News

Govt to build Padma, Teesta barrages to tackle water crisis: PM

UNB, Dhaka

BGFCL starts drilling Kamta-2 well to boost gas supply

Our Correspondent, Brahmanbaria

Reaction / Before we called her a victim, she was a child

Arafat Rahaman

India hands over Bangladeshi fisherman’s body 17 days after recovery

Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon

Opposition slams govt for dissolving Supreme Court Secretariat

Star Online Report

Advisory committee to finalise media reform proposals: Info minister

Star Online Report

‘Would you eat it?’ Health minister blasts hospital kitchen over patient meals

Our Correspondent, Khulna

Bangladesh Jamaat‑e‑Islami, opposition party, has moved closer to forming a shadow cabinet designed to offer constructive criticism of government decisions and present alternative policy proposals, say several senior leaders of the party.

NCP leader resigns, accuses party of right‑wing tilt

18 May 2026, 23:47 PM Politics

Party later expels and replaces him

No violence, but not fair: Jamaat leader Azad on national election

18 May 2026, 21:38 PM Politics

Alleges flaws inside the election process

Get ready to play effective role in parliament, PM tells BNP reserved seat MPs

18 May 2026, 20:16 PM Politics

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin speaks at a programme today at the Election Training Institute (ETI) in Dhaka's Agargaon. Photo: Ahmed Deepto

CEC wants ‘bloodless’ local polls, urges parties to cooperate

18 May 2026, 18:28 PM Politics

Stickers calling for advertisements are now seen on the pillars of the elevated expressway in Chattogram. Photo: Star

NCP accuses Ctg mayor of ‘lying’ over July graffiti erasure

18 May 2026, 18:16 PM Politics

Islami Andolan announces mayoral candidates for Dhaka city corporations

18 May 2026, 17:06 PM Politics

Patwary alleges ‘election engineering’, threatens EC shake-up

18 May 2026, 15:25 PM Politics

Constitution amendment: BNP to again ask opposition to join panel

18 May 2026, 00:00 AM Politics

Movement to continue in house and on the streets

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM Politics

Nahid calls for parliamentary debate, transparency on recent US deals

16 May 2026, 20:55 PM Politics

NCP condemns attack on Mirpur's Shah Ali Mazar, calls for probe

16 May 2026, 19:11 PM Politics

BNP-backed panel sweeps SCBA polls

16 May 2026, 00:00 AM Politics

Crime & Justice

SC upholds ex-chief justice Khairul's HC bail, no bar to his release

2 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

The former chief justice has been in jail since his arrest from his Dhanmondi home on July 24 last year

Four sentenced to death, nine to life term in army officer Lt Tanjim murder case

2 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Cox’s Bazar court also acquits five accused; defence lawyers say they will challenge the verdict in the High Court

Neighbour confesses to rape, murder of 8-year-old in Pallabi: Police

3 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Bidisha Ershad sentenced to 2 years in jail in fraud case

4 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

Prime suspect arrested in Dhaka murder of Saudi returnee

4 hour(s) ago Crime & Justice

8-year-old girl found beheaded

20 May 2026, 00:00 AM Crime & Justice

Pallabi child murder: Her shoes were outside the neighbour’s door; inside was horror

20 May 2026, 02:13 AM Crime & Justice

‘AL men instructed doctors to kill injured protesters’

20 May 2026, 00:00 AM Crime & Justice

Man arrested in Aug 5, 2024 police station vandalism case dies in Ctg jail custody

20 May 2026, 01:37 AM Crime & Justice

Thai crew member stabbed to death on scrap ship at Chattogram port

20 May 2026, 01:28 AM Crime & Justice

Accidents & Fires

Fire at Khulna Medical College Hospital triggers panic; ICU patient dies during evacuation

4 hour(s) ago

Seven killed in road accidents across three districts in 24 hours

6 hour(s) ago

2 children of a family drowned

20 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Fire at Bijoy Sarani market brought under control

19 May 2026, 09:11 AM

road accidents death in Bangladesh April

‘Road accidents in Bangladesh are preventable’

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM

N’ganj gas blast: Last family member dies

16 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Mother dies trying to save toddler after motorcycle fall in Chattogram

16 May 2026, 00:38 AM

Lightning strikes kill 3 in two districts

15 May 2026, 20:35 PM

Fatullah gas explosion death toll rises to 2 as teen dies after father

15 May 2026, 19:54 PM

Saudi, UAE returnees killed as truck hits motorcycle in Brahmanbaria

15 May 2026, 19:37 PM

Last survivor of Narayanganj gas explosion dies

15 May 2026, 13:25 PM

Narayanganj gas explosion: Two siblings die after father, sister

14 May 2026, 13:03 PM

‘I just want to know where my husband is’

14 May 2026, 00:00 AM

A man from Mongla upazila in Bagerhat has remained missing for over a month, his family alleged yesterday.

