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
7 held over attack on police in Narsingdi
Police yesterday arrested seven individuals accused of involvement in the attack on police personnel including Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Md Anwar Hossain in Narsingdi on Saturday.
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Unregulated shops choking Lawachhara
Various food stalls and gift shops have been operating inside Lawachhara National Park in Moulvibazar for the past 11 years, posing a serious threat to its fragile ecosystem and biodiversity.
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
BNP, UN discuss democracy, polls, Rohingya issue
UN Resident Coordinator Gwyn Lewis yesterday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed the country’s political situation, the upcoming election, and the Rohingya issue.
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Doctor shortage cripples Nazirpur hospital
Healthcare services at the 50-bed Nazirpur Upazila Health Complex in Pirojpur are being severely disrupted due to an acute shortage of doctors, depriving local people of proper treatment.
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
EC to hold talks with media today
The Election Commission will hold talks with journalists today as part of its ongoing dialogue series with stakeholders ahead of the 13th national election next year, said Md Ashadul Haque, assistant director of the EC’s public relations wing.
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Not a penny in Ducsu’s account
New leaders are struggling to initiate activities due to the lack of money.
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Faridpur’s Jasim who writes with his feet finally gets NID
Following widespread media coverage of his struggles, UNO stepped in to help
5 October 2025, 15:32 PM
Friendship NGO selected as 2025 Earthshot Prize finalist
Award celebrates solutions that repair the planet
5 October 2025, 15:19 PM
Hefazat's remarks, The Daily Star's reply
This paper stood as a fearless voice for democracy and dissent during Hasina’s fascistic rule
5 October 2025, 14:02 PM
Probarona Purnima: Buddhist leaders exchange greetings with Prof Yunus
Thank chief adviser for allocating land for a Buddhist cremation ground in Dhaka's Uttara
5 October 2025, 12:03 PM
National security adviser meets senior US officials
National Security Adviser and High Representative for the Rohingya issue Dr Khalilur Rahman met with senior US officials in Washington DC yesterday.
4 October 2025, 23:17 PM
Communal harmony will be stronger in new Bangladesh: Yunus
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed hope that communal harmony and tolerance among the people of the new Bangladesh after the July uprising will become stronger.
4 October 2025, 23:08 PM
At Shaheed Minar, one last time
Language Movement veteran, Rabindra researcher and essayist Ahmad Rafique spent his final days in solitude. But yesterday, hundreds of admirers gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar to honour his legacy.
4 October 2025, 22:54 PM
Teaching roots one letter at a time
Inside a small classroom in Cox’s Bazar’s Burmese Market area, a group of 12 to 15 Rakhine children sit together, learning in a setting unlike regular schools.
4 October 2025, 22:34 PM
Prothom Alo, IPDC honours 10 teachers
Ten teachers, including three who lost their lives in a tragic plane crash in milestone school earlier this year, were honoured with this year’s “Priyo Shikkhok Sommanona”, jointly organised by IPDC Finance and Prothom Alo.
4 October 2025, 22:09 PM
Slow bridge work puts train passengers at risk
The reconstruction of a railway bridge over the Dudhkhawa canal near Singardabri Railway Station in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram is progressing at a snail’s pace, raising serious safety concerns.
4 October 2025, 21:56 PM
Govt bans single-use plastics in Secretariat
The government has imposed a complete ban on single-use plastics in the Secretariat from today.
4 October 2025, 20:50 PM
Bamboo, cane craft fading fast in Islampur
Once a source of livelihood for many families in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur, bamboo and cane craft is now on the verge of extinction.
4 October 2025, 19:39 PM
Hazera Begum’s home of hope
In a narrow Dhaka neighbourhood where children of sex workers once drifted between hunger and the streets, a different rhythm now fills the days. Forty-two children wake for lessons, sit for exams, and dream of becoming doctors or officers.
4 October 2025, 18:57 PM
Commission wants July Charter signed by October 15
The National Consensus Commission aims to finalise the July Charter, with signatures from all political parties, by October 15 when its extended term ends.
4 October 2025, 18:31 PM