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
News
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
News
Police seek to clear Iresh Zaker, ex-cabinet secretary Mahbub Hossain from July uprising murder case
23 October 2025, 16:51 PM
News
'Time granted to war criminals, but not to a freedom fighter': ZI Khan Panna
23 October 2025, 16:30 PM
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Bti-Star honour two stellar women
Way back in the year 2023, bti and The Daily Star came together to launch the “bti The Daily Star Stellar Women” initiative -- a unique platform created to honour and celebrate women from diverse walks of life for their contributions to society.
19 April 2025, 20:00 PM
Man hacked to death in Habiganj
A man was hacked to death allegedly by a group of miscreants in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj yesterday.
19 April 2025, 19:42 PM
6-point demand: Polytechnic students to hold nationwide rallies today
Polytechnic students across the country are set to hold rallies today to press home their six-point demand. The announcement was made yesterday during a human chain organised in front of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute.
19 April 2025, 19:06 PM
316 rice mills lose registration
The registrations of 316 rice mills in Dinajpur have been revoked after they failed to reach an agreement with the government for supplying rice and paddy during the recently concluded Aman procurement season.
19 April 2025, 19:01 PM
A martyr without a country
Last year, 17-year-old Nur Mostofa, like many of his peers, took to the streets, standing shoulder to shoulder with the masses to protest the killings of hundreds at the hands of law enforcers during the July uprising and to demand the resignation of then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
19 April 2025, 18:44 PM
Ensure youth-led inclusive development
Bangladesh must shift from an economy and polity controlled by vested interest groups to a system that ensures active participation of the youth and equal access to opportunities and state benefits for all citizens, speakers said at a discussion yesterday.
19 April 2025, 18:43 PM
Eliminate gender disparities in laws
The Women’s Affairs Reforms Commission has proposed a series of comprehensive reforms to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women embedded in the country’s laws, constitution, policies, and institutions.
19 April 2025, 18:05 PM
End contractual appointments in civil admin
A section of government officials under the banner of “Baisamya Birodhi Karmachari Oikya Forum” has demanded cancellation of all types of contractual appointments across all levels in the civil administration.
19 April 2025, 18:04 PM
Will hold ‘best election’ in nation’s history
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday expressed his commitment to ensuring that the upcoming national election will be the best in Bangladesh’s history.
19 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Law enforcers ordered to stop AL processions
Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said police had been ordered to make sure that the Awami League cannot organise any more processions.
19 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Kuet students set fire to symbolic VC chair
The ongoing protests stem from a clash between two student groups on February 18
19 April 2025, 15:57 PM
Netrokona farmers deprived of fair prices despite good Boro harvest
Farmers are often compelled to sell their crops at significantly lower prices before even storing them due to urgent financial needs
19 April 2025, 12:46 PM
Reforms, justice must precede polls: NCP’s Akhtar Hossain
He stressed the need for a fundamental reform of the constitution and a reimagining of the constituent assembly's role
19 April 2025, 12:12 PM
Implement proposals of Women’s Affairs Reform Commission promptly: Yunus
The commission is chaired by Shireen Parveen Haque
19 April 2025, 11:05 AM
Golden harvest: Maize cultivation booms in Kishoreganj
While production has surged, some farmers have expressed concern about falling market prices
19 April 2025, 10:33 AM
India condemns killing of Hindu leader in Dinajpur
Bhabesh Chandra Roy was the vice-president of the Biral unit of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad
19 April 2025, 10:15 AM
RU entry test: Candidates identify three errors in question paper, probe underway
The mistakes were found in questions 13, 16, and 23 of Set-3 in the Bangla portion
19 April 2025, 09:23 AM
Consensus Commission sits with NCP
The National Citizen Party submitted its views on March 23
19 April 2025, 09:17 AM
Polytechnic students launch ‘Rise in Red’ protest programme
Students of different polytechnic institutes today launched a countrywide protest programme titled "Rise in Red" to press home their six-point demand
19 April 2025, 07:42 AM
NCP calls for 'radical reforms' to fulfil July uprising’s visions
"By ‘reform’, NCP meant foundational reforms that would bring substantial qualitative changes to the state structure," Nahid said during talks with National Consensus Commission
19 April 2025, 07:32 AM