Dhaka offers very little sports facilities and playgrounds. But this does not stop young people to design their sporting activities.

Barely an hour ride from Dhaka, Srinagar bazar is a four hundred year-old market place and a destination that appeals to a wide range of people.

A dangerous culture of impunity cloaks this ever darkening city of ours. Dhaka, a metropolis of over seven million people cramped together, has steadily become a breeding ground for all kinds of criminal elements and the future seems bleak.

If you are buying an imitation jewellery from anywhere in Bangladesh, it’s most likely to have been made in a small village named Bhakurta in Savar.

Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crimes Unit of police, Monirul Islam, and senior journalist Zayadul Ahsan Pintu talk to The Daily Star on recent series of crackdowns on militants.

Everyone knows about Sharmila Tagore as the next generation of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore. But have you wondered how are the next few generations of Tagore doing?

What is it that makes the month of October so different from the rest of the year? The sky wears a deep blue colour with specks of white clouds. And as you roam the country in this season—you will surely notice white seas of Kans Grass (Kashful) covering newly formed lands, shoal and the river banks.

If you are a nature lover, you must visit the amazing Arial Beel that spreads around 136 square kilometers-- situated south of Dhaka between Padma and Dhaleshwari River.

Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan are two iconic cricketers of Bangladesh who have taken their country places with their superlative performances, and earned the admiration and respect of cricket lovers worldwide.

For most people of Bangladesh, bamboo shoots is something that is considered as a popular food item in China, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and other adjacent countries.

Global media have alleged US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of lying and distorting facts in his election campaign. Watch the motion info-graphics to know about the top ten things Trump said which are simply not true.

While roaming the streets of Barisal city, a majestic red brick colonial structure drew my attention. From far it looks like a huge locomotive designed with beautiful archways and a dome on the top. If you have already seen it, you know what I am talking about.

Back in 1913, Mominuddin Akan of Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur decided to build a mosque in his village as he was too old to go to Hajj. With the help of donations from his relative, Akan, a resident of Udoytara Burirchar village, established a beautiful wooden mosque nearby his house Akan Bari.

Dressed in her usual attire of cotton dhuti and kurti, Anusheh Anadil gave out an aura of purity and simplicity.

Here is a glimpse of the ancient and quaint city of Rangpur, located about 299 km northwest of Dhaka.

Would you believe that the famous Bangladeshi musician Habib Wahid’s main revenue from his music comes from mobile phone ringtones?

At least 24 people are killed and 74 injured in a huge fire triggered by a boiler explosion at plastic packaging factory in Tongi industrial area of Gazipur.

It is a 300-foot by 50-foot three-storey behemoth with a lift and a coronary care unit (CCU). Yes, we are talking about none other than the biggest and most luxurious launch on Dhaka-Barisal route in Bangladesh -- the Sundarban 10.

The soon to be built $1.49 billion Rampal coal-fired power plant has generated concern and controversy among the citizens,

Today Bangladesh can meet a large part of its meat demand from its domestic sources. This is the success story of a ban becoming a boon for Bangladesh.