Why Chittagong never became a maritime city
24 August 2026
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The many worlds of Ghulam Murshid
23 August 2026
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Operation Jackpot: How Bangladesh’s naval commandos struck at Pakistan’s lifeline in 1971
21 August 2026
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The Yellow Butterfly: How Sheba shaped my world growing up
18 August 2026
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What Bangladesh’s historic Test victory in Australia means for Bangladeshi-Australians
17 August 2026
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Remembering Sumit Sarkar, a historian who questioned orthodoxy
17 August 2026
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The unfinished histories of Partition
16 August 2026
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In conversation with William Dalrymple / ‘Britain didn't conquer India’
15 August 2026
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Sheikh Mujib’s killing: What the newspapers told and what they omitted
15 August 2026
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Mirrors of Empire / The bureaucrats and intellectuals who shaped the Mughal Empire
14 August 2026
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Boy’s fatal brush with rowdies
A 12-year-old boy was found hanging from the beam of a tin-roofed house by his desperate mother who had run out to seek help from
21 July 2015
SC lifts HC bar on arresting MP Rana
The Supreme Court yesterday stayed a High Court order that asked law enforcers not to harass or arrest Amanur Rahman Khan Rana,
21 July 2015
BAF helicopter makes emergency landing
A helicopter of Bangladesh Air Force was forced to make an emergency landing on a paddy field in Mirsarai of Chittagong after its main
21 July 2015
186 women UZ Parishad members take oath
Newly elected 186 women members of the reserved seats in 62 Upazila Parishads in Rajshahi division took oath yesterday.
21 July 2015
Patients left to suffer
Patients at understaffed government hospitals endured added sufferings during this Eid holidays when most doctors and nurses went on leave.
The Daily Star correspondents witnessed a glimpse of their sufferings, visiting three top government hospitals in Dhaka and Chittagong cities during the three-day Eid vacation from Friday to Sunday.
20 July 2015
Rain dampens Eid holidays
Incessant rain dimmed the Eid festivities across the country. People found it hard to step out of their homes as many roads, especially those in the capital, went under water following three days of rain.
20 July 2015
Swan workers yet to get paid
Defying rainfall all throughout the day, over 100 workers of Swan Garments (Pvt) Ltd staged a sit-in in front of the capital's Jatiya Press
20 July 2015
No Eid for cops
Mohammad Sharif was on duty in the capital, while thousands of people left the city to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes.
20 July 2015
Water rises at 56 river points, falls at 23
Water levels in 56 river stations, monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), have marked rises while 23 stations recorded falls.
20 July 2015
Dhaka slum fire: Rain came too late
It has been raining in Dhaka since Saturday. Sometimes rains came down heavier after slight relapses. But had it come a little earlier today, many of a Merul Badda slum might not lost their belongings in a devastating fire.
20 July 2015
Glimpses Of Eid-ul-fitr
Glimpses Of Eid-ul-fitr
19 July 2015
Dhaka inks MoU with Canberra to stop terror financing
Bangladesh and Australia on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help combat money laundering and terror
16 July 2015
Moon sighting body sits today
The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit in a meeting today to decide the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the
16 July 2015
People to the rescue
We published 12 stories on Dhaka's as many parks between April 28 and June 4 revealing how the public spaces were destroyed, occupied or threatened due to the city corporations' direct involvement or negligence.
15 July 2015
Dhaka street vendors' Eid sales waterlogged
Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on
15 July 2015
Dhaka street vendors' Eid sales waterlogged
Covering his goods on the footpath with a polythene sheet, street vendor Hakim Mia was looking up at the sky with a grumpy look on his face. Though it
15 July 2015
Rain and our predicament
Dhaka goes under knee-deep water within half an hour of rainfall. The distressing photographs of rickshaw-pullers and passengers taking a plunge in
15 July 2015
People to the rescue
Residents of Nazirabazar in Old Dhaka have taken it upon themselves to better their lives by taking care of Shikkatuli Park. The park is
15 July 2015
Sreepur Thana Road waterlogged for last two months
Poor drainage system has left Sreepur Thana Road in Gazipur waterlogged for the last two months.
15 July 2015
29 eminent citizens express solidarity with Swan workers
Twenty-nine eminent citizens yesterday in a statement expressed solidarity with the workers of Swan Garments (Pvt) Ltd and Swan Jeans Ltd who have been
15 July 2015