Anatomy of BGB shootings in Rampura
It was 6:14pm on Friday, July 19, 2024. Two Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel were advancing into Banasree G Block in Dhaka.
6 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Seating spat, tense exchanges: Consensus commission's reform talks enter 2nd phase
As dialogue resumes tomorrow, the path to consensus appears far from smooth
17 June 2025, 13:59 PM
Internal democracy lies at the heart of NCP charter
The National Citizen Party is set to unveil its charter this week, prioritising democracy within the organisation and presenting a vision for a “New Bangladesh” built on youth-driven decentralised governance.
25 May 2025, 18:15 PM
A martyr without a country
Last year, 17-year-old Nur Mostofa, like many of his peers, took to the streets, standing shoulder to shoulder with the masses to protest the killings of hundreds at the hands of law enforcers during the July uprising and to demand the resignation of then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
19 April 2025, 18:44 PM
‘He’d still be alive had those in power cared’
Ashiqur Rahman Hridoy, 16, was hit with 35 shotgun pellets -- three of them lodged in his head -- during a protest against the state crackdown on quota reform demonstrators in Dhaka’s Jatrabari on July 18.
6 April 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Make TNZ pay our wages’
Emotions ran high. Exhaustion was evident on their faces.
28 March 2025, 18:00 PM
The disappeared of the July Uprising
The Daily Star found evidence of systematic government efforts to cover up medical records and bodies of the July uprising victims so they can never be found again.
18 March 2025, 04:15 AM
The disappeared of the July Uprising: Part 4 / Families want closure, however painful
When we first started visiting Dhaka Medical College Hospital in January for this story, there were seven protest-related unclaimed bodies freezing in its mortuaries.
15 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Under water for over 36 hours!
“Where were you for so long?” The frustration was palpable in the voices of the residents. “It’s been 36 hours since the rain stopped, and our homes are still underwater!”
30 May 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Wish it lasted a bit longer’
A bittersweet farewell unfolded at Suhrawardy Udyan and Bangla Academy yesterday as the curtains fell on the 2024 Amar Ekushey Boi Mela. Hundreds of bookworms thronged the fairgrounds, a sight that has become synonymous with the month of February in Dhaka.
2 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Polls code takes a back seat in Dhaka
From the untimely blare of loudspeakers to election camps mushrooming everywhere and the cityscape being marred by posters on every available surface, needless to say, electioneering is going on in full swing in the capital.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
National election: How the youth see it
If one visits TSC, Dhaka University now, they will encounter a little red and white banner cheerfully wishing people a Merry Christmas beside the Shantir Paira sculpture. However, what catches the eye even more is the message written in bold and big letters alongside it: "GO VOTE"
4 January 2024, 08:44 AM
Many reluctant to leave Dhaka during polls
Some of them are rickshaw-pullers, some ply auto-rickshaws on Dhaka roads while others are shopkeepers, house-helps, bus drivers, private employees, and so on
1 January 2024, 11:32 AM
Hartal, blockade: Transport workers struggling to survive
Rows of buses standing idle at terminals, images of torched vehicles and reports of transport workers being burnt alive inside vehicles -- these are some of the events that have recently dominated the news, during the initial two phases of the BNP-Jamaat enforced blockade and hartal.
10 November 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Our lives at stake’
A group of day labourers was waiting for employers to come and hire them to work on construction sites at Mirpur-11 yesterday morning.
2 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Even cracked eggs get costlier!
Nasima Begum, a 35-year-old mother of four, is a regular customer of Fakinni Bazar (a market for ultra poor), located along the rail tracks under Bijoy Sarani-Tejgaon Flyover.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
‘Punished for journalism’
What should have been a routine day for a campus correspondent turned into a harrowing ordeal for Mohammad Iqbal Monwar.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
DU beset with gang crimes
Two more student gangs -- “Nishachor” and “Bhai Brothers” -- had been carrying out criminal activities on Dhaka University campus for several years, say students.
29 March 2023, 01:40 AM
The DU students who mug people after sunset
A married couple left their Nazimuddin Road residence to visit their uncle’s home in Dhaka University area. When they arrived at DU’s Shaheed Minar premises, a group of 10 to 12 men, led by DU BCL activists, intercepted them, mercilessly beat them, stole Tk 22,000 and their ATM card, and left.
12 February 2023, 18:00 PM