Much to the public's dismay, the parliament has passed the Child Marriage Restraint Act-2017 with a very significant proviso – special circumstances -- that allows a boy or a girl to get married before reaching the minimum age limit.

Some pedestrians appear to be under the impression that they are impervious to mishaps or accidents. This behaviour is at worst foolish and at best criminal as it puts the lives of the others also in jeopardy.

A conference participated by principals of 327 public colleges has revealed the dire state of these institutions that are supposed to

A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that in Bangladesh about 64 lakh people suffer from depressive

The indefinite strike launched by transport workers in 10 southern districts following a rare verdict by a Manikganj court sentencing

Environmentalists are not wrong when they say that the rivers that feed Dhaka are dying. With relentless dumping of industrial effluents that are going into our rivers, we are suffering from a shortage of fresh water and dwindling of fish stocks;

A report published by this paper on Saturday about Kamol Khan, who was arrested for double-murder in 2004, raises many troubling questions. Jail documents show him to be in jail for 12 years, while case documents state that he is a fugitive. The trial has been proceeding in absentia, even though according to jail authorities, the accused is still physically present in the jail.

With the help, reportedly, of some unscrupulous policemen and officials of the Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP), militants and criminals are still obtaining passports with fake information.

The idea to raise the price of gas in two phases from March is very unreasonable.

The families of Tareque Masud, Mishuk Munier and three others killed in a fatal car crash in 2011 have finally found some measure of vindication as the driver of the bus that hit the microbus carrying them was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Manikganj court. We welcome the rare verdict and hope it will send a signal that those responsible for such reckless killing on the roads will not go unpunished.

The laudable initiative of the government to impart education to ethnic communities in their mother tongue faces a setback at its take-off stage due to delayed distribution of books. A report published in this newspaper on February 22 reveals that students of the Tripura community in Bandarban district are yet to receive a single book.

Proving our conviction right about women's role and achievements in science right, Tanzima Hashem, a computer science researcher from Buet, won the 2017 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early-Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for her work in developed computational approaches to protect the privacy of people accessing location-based services.

Yet another minor -- a 12-year-old boy working as a bus helper -- has been subjected to torture at the hands of some transport

Pictures may speak a thousand words, but they do not always tell everything. It was a sad spectacle of a helpless woman lying recumbent in the middle of a road, published in this paper on February 20, that has shocked us.

As The Daily Star completes 26 years in its journey, we extend sincere thanks and gratitude to our readers, well-wishers, patrons and advertisers without whom we would not be where we are today.

The nation solemnly remembers the supreme sacrifice of the valiant souls who laid down their lives to establish the right of our mother

Yesterday's investigative report in our paper has unraveled the painful situation where patients in need of a kidney transplant cannot

It is extremely alarming that out of 1,126 private and government-owned malls, supermarkets and kitchen markets in the capital, 1,080 were found to be noncompliant with mandatory fire-safety standards, according to an inspection report by Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence.

Dhaka is becoming drearier by the day. As the capital loses most of its natural scenery, more and more unpleasant sights such as film posters and haphazard advertisements on walls and elsewhere are being put up everywhere.

The figures are horrendous but true. More than 45,000 posts of teachers in the government primary schools in the country are vacant