Santals in Rajabirat mark spring with Baha Parab
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‘We were preparing for his wedding, not his funeral’
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Accidents & Fires
33 Bangladeshis, including children, repatriated after serving jail terms in India
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Bangladesh
Update / 12 killed as train rams into bus at level crossing in Cumilla
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Accidents & Fires
Two friends killed as pickup hits bike in Kishoreganj
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Accidents & Fires
20 injured as tourist bus plunges into ravine in Bandarban
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Accidents & Fires
Mob kills man on suspicion of theft in Jashore
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Crime & Justice
India stresses neighbourhood-driven approach to Dhaka
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Diplomacy
Cumilla train-bus crash: Grief grips Jhenaidah families as 5 dead from the district
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Bangladesh
Dhaka in holiday mode: Post-Eid crowds pack zoo, parks, metro rail
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Feature
Don't pay heed to rumours regarding Khaleda Zia's condition: Dr Zahid
The doctors are providing care and she is responding to it, he says
10 December 2025, 16:42 PM
Caretaker govt system and judicial independence 'irreversible': Asif Nazrul
Urged all stakeholders to safeguard reforms achieved by interim govt
10 December 2025, 16:26 PM
Tejgaon College student dies four days after dormitory clash
Rana suffered a head injury after confronting alleged drug users in the dorm
10 December 2025, 16:19 PM
Sumaiya Islam wins 2025 Franco‑German Human Rights Award
Ambassadors of France and Germany present the award at a ceremony in Dhaka on International Human Rights Day
10 December 2025, 15:54 PM
2-year-old falls into abandoned 30 ft shaft in Rajshahi
Rescue operation underway
10 December 2025, 15:44 PM
10 journalists receive Media Award on Judicial Independence 2025
The Daily Star Senior Reporter Baharam Khan among the awardees
10 December 2025, 15:39 PM
Why compassion for humans and animals is one fight
Tolerance for animal abuse often mirrors how humans are treated
10 December 2025, 15:35 PM
Guide to hiring domestic workers: Key checks and documents
Mohammadpur double murder renews focus on recruitment practices
10 December 2025, 15:15 PM
'Palak's jail privileges revoked over Joy Bangla slogan, singing Amar Shonar Bangla'
Says his defence council; seeks directive on jail authorities
10 December 2025, 14:47 PM
Mobile phone traders block Dhaka's Karwan Bazar in protest against NEIR
Demonstration started around 5:45pm, bringing traffic to a standstill
10 December 2025, 14:32 PM
The knife she brought and the murders that followed
Suspect Ayesha told the family she had neither a phone nor an NID
10 December 2025, 14:21 PM
Govt issues gazette to establish Police Commission
5-member commission to be led by a retired judge
10 December 2025, 13:17 PM
Bangladesh-US bilateral defence dialogue begins in Dhaka
12th round of talks underway to strengthen military cooperation
10 December 2025, 13:06 PM
Finance adviser confined by officials for 4 hours at Secretariat
Secretariat staff demand 20% allowance
10 December 2025, 12:43 PM
Asif Mahmud and Mahfuj Alam resign from interim government
Both emerged from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement
10 December 2025, 12:08 PM
ACC to file 60 cases against recruiting agencies over Tk 4,545cr embezzled and laundered
124 owners and officials accused of inflating migration costs
10 December 2025, 11:55 AM
ACC files case against Bashundhara chairman, 15 others
Case filed over Tk 600 crore embezzlement
10 December 2025, 11:29 AM
Ex-BNP lawmaker gets NCP nomination for Sirajganj-5
Maj (retd) Monjur Kader is also a former state minister
10 December 2025, 11:13 AM
CEC to announce election schedule at 6pm tomorrow: EC secretary
EC briefed president on election preparations earlier today
10 December 2025, 11:12 AM
'Not much we can do, India has to agree to extradite Hasina'
Foreign adviser says he’s heard speculation of third-country resettlement for Hasina but has no information
10 December 2025, 10:59 AM