Workers, parties oppose handover of Ctg container terminal to foreign operator

Constructed at a cost of Tk 2,000 crore, the terminal was completed by the Chittagong Port Authority in 2007
26 April 2025, 11:28 AM

Public servants to enjoy extended breaks with back-to-back holidays

This will be followed by the regular weekend on Friday and Saturday, granting government staff a three-day break
26 April 2025, 09:54 AM

NCP stages protest in Gazipur demanding ban on AL activities

They also called for constitutional reforms and elections to a Constituent Assembly
26 April 2025, 09:37 AM
26 April 2025, 09:06 AM

Jamaat to fully support constructive, realistic reforms: Taher

Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher today said his party would extend full support to constructive and pragmatic reforms aimed at ensuring the welfare of the country and its people..“Jamaat fully agrees with any pragmatic changes or reforms that are beneficial for th
26 April 2025, 08:03 AM

Yunus joins funeral mass of Pope Francis

Yunus reached Rome yesterday to attend the funeral
26 April 2025, 07:42 AM

Don’t miss reform opportunity, Ali Riaz urges political parties

He made the remarks while delivering his introductory speech at the talks with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
26 April 2025, 07:04 AM

Adviser Asif Mahmud sits for master's entry test at NSU

He appeared for the Summer 2025 admission test of the Executive Masters in Policy and Governance programme
26 April 2025, 06:17 AM

Yunus visits Bangladesh House in Rome

Today, he will to join the funeral at Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City
26 April 2025, 04:41 AM

The Daily Star, HSBC honour high achievers in O- and A-Level exams

To commemorate the victims of the July Uprising, the programme began with a one-minute silence, followed by the rendition of the national anthem
26 April 2025, 03:58 AM

Gohala River: Farmers struggle to transport crops without bridge

Hundreds of people from 30 villages under Ullapara and Shahzadpur upazilas of Sirajganj and Faridpur upazila of Pabna have long been suffering due to absence of a bridge over Gohala river.
25 April 2025, 20:56 PM

‘Nightmares don’t let me sleep’

The slightest noise now wakes Lokman Hossain from his sleep, bringing back the horrors of his ordeal in Libya.
25 April 2025, 20:23 PM

Noakhali’s drainage disaster

Residents of Noakhali municipality have long been suffering due to the town's poor sewage system. .A grim scenario persists across the 150-year-old municipality. The sewage drains have not been maintained and cleaned since those were constructed. There is no valve or cover on the drains. T
25 April 2025, 20:20 PM

Make best use of intellectual property, copyrights

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged all to become proactive in ensuring the best use of intellectual property and protecting copyrights so that a prosperous Bangladesh can be built.
25 April 2025, 20:01 PM

Dhaka selection round of Star - bKash Newspaper Olympiad held

Aiming to inspire the youth to read newspapers, the selection round of The Daily Star-bKash Newspaper Olympiad Season-4 was held at The Daily Star Centre in the capital yesterday.
25 April 2025, 20:00 PM

Heatwave to persist till tomorrow

A persistent heatwave continued its sweep across the nation for the fifth consecutive day yesterday, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecasting the intense conditions lasting till tomorrow.
25 April 2025, 18:33 PM

Bangladesh-IMF talks to continue

The International Monetary Fund has no major disagreement with Bangladesh over reforms to the National Board of Revenue, one of the conditions set by the lender for the fourth and fifth instalments of the $4.7 billion loan.
25 April 2025, 18:22 PM

Supernumerary promotion: Civil bureaucracy burdened with top-tier posts

The civil administration appears to be weighed down by excessive appointments of top-tier officials beyond sanctioned posts, a contentious practice known as supernumerary promotion.
25 April 2025, 18:05 PM

Govt to set up land-based LNG terminal soon

The interim government has decided to set up a land-based LNG terminal to ensure smooth gas supply to the country’s factories.
25 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Law adviser strongly refutes allegations of Indian news portal

The article accused the law and justice adviser of meeting with a senior Lashkar-e-Taiba operative in the aftermath of the recent Pahalgam massacre in Jammu and Kashmir
25 April 2025, 17:12 PM