A recent study finds that human activity has been alarmingly rising too close to the rivers across the country, especially in the districts of Dhaka, Khulna, Chattogram and recently flood-hit Sylhet.

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange fell 36 points last week from the previous week. The whole week experienced a bearish trend except two-day’s slight rise.

Ghol, a dairy based drink that many Bangalees love, has become the identity of Sirajganj’s Sholop Railway Station. Back in 1922, Sadek Ali learned how to make ghol while he was visiting Rajshahi. With him, ghol traveled to his village in Sholop, and the essentially unmarked Sholop Station became a lucrative attraction for ghol connoisseurs.

The government has started rationing electricity supply to manage the ongoing energy crisis. But what do experts have to say about the real origin and effective solution of this crisis?

In the face of an impending energy crisis, we lack measures needed to explore new gas fields. But are we even properly utilising the ones that have already been discovered?

Making her way up with productions like “Ice Cream”, "Networker Baire", "Syndicate" and "Scooty", Nazifa Tushi rose to fame with her commendable screen presence.

On 26th June, 2009, Bilkis Banu and retired professor Rabiul Islam Khan established Golap Kha Shishu Sadan.

Forty-five percent of the natural gas used in Bangladesh comes from Bibiyana Gas Field. But, what is going to happen when the production of Bibiyana starts to decrease?

A bridge project that cost Tk 99 crores can only be accessed through a 50 feet bamboo ladder due to the lack of a connecting road

The famous shuttle train of the University of Chittagong got a brand new look. Spray painted by German artist Lukas Zeilinger, the train, which runs between the university and Chattogram city, has become a moving piece of art.

Despite having immense potential, Bangladesh lacks initiative to explore gas in the Bay of Bengal.

An elderly person was injured in a motorbike accident in Dhaka's Mirpur. The rider was a teenager. However, an extortion case was filed against 8 students including the teenage son of a missing person over this accident. How did this happen?

For the past 20 years, 65 visually impaired families have lived in the Kanartek village at Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur. Among them, some are intellectually and physically disabled. As if battling poverty and blindness were just not hard enough, they also have to deal with the administration's negligence when it comes to providing electricity.

Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed was born on July 25, 1939 in Park Circus, Kolkata. Professor Syeed is known as 'gyaner batighar' or the lighthouse of knowledge in Bangladesh. On his birthday, The Daily Star Bangla Editor Golam Mortoza talks about him in this Star Special.

If you are going to Chapai Nawabganj, you must try out kalai ruti. That's what everyone said when I was planning a trip there. And so, I did, and I didn't regret it. The question of regret comes from the premise that kalai ruti is, after all, a ruti. I mean, how magically delicious can ruti be? My expectations were not that high. With that almost arrogant low expectation, I tried out this Chapai Nawabganj specialty, but it left me pleasantly surprised.

Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury joined Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Howladar Roni in protesting railway's irregularities, poor administration, and harassment.

According to a recent Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program (OKUP) report, 88 percent of female workers do not have a formal contract. As a result, numerous inhuman things happen to them when they go abroad for work.

The Chattogram Fishery Ghat, located on the Karnaphuli River bank, is the largest wholesale fish market for marine and local fish in the port region and Bangladesh.

Despite being the 3rd biggest producer of onions, Bangladesh imports the biggest volume of onions in the world. In today’s Star News+ watch how onions are produced, harvested and stored, and how it can be improved.

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange fell 198 points last week from the previous week. The whole week experienced a bearish trend.