Aid allocation to be trimmed in next budget
The plan comes as $42.85b foreign funds remained unused at start of current FY
28 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Reform proposals: BNP opposes two-term cap on prime minister
The BNP submitted its feedback yesterday. So far, 15 other parties have submitted theirs.
23 March 2025, 20:37 PM
There’s no need for constituent assembly
It has been seven months since the interim government took office. During this time, the caretaker administration has been working to revive the political process and strengthen state institutions. Meanwhile, participants in the July uprising have floated a new political party.
11 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Why wash dirty linen in public?
Culture adviser Farooki and Shilpakala chief Syed Jamil exchange barbs
2 March 2025, 09:48 AM
Election schedule likely by Oct
With the interim government having completed its first six months in office, all eyes are now on the series of dialogues with political parties to reach a consensus on reforms to be carried out.
19 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Transport reforms a pressing need
Four-year-old Ibrahim Islam was walking to his school in Kushtia town with his grandmother around 8:00am on Sunday. Perhaps his mind was buzzing with excitement, thinking about the games he would play with his friends.
17 February 2025, 18:00 PM
‘No room for politics under AL name, ideology’
Nahid Islam, adviser to the interim government, spoke with The Daily Star on the nation's key challenges and the way forward.
1 February 2025, 19:24 PM
Nation sees tectonic shifts in politics
Seismic. That is perhaps the one word close enough to describe Bangladesh’s transformation in 2024.
30 December 2024, 18:28 PM
Graduation From LDC: Govt seeks 5-year transition period
Bangladesh will seek to retain the zero duty benefit and the market access for five years after its graduation to a developing country as the pandemic took a heavy toll on the nation’s economy.
11 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Oxford University-Astrazeneca Vaccine: Bangladesh okays it for emergency use
Bangladesh yesterday approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for importing the vaccine from Serum Institute of India.
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Oxford University-Astrazeneca vaccine: Bangladesh okays it for emergency use
Bangladesh has approved the Oxford University-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, paving the way for bringing the vaccine for emergency use.
4 January 2021, 17:15 PM
2020, the Year of Pandemic: Heartbreaks in heartland
Abdur Rahim*, a private tutor in Dhaka, thought his life had finally stabilised after two decades of hard work. With a steady income, he could afford a place in the capital and sustain his family.
3 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Covid-time Education: New approach, old disparity
When the Covid-19 outbreak led to a closure of educational institutions in late March, students, guardians and teachers alike speculated that the disruption would last a few months.
29 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Food security still not for all
Although Bangladesh achieved food security and improved access to food, eight percent of the households where the urban poor live still go to sleep with empty stomachs, reveals a government survey.
20 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Graduation from LDC: UN projections show high hope
Bangladesh is on track to graduate to a developing country from a least developed one as a UN body estimates that the country’s scores in all three criteria would be much higher from the graduation threshold next year.
14 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Mission Impossible accomplished
Mizanur Rahman stood still, gazing with awe from the bank of the Padma river at the specialised floating crane laying down the last span on the mega structure yesterday.
10 December 2020, 18:10 PM
Grit and glory
At precisely 12:02pm came the glorious moment. The final span of the Padma bridge was in its place and a giant step was made towards the realisation of a long-cherished dream.
10 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Tk 1,21,353Cr Stimulus Packages: 39pc disbursed in six months
After the government announced 21 stimulus packages involving more than Tk 1,21,000 crore to tackle the pandemic fallout, 39.23 percent of the total amount or Tk 47,615 crore was disbursed till October 31, according to a report of the finance ministry.
27 November 2020, 18:00 PM
A winter to watch
The temperature drop over the last few days means that the season of cold and flu is around the corner.
26 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Probable Vaccine Recipients: Frontliners to be first in line
With Bangladesh securing nearly 100 million doses of Covid vaccine from two sources by next year, the most pertinent question now is who will be vaccinated first.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Graduation from LDC Status: Hope brightens
Bangladesh is going to compete in the second review of a UN panel next year for graduation to a developing country from a least developed one as it met all the three criteria for getting out of the LDC bloc.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid Fallout Package: Let barriers be removed
In the face of criticisms, the government is going to evaluate its economic rescue scheme announced six months ago to tackle the fallout of the pandemic.
19 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Preventing Second Wave: Govt words not reflected in action
The government’s preparations for tackling a possible spike in Covid-19 cases in the coming winter appear to be limited to rhetoric as efforts to control virus transmission and ensure treatment are still far from satisfactory.
3 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Vaccine for all, free of cost
The government has decided to administer Covid-19 vaccines to all the citizens free of cost once those are procured.
26 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Dream coming true bit by bit
A nuclear reactor and a steam generator, the key components of the first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, arrived in Bangladesh yesterday, paving the way for completing the main phase of the mega project.
20 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Double trouble for the poor amid pandemic
House help Salma Khatun and her rickshaw-puller husband Forkan Ali saved their hard-earned money for the future of their two daughters.
15 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Lagging behind in vaccine race
Bangladesh’s refusal to co-fund the trials of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has narrowed down its options for getting vaccines when they will be ready, experts said.
14 October 2020, 18:00 PM
1 in 10 in Dhaka may have been infected: WB report
One in every 10 people in the capital may have already been infected with Covid-19, says the World Bank, warning that the coronavirus pandemic is not likely to pass anytime soon.
8 October 2020, 18:00 PM