EC cancels registration of 96 local polls observers

Commission will start process of providing registration to new local observers soon
17 July 2025, 13:21 PM

Curfew extended in Gopalganj indefinitely

It will be relaxed for three hours between 11am and 2pm
17 July 2025, 12:11 PM

Aug 21 grenade attack: SC adjourns hearing on appeals against Tarique, Babar acquittal

Moulana Tajuddin Ahmed and Md Hanif, who were sentenced to death by the lower court, remain fugitive in the case
17 July 2025, 09:41 AM

Gopalganj clashes: 'Govt had intelligence, but not full extent of violence'

Says Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury
17 July 2025, 09:01 AM

The Daily Star wins two accolades at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025

The Daily Star is the only media outlet from Bangladesh to be recognized at this year’s awards. 
17 July 2025, 07:03 AM

Udichi President Badiur Rahman passes away at 78

Professor Badiur Rahman, central president of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi, passed away early today at the age of 78
17 July 2025, 06:54 AM

Youth shot during clash in Gopalganj, brought to DMCH

The victim, Suman Biswas, was first treated at Gopalganj Sadar Hospital before being referred to the capital for advanced medical care
17 July 2025, 03:48 AM

‘Not Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home’

The authorities yesterday halted the demolition of a century-old house in Mymensingh city following public outcry.
16 July 2025, 21:14 PM

Dinajpur police official withdrawn over Facebook post

The post appeared to mock leaders of NCP
16 July 2025, 19:04 PM

Public service recruitment: Govt to scrap political vetting

The practice of vetting a candidate's political affiliation through intelligence agencies before recruitment and promotion is set to be scrapped
16 July 2025, 18:33 PM

‘We’ll bury Mujibism’

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday said they would bury “Mujibism” in the country to build a truly democratic Bangladesh.
16 July 2025, 18:23 PM

Child victims of July uprising: Of abandoned toys and unlived tomorrows

They were readers of fairy tales, keepers of marbles, chasers of kites across twilight skies. Some still asked to sleep in their mother’s arms. Others, on the cusp of adolescence, had just begun to dream in the language of futures -- of stethoscopes, classrooms, galaxies. They were children, dreamers of careers, cartoons, and cricket.
16 July 2025, 18:11 PM

AL attack on NCP rally venue: Four killed as violence grips Gopalganj

At least four people were killed and dozens injured in daylong running battles between law enforcers and Awami League followers in Gopalganj yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:07 PM

Abu Sayed killing: Justice within this govt’s tenure

One year has passed, but there has been no visible progress in the trial of the Abu Sayed murder case, his elder brother Ramzan Ali alleged as the nation observed his first death anniversary yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:07 PM

Miscreants unsuccessfully attempt to free accused from Gopalganj district jail

Miscreants attacked the Gopalganj District Jail around 3:30pm today..The matter was confirmed by Gopalganj Jail Superintendent Tania Zaman.."They broke through the main gate and attempted to take an accused, but the attempt was unsuccessful," the superintendent said. ."The atta
16 July 2025, 18:02 PM

Trade rivalry behind Sohag murder: police

The brutal killing of scrap metal trader Lal Chand alias Sohag in front of Mitford Hospital stemmed from a conflict over control of the illegal trade of “stolen” aluminium wires -- not any political motive, but business rivalry, police said.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

School student drowns in the Bay

A school student drowned in the Bay of Bengal at Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning, just nine days after three students of Chittagong University died in a similar incident.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Two more die in Sutrapur gas blast

Two individuals, who sustained burn injuries in a gas explosion at their residence in Sutrapur last week, died at a Dhaka hospital yesterday.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Dengue claims two lives, 321 hospitalised

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 60 this year.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Health complex out of reach for 1.5 lakh

The 50-bed Shayestaganj Upazila Health Complex in Habiganj has remained non-operational for the past eight years due to unresolved land acquisition complications, leaving more than 1.5 lakh residents without access to essential healthcare services.
16 July 2025, 18:00 PM