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

OPINION: Swedish couple, cops and our concerns

The Swedish couple was robbed off their money by the police, just to be returned the next day by an unknown person. How would you feel after such harassment?
30 January 2016, 10:13 AM

Ex-JP MP Mazibar Rahman passes away

Former Jatiya Party lawmaker Majibar Rahman dies from old age complications at his residence in the capital’s Uttara area.
30 January 2016, 06:04 AM

Action against river polluters

There are several ways our rivers are being gradually killed off. There have been illegal encroachments of many important rivers around the capital and this has gone on with impunity.
29 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Major improvements in garment workers' safety

We are delighted to note that members of the Sustainability Compact Partners that include the US, Canada, the European Union...
29 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Dhaka to north rail service resumes

Rail communication between Dhaka and northern districts of the country resumes after it was disrupted for nearly three hours this morning due to a technical glitch of Dhaka bound Ekata Express.
29 January 2016, 04:50 AM

Institutional corruption at Rajuk

The recently held public hearing by Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) has opened up a can of worms on the systemic graft that exists in the institution.
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM

PM's call to the police

The prime minister's call to the police to uphold the rule of law without any exception is timely and laudable. Unfortunately, it appears to be out of sync with the realities on the ground.
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Sweetmeats road to success for physically challenged youth

For many of us, sweetmeats mean a sugar hit: delectable, delicious and delightful. For Abdul Mazid, 28, of Birpoli in Burail union of
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Family planning stuck

There was a time when Bangladesh's national family planning policies were a role model for other countries to emulate. That was then; today the situation is slightly different.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM

No letup in road crash

Although there have been umpteen campaigns and reports from road safety activists and media and regular public outcry to make our roads safer there is no brake on road crash incidents.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM

‘No bar to lodge case on torturer cop now’

There is no legal bar now to file a case over the incident of police torture on a Bangladesh Bank official, says Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon.
27 January 2016, 08:19 AM

Most teachers ignorant of the creative education method

Undoubtedly, our education needs major overhaul, especially when it comes to changing the way children are taught.
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Loss of agricultural productivity

In five upazilas of Lalmonirhat, 500 bighas of farmland lose productivity every year.
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Blind man gets shop after Star's report

On 15 January 2016 The Daily Star published a report entitled “Blind Man Runs Successful Footpath Business,” about Pankaj Kumar
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Caller tunes: Mobile operators asked to ensure artists’ royalty

The telecom division has directed mobile phone operators to ensure fair royalty to artists for using their songs and recitations as users’ call tunes or welcome tunes.
26 January 2016, 14:33 PM

Forced marriage of a minor

The news of three people – a mother, stepfather and husband- being sent to jail for forcing a twelve-year-old girl into marriage...
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Road to higher middle income economy

It is indeed heartening to see the prime minister declare the establishment of the Bangladesh Development Authority to help foster business and economic activities in the country.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM

A strike protesting accountability?

The recent physicians' strike at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres of Chittagong, in protest of cases filed against their colleagues for medical negligence...
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Factory fire kills five

The fire at a chemical factory in Gazipur on Saturday, which left at least five workers dead, has once again exposed the horrific vulnerability of workers engaged in hazardous work in unregulated factories.
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM