A deltaic country, the plains of Bangladesh are crisscrossed with a million water bodies. The canals, marshlands and the rivers make the quintessential image that Rural Bengal conjures up.

Muntasir Mamun, Professor of History at University of Dhaka, and Hashem Sufi, Researcher of History, tell us the facts behind how Bengali New Year celebration on Pahela Baishakh came to be.

Protest outbursts in the wake of heinous sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration at Dhaka University on 14th April. Liton Nandi, president of leftist student body, Bangladesh Chhatra Union of the university unit was the youth who first apparently came to resist the rowdy mob at TSC area.

Through social media popularly in facebook, people from different walks of lives come down heavily to protest the incidents demanding exemplary punishment of the assaulters.

Thousands of people gathered at Ramna Park and on Dhaka University campus to welcome the Bengali New Year 1422. Authorities concerned chalked out several traditional programmes to celebrate the occasion.

In the wake of mass outrage against sexual assault on women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on Dhaka University campus, the ruling Awami League’s student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League keeps itself aloof from any protest.

People are thronging the boutiques and fashion houses in Dhaka to complete the last-minute shopping spree for celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year.

Poetry in a plate. This Pohela Baishkah do something different, explore your city its heritage, savoring the eccentric and rich variety of food of Old Dhaka and the street food of Dhaka University.

Just keeping away the day-to-day vehicles, riding on traditional horse carts can make your moments more eventful on this very first day of Bangla Calendar.

Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the first month of Bangla calendar now is at doorstep. People from all walks of life are ready to celebrate the first day of the new year with much festivity.

Death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader and war crime convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman should be executed as soon as possible to uphold the spirit of the Liberation War in 1971, people on the streets share their sentiments.

The Supreme Court upholds War Criminal Muhammad Kamaruzzaman's death sentence denying his review petition. The Daily Star's War Crime specialist Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary speaks about the convict, the charges against him and the analysis.

Despite several marked improvements in the public health sector, authorities are yet to make public hospitals to host a warm welcome to the commoners.

The road of Purba Rajabazar beside IBA Hostel. Hundreds of people are using this road everyday facing a few problems regularly.

Death-row war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman should be hanged immediately to free country from the stigma, general member of public express their views.

Reactions of the meat vendors in Karwan Bazaar kitchen market in Dhaka as beef price unbelievably goes high due to 'political turmoil and scarcity of imported cattle'.

Breaching the electoral code of conduct, many mayor and councilor aspirants have yet to remove their posters from different parts of the two Dhaka city corporations.

In this video, our reporter Pinaki Roy takes you to the archaeological site to show you the ancient relics along with brick laden roads and meditation centre that dates back to the time Dipankar lived (980–1054 AD) in the region.

With BNP Chief Khaleda Zia securing bail and returning home after 92 days, The Daily Star's Senior Reporter Shakhawat Liton analyses the latest political development in Bangladesh

As The Daily Star celebrated its 24th founding anniversary on March 13 with a call to uphold impartial journalism to move forward and build a prosperous Bangladesh