Padma Bridge inauguration: Festivity all around Bangladesh's southern region

Almost every village and town in southern Bangladesh is now in a festive mood on the occasion of Padma Bridge inauguration.
25 June 2022, 16:14 PM

Visually impaired couple visits Padma Bridge with child

Visually impaired couple Farzana and Fahim visited the Padma Bridge with their four-year-old child.
25 June 2022, 14:55 PM

From Dhaka to Padma Bridge on foot

Two elderly people started their journey before dawn, and walked for 6 hours to see Padma Bridge with their own eyes.
25 June 2022, 12:08 PM

Reason for not naming Padma Bridge after Sheikh Hasina

The Padma Bridge was considered being named after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. But in the end, that did not happen.
25 June 2022, 11:53 AM

Thousands flock to see newly opened Padma Bridge

As soon as Padma Bridge was opened to the public, immediately after its inauguration, thousands of people from all over the country flocked towards the Padma Bridge.
25 June 2022, 10:48 AM

“Padma Bridge was an immense challenge": Jamilur Reza Choudhury

Late Professor Jamilur Reza Choudhury spoke about Padma Bridge during an interview with The Daily Star in 2018.
25 June 2022, 02:11 AM

How the marginalised are surviving the flood

The most devastating flood in recent history took away everything from them. How are they surviving the recent flood?
24 June 2022, 17:05 PM

How difficult is it to build a bridge over Padma River?

The engineers of Padma Bridge had to act against magnanimous challenges to build the Padma Bridge.
24 June 2022, 14:23 PM

Earthquake: An impending catastrophe for Bangladesh?

What causes earthquakes? Is a catastrophe lurking underground?  Acclaimed geologist and Bangladesh Open University VC Professor Syed Humayun Akhter explains...
23 June 2022, 15:01 PM

Another set of triplets named -- Shwapna, Padma and Shetu

Another set of triplets, born 2 days before the grand opening of Padma Bridge, have been named Shwapna, Padma, and Shetu, in honour of Bangladesh's milestone. Watch more at today's episode of Star Newsbytes.
23 June 2022, 14:04 PM

Flood situation in Moulvibazar getting worse

Seven upazilas in Moulvibazar have been flooded with rise of water level in the haors. Shelter and relief for flood victims are not adequate.
23 June 2022, 02:14 AM

Floods make Ashrayan Project residents homeless yet again

These 23 families were given houses under the Ashrayan Project celebrating 100 Years of Mujib. But within a year, these houses have become flooded and uninhabitable.
22 June 2022, 02:13 AM

Not enough aid in Sylhet, Sunamganj amid floods

Homeless people took refuge on Sylhet-Sunamganj highway. Watch how they are surviving.
21 June 2022, 17:32 PM

Why is the CEC making contradictory statements on Cumilla-6 MP?

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal’s statement on June 20 on Cumilla-6 MP AKM Bahauddin’s actions in the Cumilla City Corporation election seemingly contradicted the previous written statement of June 8 -- why? What does it tell us about upcoming elections?
21 June 2022, 15:04 PM

Flood forecasts and preparation: Why are we so late?

Technology now allows us to predict weather accurately up to three months before it happens. Then why didn’t we become aware of the disaster in time?
21 June 2022, 02:11 AM

How prepared is govt to combat the floods?

Flood-affected people are fighting against rising water levels and lack of food at the same time. Why the mismanagement in aid distribution? How is the preparation for the coming floods?
20 June 2022, 15:02 PM

Allegations of mismanagement in aid distribution

Famished people are crying for relief. How is the relief distribution in Sylhet going?
20 June 2022, 14:11 PM

River dam breaks flooding 25 villages in Akhaura

Large areas of at least 25 villages in four border unions have been inundated by flood due to the collapse of the Howrah river dam in Brahmanbaria.
18 June 2022, 12:34 PM

Dinajpur litchis ushering in a festive season 

Dinajpur has become festive this litchi season. The mouth-watering fruit is being cultivated on about 5500 hectares of land in the district.
18 June 2022, 02:32 AM

Flood situation in Sylhet to get worse

People in Sylhet and Sunamganj have been experiencing power outage since yesterday (June 16, 2022) following heavy floods caused by upstream water and heavy rainfall in the districts.
17 June 2022, 16:20 PM