Water transport workers call off their countrywide indefinite strike after the authorities agreed to fulfil some of their 11 point demands.

Candy floss or cotton candy, popularly known as “Hawai Mithai” once was a very popular and available sweetmeat among the rural people, as well as the city dwellers. But now-a-days, candy floss hawkers are hardly found except in the village fairs.

Sitting at her home in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj, a feeble-looking Maksuda Begum stares vacantly into the distance. She mumbles most of the time making her words difficult to catch.

How did one of the most talked about terrorists carry a cap emblazoned with the IS logo to a Dhaka courtroom in and then proceed it put it on for all to see?

The fight for his country did not end with independence for Bir Protik Momin Ullah Patwary. The 70-year-old went on to serve his country in various public and private capacities over the years.

After a Dhaka tribunal delivered the verdict in the Holey Artisan Café attack case today, one of death row convicts reached into his pocket and brought out a prayer cap emblazoned with the emblem of the Islamic State.

Seven militants are sentenced to death for their involvement in 2016 Holey Artisan attack that left 22 people, including 17 foreigners, dead.

As the morning sun flooded the brightly painted room of BLOOMS specialised school, Tanzila Akhter, a teenager with hearing impairment, recited a prayer poem.

A team of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) have been conducting a drive to evict illegal structures on both sides of the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar for the second day.

During the last 15 days of Bangla month of “Kartik”, the followers of “Loknath” light small lamps and special incense asking for the betterment of their loved ones’ health. They also fast in the name of “Rakh” hence the name “Rakher Upobash”. Also known as “Kartik bhroto”, the festival is held on every Saturday and Tuesday in those 15 days.

At least 10 types of bacteria have become more resistant to 17 life-saving antibiotics used for treating patients with infectious diseases across the country, according to a new government study.

Curtains fell on the 18th Asian University Presidents Forum (AUPF) 2019 yesterday, with a vision to have stronger collaborations among Asian universities in mutual cooperation and technology transfers.

Universities should provide students with the knowledge and skills that equip them to become entrepreneurs, said policy makers and academics yesterday.

Afran Nisho is a popular figure in the showbiz industry. From ramp modeling to television commercials, he has done it all. In this interview with Rafi Hossain, the popular actor talks about his passion for his profession

Businesses across the country took a hit yesterday, the first day of the strike by truckers, which also halted transportation of goods from all land and sea ports.

Following rumours that salt prices would go up like onions had recently, people across the country went into panic buying yesterday, mptying shelves.

Even in this day and age of technological advancement when many things that were unthinkable 10 years ago are now commonplace, the millennia-old problem of availing safe, clean water for everyone remains one of the biggest challenges for humanity.

Dr Minhaj Uddin, who survived the Brahmanbaria train accident, recounts the scenes of horror during an interview with the Star Live.

Dahagram-Angarpota 10-bed Hospital on two acres of land has everything--a one-storied hospital building, staff quarters, garden, signboards and even patients.

Pundranagar, the capital of ancient Bengal or present-day Bogra in Bangladesh, is famous for its pottery. Traditional pottery got its fame in the Pal era long back, but now some of the potters community still can be seen here and there in the country including Palpara or Kumaras villages in Bogra.