The Daily Star built strong readership through ethical journalism: Unesco representative
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Bangladesh
10% fare hike proposed for lighter vessels after fuel price increase
4 hour(s) ago
Transport
Watch / Unbowed at 35: The Daily Star begins anniversary celebrations
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13 years after Rana Plaza, the dead are mourned and the living still suffer
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Bangladesh
Schoolboy by day, breadwinner by night, until a new future opened for Al Amin
24 April 2026, 11:23 AM
Bangladesh
No more duty-free car facility for MPs
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Begin Dhaka load shedding from JS Bhaban
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Govt to publish white paper on education sector
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Education
New govt faces ‘a daunting set of challenges’
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Rooppur set for fuel loading on April 28
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh
Dawn-to-dusk hartal in Bandarban on Oct 13
Parbatya Nagarik Parishad has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal on Monday (October 13) in Bandarban
9 October 2025, 07:27 AM
Authorities warn against service charges for Typhoid vaccine
Campaign targets to vaccinate 4.9cr children free of cost
9 October 2025, 07:21 AM
Gas supply to remain suspended for 16hrs in Savar, Gazipur tomorrow
Nearby areas may face low pressure in supply
9 October 2025, 07:08 AM
July uprising: Asif Mahmud to testify before ICT-1 on six killings at Chankharpool
He is scheduled to appear before the tribunal at 2:00pm
9 October 2025, 06:49 AM
BRTA hands over Tk 25 lakh cheques to families of five road crash victims
The accidents occurred on different dates in 2024
9 October 2025, 06:35 AM
BNP leader, 6 policemen injured during clash over land in Patuakhali
Cops went to the scene to defuse a clash between two groups
9 October 2025, 05:43 AM
500 bhori gold looted from jewellery shop in Dhaka's Mouchak, owner claims
Incident occurred around 3 am at Shampa Jewellers
9 October 2025, 05:18 AM
Celebrating the maestro
The 163rd birth anniversary of music maestro Ustad Alauddin Khan was celebrated with great enthusiasm yesterday.
8 October 2025, 22:33 PM
Extrajudicial killings: Ex-Rab men give chilling accounts of Ziaul’s role
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances with the support of the cultural ministry produced a documentary titled “Unfolding the Truth” in which former Rab officers directly implicated Maj Gen Ziaul Ahsan.
8 October 2025, 22:32 PM
Road accident in Oman: Eight Bangladeshi workers killed
Eight Bangladeshi expatriate workers were killed in a road accident in Oman yesterday.
8 October 2025, 22:15 PM
Prof Yunus to visit Rome on Oct 12 to join WFP meeting
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave for Rome, the capital of Italy, on October 12 to join a global meeting of the World Food Programme (WFP).
8 October 2025, 22:13 PM
World Printers Summit: Prothom Alo best in two categories
Prothom Alo was recognised as the world’s best in two categories at the annual World Printers Summit, organised by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) in Munich, Germany, yesterday.
8 October 2025, 21:29 PM
Prof Tofail Ahmed passes away
Prof Tofail Ahmed, one of the most prominent advocates for strengthening Bangladesh’s local government system and promoting decentralisation, died of heart complications at a city hospital last night.
8 October 2025, 21:29 PM
Crude bomb explodes in front of Tejgaon church
No one injured, say police
8 October 2025, 20:02 PM
ACC raids Jamuna Oil over 375,000 litres of missing diesel
Team visits Patenga terminal and Agrabad head office
8 October 2025, 19:45 PM
Businessman shot dead in Ctg: Gunmen still unidentified
Police probing sand trading disputes, political rivalry in Raozan
8 October 2025, 19:19 PM
I’m staying in Bangladesh, no exit plans
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday said she is not looking for any “exit” and intends to stay in Bangladesh.
8 October 2025, 18:31 PM
Dhaka-Sylhet highway: Road adviser gets a taste of the ordeal travellers face
Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan was stuck for hours in a 15km-long traffic jam in Brahmanbaria while visiting the Dhaka–Sylhet highway yesterday.
8 October 2025, 18:31 PM
Delhi’s remark on election ‘unwarranted’
Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain yesterday described the recent comment made by Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri regarding the upcoming national election of Bangladesh as “completely unwarranted”.
8 October 2025, 18:26 PM
25 former, serving military officers charged at ICT
The prosecution yesterday formally charged 28 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 top and mid-ranking current and former army officers, at International Crimes Tribunal-1 in two cases of enforced disappearances, secret detention, and torture in the 15 years of her rule.
8 October 2025, 18:23 PM