Where can the ailing get medicine late at night?

The Dhaka South City Corporation has decided that general drug stores will close by midnight. Medicine shops attached to hospitals must close by 2am. But what happens if someone needs medicine urgently after 2am?
23 August 2022, 11:07 AM

Pesticide-free vegetables from Jashore being exported at low prices

Pesticide-free vegetables grown in Jashore are now being exported to many countries of the world at competent prices.
23 August 2022, 04:01 AM

Bangladesh 7th saddest country in the world

How people feel is just as important a parameter to consider as GDP or infrastructural development and with this philosophy in mind, Gallup, a US-based organization, publishes a list of sad and happy nations. According to their Global Emotions Report of 2022, Bangladesh is now the 7th saddest country in the world.
22 August 2022, 14:12 PM

Handicrafts worth crores of taka exported from Gazipur

Mehdi Hasan, a young businessman from Gazipur, transforms trash into a variety of artifacts.
22 August 2022, 06:10 AM

5,000 families at risk if sand from Pasur River dumped on agricultural land

According to plans by the Mongla Port Authority, the sand lifted during the excavation of the Pasur River would be dumped on 300 acres of Banishanta Union agricultural land.
21 August 2022, 15:16 PM

An eyewitness revisits gruesome grenade attack after 18 years

Today marks the 18th year of the heinous grenade blasts in Awami League's rally, which took 24 lives including prominent politician Ivy Rahman.
21 August 2022, 11:28 AM

Can a foreign minister speak as an individual, and not represent the govt?

Recently AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said, "I went to India and said Sheikh Hasina's continuation must be ensured.”
20 August 2022, 14:16 PM

How a tea worker got her son admitted to university

Santosh Robi Das completed his Bachelor's and Master's from Dhaka University. He also has another identity. He is a son of the marginal community of tea workers.
19 August 2022, 16:30 PM

Why are over 1 lakh tea workers on strike?

From "Tong" cafés to fine dining restaurants, heated debates to quiet thoughts, tea maintains a cherished place in the hearts of many, particularly in this region of the world.
18 August 2022, 17:00 PM

Why did a mother want to sell her child for Tk 12,000?

Why did Sonali want to sell her son in Khagrachari? How are they now?
18 August 2022, 04:04 AM

How fuel price in Bangladesh goes up and down

Fuel price hike is now the talk of the country. Social media is flooded with questions on this topic. We tried to answer these questions in today’s Star Explains.
15 August 2022, 14:13 PM

August 15, 1975: The assassinations at Abdur Rob Serniabat's residence

On the night of August 15, 1975, when Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members were assassinated, Rafiqul Islam was at Abdur Rob Serniabat’s residence at Minto Road.
15 August 2022, 02:19 AM

Village that makes 90% of imitation jewellery items in Bangladesh

Alongside gold, imitation jewellery is widely worn. In today's Inside Bangladesh, watch where and how these jewellery items are made.
14 August 2022, 02:14 AM

Int'l Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples observed at RU

Indigenous students studying at the University of Rajshahi have observed International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022.
13 August 2022, 07:16 AM

Does JU need another admin building, that too worth Tk 138cr?

The first admin building of Jahangirnagar University was built in the 90s. The second admin building had been opened without its completion in 2016. And despite these two buildings, construction of another administrative building has been ordered at a cost of about Tk 138 crores.
12 August 2022, 14:24 PM

STAR BOOK TALK: The books that made Kaiser  

Based heavily on Rakib Hasan’s series of detective novels called Teen Goyenda, Hoichoi’s Kaiser is part tribute to the genre of detective novels and part beckoning call for viewers to return to the excitement of reading books.
11 August 2022, 10:56 AM

“I will stay with art regardless of the form”

Popular actor Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed talks in an adda with Star Arts and Entertainment.
11 August 2022, 02:18 AM

After pandemic, Holy Ashura sees mass gathering

Today is Holy Ashura. Because of the tragic events in Karbala, this glorious day holds a special significance for Muslims worldwide.
9 August 2022, 10:21 AM

Moulvibazar becomes Venezuela on NIDs

They are Bangladeshi citizens. They never travelled abroad. But according to their NIDs, their birthplace is Venezuela!
9 August 2022, 02:03 AM

Jahanara's sanitary, hygiene supplies for flood-affected women

There are a lot of people who extend their support to the flood-affected victims. However, people often forget about women who require proper sanitation and hygiene supplies.
8 August 2022, 02:05 AM