When a voter burst into protest finding his vote was already cast, presiding officer compensates him by allowing him to cast a fake vote.

Six million voters today get to decide the outcome of a high-voltage battle of ballots between the ruling Awami League and its archrival BNP, as Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations go to polls.

For one who has never been there before, or at least a decade ago, it would sound incredulous that once it was a park abuzz with

A committee led by general officer commanding (GOC) of 9 Infantry Division has recommended each family of the deceased, missing

Women voters in Chittagong city, about half the total voters, are displeased with electoral manifestos of both the Awami League-

A city corporation cannot deliver desired services without freeing itself from government influence, checking internal corruption and ensuring proper coordination with other agencies, said leading local government and urban experts.

In February 2013, I went on a birding trip to Tanguar Haor. It was a long day's boat journey starting from Sunamganj town. As we

Apart from the two Awami League (AL) and BNP backed mayor candidates of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) polls, the remaining

Saddam Hossain Laskar is striving to lead a life of dignity. He does not want to be dependent on others, even if fate has it that he lost

Of the 1,134 workers that died in the Rana Plaza collapse two years ago, the families of only 100 of them got the group insurance benefit worth Tk 1 lakh each.

Many of the pledges the mayoral aspirants are making in their manifestos for the April 28 city corporation elections are beyond the legal and financial mandates of a mayor, say leading local government and urban experts.

Awami League leader ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, who failed to get party support for the April 28 mayoral run, expressed his

UNPRECEDENTED levels of outrage and activism surround the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault; we have finally reached critical mass:

We are running a series of stories based on interviews of mayoral aspirants ahead of elections to three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong. In our earlier stories, the candidates spoke to The Daily Star on their priorities and pledges.

Hilsa's capacity to spawn in Bangladesh rivers has decreased significantly over the past few years, meaning we will get to have less of this mouthwatering fish in the coming years if the trend continues.

If police response during the attack was abhorrent, how they reacted to it subsequently was even more disgraceful.

Dominant Bangladesh cantered to a historic series victory against Pakistan, painting a glorious picture on a greenish background under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur last night.

To us Bangalees, hilsa isn't just a fish. It's an integral part of our culture and heritage. Be it fried or cooked with mustard, hilsa is a must in Pahela Baishakh celebrations.

It took the police four days to admit that at least 20 women were sexually assaulted by a large group of men during the Pahela Baishakh

With just a week to go in election campaigns of the polls to city corporations, the Awami League and the BNP are still struggling to get all their ducks in a row.