The dangerous web of disinformation

Recent incidents have highlighted how harmful the impact of disinformation can be
5 December 2024, 13:21 PM

Indian Media Reporting on Bangladesh: Fake or Fact?

Why is the Indian media's coverage of Bangladesh markedly different from that of Bangladeshi news outlets?
4 December 2024, 17:33 PM

Defiant July: From the Lens of Reporters

What did the July uprising—marked by defiance, resistance, and retaliation—look like through the eyes of the Daily Star journalists who witnessed it firsthand?
2 December 2024, 11:55 AM

We are only facilitators, not rulers, Yunus tells The Daily Star

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam sat down with Nobel Peace Laureate Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus for an exclusive interview
21 November 2024, 11:04 AM

How popular is the interim government?

Various discussions and debates are going on in various fields including social media about the three newly appointed advisers
13 November 2024, 15:04 PM

Elon Musk in Trump's family photo after victory

Billionaire Elon Musk has become a close associate to US President-elect Donald Trump.
7 November 2024, 11:44 AM

Four possible ways to solve the presidential crisis

About two and a half months after the interim government took office, President Shahabuddin said in a recent interview that he did not have any documentary evidence of Sheikh Hasina's resignation
23 October 2024, 19:21 PM

79 families left homeless in Bogura Ashrayan project

The construction cost of these houses was about Tk 1.5 crore
13 October 2024, 11:27 AM

How lawyers helped free two protesters from police custody

Students from different universities, including BUET and DU, gathered and started marching towards the High Court around 1:15pm today as part of the "March for Justice" programme of the anti-discrimination student movement
31 July 2024, 11:33 AM

A football academy that produces int'l standard players

Defying neglect and limited opportunities, players of Burigoalini Basic Football Academy dream of representing Bangladesh team
19 June 2024, 11:01 AM

What happens if Benazir skips ACC quizzing again?

What if Benazir does not respond to the ACC notice again? Find more on today's Star Newsplus.
12 June 2024, 10:08 AM

Modi or Rahul -- Who will come to power in India?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is projected win for the third term, according to the exit polls. In the world's largest democratic republic, the opposition "INDIA" alliance trails considerably behind the BJP.
2 June 2024, 12:26 PM

Thousands of cyclone-hit people suffering in Khulna

Around 14,000 people of 11 villages in Khulna's Deluti union have been marooned following Cyclone Remal. Also, there has been no electricity in the area for the last four days. See video for more.
29 May 2024, 13:33 PM

Iran's president was on US-made chopper: reports

The United States manufactured the helicopter that crashed while carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, according to Reuters and BBC
20 May 2024, 09:32 AM

Failing to find suspect, DB officer points gun at his wife

An investigation has been initiated against a Detective Branch (DB) officer for allegedly aiming a pistol at the wife of a suspect during an operation in Brahmanbaria
13 May 2024, 10:20 AM

How the BAF trainer fighter jet crashed in Chattogram

A trainer fighter jet of Bangladesh Air Force has crashed into the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram due to mechanical failure. Divers and firefighters are working to retrieve the aircraft.
9 May 2024, 11:30 AM

'We will break their hands and throw them into the Jamuna'

An Awami League leader has warned that agents of candidates other than their own will not be allowed to enter any polling centres in the Sarishabari Upazila Parishad election in Jamalpur.
25 April 2024, 11:24 AM

Khamenei says Iran demonstrated its power against Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei thanked the country's armed forces for their attack this month on Israel, saying the country had demonstrated its power regardless of how many targets were hit, Reuters reported on Sunday citing an Iranian news agency.
22 April 2024, 08:23 AM

No Israeli strike on Iran 'likely before April 30'

Israel is unlikely to attack Iran before the end of the Jewish Passover festival, according to media reports.
18 April 2024, 12:32 PM

How was the royal Eid celebration in Dhaka a hundred years ago?

With the pomp and grandeur of the Nawabs of Dhaka, cannons shot at the sighting of the moon and elephants adorned in royal attire paraded the streets.
11 April 2024, 14:05 PM