stroke or heart attack has been increasing every year.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Most Ctg auto-rickshaws run without meters
Most of the CNG-run auto rickshaws are operating in the port city of Chittagong without fare meters ignoring government directives.
1 February 2016, 14:23 PM
Foggy Dhaka mornings to persist for 2/3 days
Though the biting cold of the last week has subsided, the fog in Dhaka will persist for a few more days, said an official of the Met office.
1 February 2016, 05:35 AM
Ekushey Book Fair
We appreciate the move by Bangla Academy to provide security to the Amar Ekushey Grontho Mela through a number of measures including the setting up of two Rab camps...
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Hassles of Benapole - Jessore road travel
That people travelling on road between Benapole border and Jessore should be subjected to checks not once or twice but as many as seven times...
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Stop illegal rock lifting from natural water bodies in Bandarban
Hundreds of people of indigenous Mro community living in around 20 villages of Tonkaboti union under Bandarban Sadar upazila formed
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
UK happy over Bangladesh’s aviation security measures
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake expresses satisfaction over the various steps taken by the government on aviation security issues.
31 January 2016, 10:22 AM
SC upholds injunction on Kalyanpur slum eviction
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on eviction of the Kalyanpur Pora Slum.
31 January 2016, 05:39 AM
Fog disrupts ferry services on two routes
Ferry operation on Rajbari-Daulatdia and Manikganj-Paturia routes are disrupted due to poor visibility caused by dense of fog in the Padma River.
31 January 2016, 05:00 AM
Children murdered for ransom
The recovery of three bodies of children from Rangpur and Tangail in one day, all of whom were kidnapped and subsequently murdered,
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
When will the farce end?
The purpose of relocating the tanneries to Savar was to save the rivers around Dhaka from eventual death. The relocation has been on
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Bring Shakil's killers to book in 72 hours
Police are yet to arrest the prime suspect in the killing of Muhtasim Billah Shakil, 18, an HSC examinee from town's Shaheed Syed
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM