Authorities at state-run water supply company Wasa say that its supply water gets polluted in the pipelines before reaching the consumer level.

A number of mango growers are spraying toxic pesticides on their orchards in Rajshahi region, despite a High Court order to deploy police in the areas to prevent the harmful practice.

A nature lover is working hard to preserve rare varieties of orchids that bloom on the hills in Khagrachhari.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir claims that there is no rule of law in the country because of the “absence of accountability”.

Russell Sarkar, who lost a leg after a bus ran him over in April last year, gets got a prosthetic leg. A Swiss-made artificial leg is attached to Russell at Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP).

A fire breaks out at a kitchen market in Malibagh area of Dhaka.

The 'untouchable' sweeper community in Dhaka's Hajaribagh is facing uncertainty with fear of eviction hanging over their head. Hundreds of families have already been evicted in city corporation's drive. Others still remaining in buildings yet to be brought down are living in fear.

After an eight-and-a-half year legal battle culminating in a victory for Rajuk, the capital development officials yesterday went to demolish the illegal 15-storey BGMEA building in a move which lacked coordination and was mired in confusion.

Family members want quick trial of the murder case of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi.

A three-day-long colourful Biju festival of the Chattogram Hill Tracts began in the district yesterday.

The art of pottery has deep roots in the sub-continent's history, going back as far as the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa civilisations. Unfortunately, today the art form is struggling for survival in Bangladesh.

To celebrate the Bengali New Year -1426, which falls on April 14, Dhaka University’s Faculty of Fine Art is taking preparation to bring out traditional procession-- Mangal Shobhajatra.

The public administration ministry is seeking 700 acres of protected forest, an ecologically critical area, in Shuknachhari of Cox's Bazar to build a civil service academy.

The government's Ashrayan project has been lauded for rehabilitating hundreds of destitute people in different districts. But oftentimes the commendable effort has been tainted by allegations of corruption by a handful of dishonest individuals.

More than half of the 45 bridges, built in two Natore upazilas a couple of years ago, are not bringing much benefit to the local people.

Male students of different departments of Dhaka University bring out a procession on the university campus wearing Bangladeshi traditional dress Lungi, demanding wider acceptance for it. Watch the Star Live video to know more.

Green Line Paribahan gives Tk five lakh to Russel Sarkar who lost his left leg after a bus of the paribahan ran over him in April last year. The High Court bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader asks the Green Line Paribahan owner to pay the rest of the Tk 45 lakh to Russel in next one month.

Pledge Harbour International School in Dhaka recently includes the reading of The Daily Star newspaper in its curriculum for the students.

Talented young actor, Taskeen Rahman has already managed to win the hearts of the audience with only three of his films. Brought into stardom with 'Dhaka Attack', Taskeen has wowed the crowd with his acting prowess and undeniable charisma. In this interview with Rafi Hossain, he spills the beans on his personal and work life.

One of the survivors of the tragic fire incident at FR Tower in Dhaka’s Banani, Ripon shares his story to The Daily Star as he came in front of the building today, three days after the incident in which 26 people lost their lives and scores of others sustained injuries. Watch the Star Live video to know more.