The 164th boat race was held on the Katcha river in Wazirpur upazila of Barisal, to celebrate Lakshmi Puja. Millions of people gathered on both sides of the river to enjoy the traditional boat race.

Some sleepers are broken, some do not have clips attached, and in some places, fragile makeshift repairs are holding the tracks together.

Kalna Bridge -- the first six-lane bridge in the country, is all set to open to traffic. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate this bridge tomorrow. Watch Star Newsbytes for more.

Zareen Tasneem Sharif is one of 25 global winners of the award.

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange gained 56 points last week from the previous week. The index rose majority of the trading days though most of the stocks were almost buyerless.

Even after the two mega bridges across Padma and Modhumoti are opened to the public, the people of the south-west will not be able to enjoy their full potential, because work on expanding almost 129 kilometers of road between Bhanga and Benapole has yet to begin.

Barely an hour's drive from Dhaka, Srinagar Bazar in Munshiganj is a 400-year-old marketplace and a destination that appeals to a wide range of people.

Parisa, the winner of Miss and Mrs Plus Bangladesh 2021, came in front of the camera at The Daily Star, to promote body positivity and an inclusive society.

A circus troupe named 'The Beauty Circus' appears in the village of Baniyashanta. The troupe is headed by a woman named Beauty. Influential men of the village want to possess Beauty. On the other hand, Beauty has come to this village to find the person who killed her father in 1971. Will Beauty be able to find her father's killer?

Train passengers from North and South Bengal commute through the Baunjan Railway Bridge, which is now at great risk. The majority of the bridge's pillars, which are more than a century old, are in danger of collapse. About 60,000 to 70,000 passengers use the bridge every day.

Bidya Sinha Saha Mim talks to Star Lifestyle about the immense success of Poran, what to expect in the upcoming movie Damal, her respect for Raihan Rafi, being Unicef's Special Ambassador and much more in today's episode of 15 Questions.

Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu community, ended with the immersion of idols. On the final day of the festival, devotees congregated in puja mandaps to celebrate Vijaya Dashami.

There’s a jumghar library at 1300ft above sea level on the chimbuk hill in Bandarban. A local youth by the name of Yangan Mro developed this jumghar as a children’s library. He named it 'Sangchia Tekra, Sangchia Shontara Kim', which translates to 'telling stories, listening to stories'.

Urban Study Group (USG founder, Taimur Islam, speaks to The Daily Star about his organisation's work and experience.

Famous historian and former teacher at Dhaka University, Professor Sirajul Islam, is the lighthouse of history of Bangladesh.

Manpower export from Bangladesh rose 185 per cent year-on-year in the first eight months—which is a record. However, remittance inflow and export earnings fell in September when the country’s import volume continue increasing.

"Alap" is a book of confession, written by two famous writers and intellectuals of India-Pakistan in the aftermath of 1947 partition.

Dhaka is losing $6 billion worth of labour productivity each year due to heat stress from extreme temperatures. The country’s labour productivity has been severely affected owing to this. In a recent study by The Rockefeller Foundation and Adrienne Arsht published the figures. How is rising temperature affecting labour productivity?

This year 52 Bangladeshi companies got permission to export hilsa to India during Durga Puja festival. 

What was once a hilly wasteland is now beautiful gardens of malta. Cultivation of lemon and malta is ideal for the hilly soil of Sylhet division. Local farmers are turning to growing green malta because of increasing demand for this tasty fruit.