An unprecedented number of people are migrating to Dhaka and a few other eastern cities while western cities and towns are witnessing a

It is astonishing to learn that some hospital staff of the Bangladesh National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases actively stopped a firm

It is unthinkable that 1,018 out of 1,539 buses of Bangladesh Road and Transport Corporation (BRTC) earned Tk 226.93 crore in profit while Tk 220.36 crore was spent for operation and maintenance, even more so when one considers the price of each of the buses.

It is inexcusable that underprivileged people are forced to pay bribes or lobby with local influential people to get government services related to the food and agricultural sector.

It is indeed unsettling to note that one-third of Bangladeshi migrant workers resort to illegal channels to go abroad.

The visiting World Bank (WB) chief has stated that Bangladesh has made “great progress in reducing child malnutrition and stunting” and committed to provide US$1billion over the next three years to that effect.

Our attention is drawn by two reports, one pictorial, showing a young man walking on the rail-lines with a phone held to his ear in the capital's Nakhalpara area, completely oblivious to the danger he is exposing himself to, and the other a report of three children run over by a train in Brahmanbaria, while they were shooting a video of another train with a mobile phone.

PM'S call at the BIMSTEC summit to fight terrorism reflects the reality that the phenomenon, being multidimensional, is straddling international borders.

The accident caused by an ambulance owned, reportedly, by a staff of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) reveals more than

The old adage 'measure twice, cut once' may sound clichéd but assumes a critical meaning in any project implementation. It seems that

Documents obtained by The Daily Star regarding fertiliser imported from Saudi Arabia have highlighted negligence on part of both the state-run organisation which imports the sacks and the company exporting them.

We think we reflect the sentiment of every section of our people, when we say the just concluded visit of the Chinese President has been extremely fruitful for both countries, liking our relationship to a strategic level, mainly for our commercial and economic development.

The indifference of the authorities to the continuing encroachment and dumping of waste materials on what used to be canals with fresh water flow and aquatic biodiversity, we believe, is shocking. One can easily guess, just by looking at the 3 glaring photographs of the problem published by this newspaper on Wednesday, the severity of the menace.

Our deepest condolences go out to the people of Thailand on the death of Thai King Bhumibol Aduyadej who passed away peacefully on

We warmly welcome the visit by Chinese president to Bangladesh, the first by a Chinese head of state in 30 years.

Despite the noise and fanfare about women empowerment, Bangladesh ranks 111th among 144 countries in providing opportunities to girls, according to a report by 'Save the Children'.

Irregularities and nepotism by local government representatives have disappointingly become a burden on marginalised people who are failing to benefit from society safety net programmes because of such practices.

Dhaka city is urbanising at a rapid rate. Lifts have now become an essential prerequisite for high rise buildings for both commercial purposes and residences.

We want to heartily congratulate the Tigers, particularly Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, for leading from the front, in helping Bangladesh clutch a well deserved victory against England, in their 2nd One Day International match on Sunday.

We are deeply disturbed by the news published in this paper yesterday, according to which as many as 2,000 demarcation pillars on the Buriganga and the Turag were installed inside the river.