Narayanganj gas blast: 7-year-old girl dies two days after father

13 May 2026, 20:58 PM

Kotha died with 52 percent burns

12 injured in gas explosion at power plant canteen in Narayanganj

13 May 2026, 14:58 PM

The severity of their burn injuries is still being determined. Details will be provided later

Bodies of two missing madrasa students recovered from DND lake in Narayanganj

12 May 2026, 12:27 PM

They went missing while bathing in the lake

Gas explosion in Narayanganj: One of five injured family members dies

11 May 2026, 12:50 PM

One of the five family members, who suffered burn injuries in a suspected gas explosion in Narayanganj yesterday, died at a hospital in Dhaka this morning.

Governance

Discipline vital to maintaining public trust in forces: PM

6 hour(s) ago Governance

Tarique Rahman asks Ansar-VDP members to uphold chain of command and professionalism in duties

Mirana Mahrukh made Power Division secretary

19 May 2026, 18:27 PM Governance

Former ERD additional secretary promoted to secretary rank

Govt plans to begin local government elections from September–October

19 May 2026, 14:56 PM Governance

PM to lead new high-level committee on national security, social stability

18 May 2026, 19:44 PM Governance

Rab may get new law or new identity: Home minister

18 May 2026, 17:01 PM Governance

Editors’ Council submits list of 282 journalists to PM, flags murder cases against 94

17 May 2026, 17:29 PM Governance

PM leaves Dhaka for Chandpur visit

16 May 2026, 10:28 AM Governance

Government offices to remain open May 23 ahead of Eid‑ul‑Azha holidays

14 May 2026, 19:13 PM Governance

Govt to launch ‘Shishu Swarga’ for children with special needs

13 May 2026, 19:18 PM Governance

Govt plans WASA for Cumilla city

13 May 2026, 18:59 PM Governance

Education

DUET ‘shutdown’ over VC appointment enters seventh day

5 hour(s) ago

Pakistani officials ask what drove Bangladesh’s literacy progress

19 May 2026, 21:45 PM

Section of JU students demand arrest in attempted rape case, condemn targeting of proctor

18 May 2026, 16:13 PM

Blockade enforced at Duet as section of students reject VC appointment

18 May 2026, 12:55 PM

new primary education curriculum in Bangladesh

Primary students to get new curriculum in 2028: Bobby Hajjaj

17 May 2026, 19:57 PM

More Education

Healthcare

Hypertension now a ‘silent killer’

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM

You don’t have PCOS, but you have PMOS

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM

As measles spreads, vitamin A emerges as a lifesaving shield

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Gaining weight over the years? Your body may remember

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM

Long drives, aching backs: the growing problem drivers ignore

17 May 2026, 00:00 AM

More Healthcare

Migration

Qatar seeks more skilled Bangladeshi workers for development projects

18 May 2026, 18:55 PM

Dhaka division receives half of Bangladesh’s March remittance: Central Bank report

17 May 2026, 17:10 PM

Analysis / Move for zero-cost recruitment to Malaysia raises hope

3 May 2026, 14:20 PM

Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh

174 Bangladeshis return from Libya

23 April 2026, 16:44 PM

Missions working 24/7 to protect Bangladeshis in war-hit countries: Shama Obaed

12 April 2026, 18:06 PM

More Migration

Transport

Launch a basic Dhaka-Gazipur bus rapid transit service

18 May 2026, 20:33 PM

Commuters suffer as bus strike resumes in Habiganj

17 May 2026, 18:54 PM

Road collapse before opening: GCC reinstates two engineers suspended by state minister

13 May 2026, 20:58 PM

Eid-ul-Azha 2026 train tickets Bangladesh

Rush for Eid train tickets: 33 lakh online attempts in 15 minutes

13 May 2026, 17:01 PM

Commuters continue to suffer as bus strike on Habiganj-Sylhet routes enters second day

13 May 2026, 12:56 PM

More Transport

Technology

Next Step / Bangladeshi-born founder’s startup raises $51 million in series B

Next Step Desk

19 May 2026, 15:14 PM Tech & Startup

Next Step / Nectar Social raises $30 million Series A to build AI operating system for marketing teams

Next Step Desk

19 May 2026, 15:08 PM Tech & Startup

Nectar Social, an AI-powered platform that automates marketing workflows across social media, creator management, and commerce, has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was established in partnership with Anthropic.

Next Step / Strong IXPs, local content and digital trust will shape Bangladesh’s internet future: Warren Finch

Mohammad Kawsar Uddin

19 May 2026, 15:02 PM Tech & Startup

Warren Finch, an internet infrastructure specialist and trainer with more than three decades of experience in information technology, says Bangladesh’s digital future will depend on stronger internet exchange points, local content hosting, resilient networks and public trust.