DAG Rezaul Karim resigns to contest SCBA polls

To run for secretary as Green Panel candidate
3 May 2026, 15:22 PM

No journalist will stay in jail without committing crime: Info minister

Defamation cases and legal complexities involving the media will be brought under the Press Council’s institutional management, he says
3 May 2026, 14:54 PM

Four bridges on old Dhaka-Sylhet highway at risk as erosion weakens structures

Cracks, exposed foundations and landslides raise fears of disruption along key 10km stretch in Habiganj
3 May 2026, 14:42 PM

Move for zero-cost recruitment to Malaysia raises hope

Experts call for end to malpractices, syndicate control in labour migration system to ensure success of the new policy
3 May 2026, 14:20 PM
3 May 2026, 14:19 PM

Two farmers die after witnessing submerged paddy fields in Brahmanbaria, Kishoreganj

Families say financial stress and shock triggered fatal collapses amid widespread haor flooding
3 May 2026, 12:46 PM

Without journalists’ well-being, press freedom will remain elusive

The unseen crisis of stress, insecurity, and institutional neglect in Bangladesh’s newsrooms
3 May 2026, 12:08 PM

90-year-old man murdered inside Sreemangal mosque during Fajr prayers

Victim attacked with pen during prostration; suspect held
3 May 2026, 12:02 PM

Tangail farmers protest over kiln emissions damaging Boro paddies

Up to 60 hectares affected in Mirzapur; farmers seek compensation as probe begins
3 May 2026, 00:23 AM

Nusrat’s nomination valid: EC

The Election Commission yesterday declared the nomination paper of Nusrat Tabassum, joint convener of the National Citizen Party, valid for a reserved women’s seat in the 13th National Parliament under the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Free police stations from middlemen

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday directed law enforcement agencies to eliminate middlemen from police stations across the country, including those under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP).
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

DC Conference: Big projects top agenda as meetings begin today

The first DC Conference since the formation of the BNP government is set to begin today, with the four-day event featuring several proposals submitted by deputy commissioners from different districts.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Harassment of journalists cuts across govts

Star analysis of V-Dem data chronicles harsh conditions faced by country’s press
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Attack on Star ‘heinous’

Politicians, business leaders, academics, civil society members, students and others yesterday joined The Daily Star in celebrating its 35th anniversary in Chattogram city, condemning the December 18 mob attack on the newspaper’s Dhaka office last year and demanding punishment for the perpetrators.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Lively debate, yet much left wanting

The first session of the parliament ended with the promise of a vibrant House with lively debates but also revealed weaknesses in the failure to adopt reforms.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Shanti Rani Sarkar passes away

Shanti Rani Sarkar, elder sister of Anil Chandra Nath FCA, senior partner of Basu Banerjee Nath & Co Chartered Accountants, passed away at her home in Netrakona on Thursday afternoon. She was 92.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Former MP Moslem Uddin dies at 88

Former five-time lawmaker from Mymensingh-6 (Fulbaria) and Awami League leader Advocate Moslem Uddin died yesterday while undergoing treatment at Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital in Dhaka. He was 88.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Farmers forced to sell paddy at half its cost

Farmers in the haor region have suffered a further decline in Boro paddy prices as intermittent rain and clouds continue to prevent proper drying of harvested crops.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

$3b expected by June from development partners

Bangladesh is expecting $3 billion in budget support by the middle of June from five multilateral and bilateral lenders, including the World Bank, in what would provide a sigh of relief to the government from the financial pressure triggered by the Middle East war.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Measles Outbreak: ‘Interim govt ignored Unicef warning’

Bangladesh’s worsening measles epidemic followed the interim government’s decision to halt vaccine procurement through Unicef and switch to an open tender system, despite warnings that the move could disrupt routine immunisation and trigger an outbreak, according to a Science.org report published on Thursday.
3 May 2026, 00:00 AM