Dried fish season begins in Kuakata
12 November 2025, 12:37 PM
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Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure
9 November 2025, 13:58 PM
Environment
Govt looks to implement new pay scale in phases
23 October 2025, 18:25 PM
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State runs on laws, not emotions
23 October 2025, 18:15 PM
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ACC may get power to probe Bangladeshis abroad
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
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RPO amendment: Alliance candidates must use own party symbols
23 October 2025, 18:10 PM
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Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad rebrands as ‘Jatiyo Chhatro Shokti’
23 October 2025, 17:38 PM
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'Is it really possible to hear 800 cases within 4-5 hours?'
23 October 2025, 16:58 PM
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Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case
23 October 2025, 16:51 PM
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'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna
23 October 2025, 16:30 PM
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Kuet stalemate deepens as interim VC steps down
Campus in deadlock since February clashes; teachers demand credible leadership
23 May 2025, 07:00 AM
Man dies after falling unconscious while cleaning oil tank
The deceased was identified as Peyaru Hasan, 38
23 May 2025, 06:40 AM
The Daily Star clinches 2nd place at the 88th INMA Global Media Awards
The award was secured for introducing Keeron
23 May 2025, 02:49 AM
ICT investigation agency granted power to arrest suspects
The International Crimes Tribunal has granted its investigation agency the authority to arrest the accused and suspects in cases related to crimes against humanity and war crimes.
22 May 2025, 22:02 PM
Public servants won’t be forced to retire
The Advisory Council has decided to abolish a provision of the Public Service Act, 2018, which allows the government to send public servants into forced retirement after 25 years of service.
22 May 2025, 22:00 PM
'Frustrated, Yunus hints at quitting'
Frustrated over recent developments, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is considering stepping down, said sources familiar with what went down at the Chief Adviser’s Office and Jamuna yesterday.
22 May 2025, 20:34 PM
Experts call for concrete steps to implement reform commission reports
In a roundtable discussion titled, "From Recommendations to Reality: Reassessing the Commission Reports," organised by the Dhaka Institute of Research and Analytics (Daira) on Thursday, leading academics, policymakers, and activists explored the feasibility of institutional reforms proposed by five commissions
22 May 2025, 20:31 PM
‘False affidavit’ in polls: ACC seeks legal action against Hasina
The ACC has formally requested the Election Commission to take legal action against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina for allegedly providing false information in her asset declaration during the 9th national election in 2008.
22 May 2025, 18:52 PM
Kuet VC submits resignation letter to edn ministry
Kuet acting vice-chancellor Md Hazrat Ali yesterday submitted his resignation to the education ministry following teacher protests.
22 May 2025, 18:29 PM
New cyber ordinance: Stronger shield for women, children
The government has replaced the much-criticised Cyber Security Act 2023 with the Cyber Safeguard Ordinance, fully defining child abuse and sexual harassment on digital platforms.
22 May 2025, 18:15 PM
City chokes as protests wreak havoc
Ninety-six-year-old Nurjahan Begum left her home in Old Dhaka’s Mogholtuli for her daughter’s house in Banasree around 2:00pm yesterday.
22 May 2025, 18:09 PM
999 swamped with prank calls
More than 56 percent of calls made to the National Emergency Helpline 999 are blank, prank, or missed calls, causing delays in emergency responses and putting extra pressure on call handlers, said Bangladesh Police in a press release.
22 May 2025, 18:06 PM
HRW slams ban on AL activities
Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh’s interim government risk undermining fundamental freedoms, said Human Rights Watch yesterday.
22 May 2025, 18:03 PM
Shipbreaking workers want Eid bonuses by May 31
Shipbreaking workers yesterday urged yard authorities to ensure disbursement of salaries and Eid-ul-Azha bonuses by May 31.
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Thousands trapped after bridge collapses in Roumari
Around 20,000 residents of 11 villages under Kurigram’s Roumari upazila have been cut off from the upazila headquarters after a wooden bridge over the Jinjiram river collapsed last week due to the pressure of rising waters.
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamuna’s erosion sparks panic among locals
With the Jamuna river’s water level rising over the last couple of weeks, erosion has started in Tangail’s Bhuanpur upazila, leaving riverside residents in distress.
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Backlash rooted in gender bias: speakers
The extremist backlash against the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission reflects deep-rooted gender inequality in society, said Sharmeen S Murshid, adviser to the women and children affairs ministry, yesterday.
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Diliruzzaman removed as HC judge
Justice Khandaker Diliruz-zaman, one of the 12 High Court judges barred from judicial duties since October 20 last year, has been removed from office.
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM
A deathtrap for wildlife
At least 10 endangered primates, including seven Phayre’s Langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei) and three Spectacled Langurs (Semnopithecus entellus), have died of electrocution since May 2024 in Moulvibazar’s Juri and Barlekha ranges, raising serious concerns among conservationists.
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Dhaka’s rainy morning woes
Dhaka’s rainy morning woes
22 May 2025, 18:00 PM