Dried fish season begins in Kuakata
12 November 2025, 12:37 PM
Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure
9 November 2025, 13:58 PM
Govt looks to implement new pay scale in phases
23 October 2025, 18:25 PM
State runs on laws, not emotions
23 October 2025, 18:15 PM
ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols
23 October 2025, 18:10 PM
Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’
23 October 2025, 17:38 PM
'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'
23 October 2025, 16:58 PM
Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case
23 October 2025, 16:51 PM
'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna
23 October 2025, 16:30 PM
BGB personnel loses right foot in landmine blast on Bangladesh-Myanmar border
Explosion happened near Tumbru–Baishfari in Bandarban’s Ghumdhum
12 October 2025, 12:25 PM
Jamaat urges German support for free and fair election in Bangladesh
New German ambassador meets Jamaat chief; discuss election, women’s rights
12 October 2025, 11:28 AM
‘No one can be held for over 24hrs without being produced before a court’
ICT chief prosecutor says regarding 15 officers held in army custody
12 October 2025, 10:15 AM
Officials from past three polls to be excluded from key election roles: home adviser
Legal procedures would be followed while they remain under army custody
12 October 2025, 08:56 AM
Police use water cannon, sound grenade to disperse teachers' demo
Over a hundred police personnel deployed
12 October 2025, 08:39 AM
Public admin boss guarantees neutrality during election
Says newly appointed Senior Secretary of Public Administration Ehsanul Hoque
12 October 2025, 08:05 AM
CPD mourns passing of Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam
Manzoorul was one of Bangladesh's most revered academics and literary figures — a teacher, critic, art historian, and award-winning fiction writer
12 October 2025, 07:52 AM
Jamaat chief welcomes move to take 15 army officers in custody
Says entire institution should not be blamed for actions of a few
12 October 2025, 07:44 AM
Three hurt as Ctg police open fire during clash over 'Joy Bangla' slogan; 10 arrested
Clash erupts during a concert organised as part of motorbike campaign
12 October 2025, 06:26 AM
Yunus off to Rome to join World Food Forum event
A Biman flight carrying the chief adviser and his entourage departed Dhaka airport around 11:30am
12 October 2025, 06:21 AM
Teachers of MPO-listed institutions demonstrating outside press club
Demand 20% house rent, nationalisation of jobs
12 October 2025, 05:59 AM
Yunus urges global youth to be visionary and shape a better future
Meeting Swedish, Norwegian youth leaders, he calls on young people to turn their dreams into action
12 October 2025, 05:04 AM
Ahsanul Haq made senior secretary to public administration ministry
The post fell vacant on September 21 following the transfer of the previous senior secretary
12 October 2025, 04:10 AM
TIB slams hasty approval of data protection ordinances
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern and disappointment over the government’s hurried approval of the Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025 and the National Data Governance Ordinance 2025 without adequate expert consultation or stakeholder engagement.
11 October 2025, 18:33 PM
LPG remains overlooked despite great potentials
The country’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector has grown on its own and remained largely overlooked for years even though it could serve as an alternative fuel amid the ongoing pipeline gas shortage, speakers said at a policy conclave yesterday.
11 October 2025, 18:16 PM
Honouring the voices that keep Nazrul’s legacy alive
The ninth anniversary of Gems of Nazrul was celebrated with a musical event titled “Nirjharini” at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka yesterday.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Police disperse JP rally in Kakrail
Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse a Jatiya Party rally outside its central office in Kakrail yesterday, forcing organisers to cancel the event.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Hope rekindled as bone marrow unit resumes at DMCH
When Rejoan Rashid Fahad was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) over a decade ago with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, few believed he would survive.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Quotes of the day
Quotes of the day
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Govt following Hasina’s path in Ctg port deal’
Eminent economist Prof Anu Muhammad yesterday accused the interim government of following the path of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina by deciding to hand over the New Mooring Container Terminal of Chattogram Port to UAE-based operator DP World without any tender or public consultation.
11 October 2025, 18:00 PM