Address learning gaps at primary level
8 May 2026, 20:00 PM Editorial
A reform long overdue
9 May 2026, 10:00 AM Editorial
Address urea supply concerns urgently
8 May 2026, 11:00 AM Editorial
This recurring road carnage has to stop
7 May 2026, 18:09 PM Editorial
Fix the testing gap, contain measles
6 May 2026, 17:44 PM Editorial
Press freedom should not be elusive
7 May 2026, 11:00 AM Editorial
Restore NHRC’s functionality
5 May 2026, 19:15 PM Editorial
Improve health services in the hills
6 May 2026, 11:00 AM Editorial

Better treatment for crash victims

According to the World Health Organisation, 21,000 people die due to road accidents in Bangladesh.
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Freeing Footpaths

That a few members of the police force are standing in the way of the eviction drives by Dhaka South City Corporation, according to Mayor Sayeed Khokon...
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Pabna court summons Star editor

A Pabna court summons The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam to appear before it on March 24 in a defamation case.
25 February 2016, 10:07 AM

Unfriendly workplaces for PWDs

There are ample researches and reports that clearly show that people with disabilities (PWDs) are not inefficient...
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Japanese companies prefer Bangladesh

In its latest survey of Japanese companies operating in Asia and Oceania, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) took inputs from CEOs of more than 9,500 Japanese companies in 20 countries over October and November, 2015.
24 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Renowned archeologist AKM Zakaria dies

Eminent scholar, archeologist and former secretary to the ministry of Cultural Affairs Abul Kalam Muhammed Zakaria passed away today in Dhaka.
24 February 2016, 14:56 PM

Another avoidable death

We are saddened by the untimely death of a young man riding a motorcycle which was hit by a police-requisitioned vehicle in the Kakoli area of the capital on February 23.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Women trafficked to Syria

The stories of human sex trafficking from Bangladesh to Syria, as documented by a prominent Bangla daily, are truly horrifying.
23 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Overloaded vehicles on bridges

The collapse of the Bailey bridge, under the weight of an overloaded truck, over the Kansama Canal in Bandarban speaks volumes about
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Another minor gang-raped

AGAIN a teenaged girl has been gang-raped, this time in Dakshin Khan area of Dhaka. It is reassuring that the police have arrested five
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Clash over naming mosque leaves 4 injured

At least four people were injured in a clash over naming a mosque in Babur Haat area of Dimla upazila town under the district
22 February 2016, 18:00 PM

PM blasts Star editor

Blasting The Daily Star for publishing DGFI-supplied corruption reports against her during the last caretaker regime, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the newspaper’s editor could not show "courage" in resigning from his post by admitting his faults.
22 February 2016, 13:35 PM

A different ‘Amar Ekushey’ in Netherlands

Hundreds of children, men and women from as many as 10 countries join in a solemn pledge at Zuiderpark in The Hague, Netherlands saying they will do what they all can to save their mother tongues, cultures and unity in diversity.
22 February 2016, 10:54 AM

Comment on judiciary: SC refuses to accept Fakhrul’s unsigned affidavit

Supreme Court refuses to accept the explanation of BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his comment about the judiciary as the affidavit does not have his signature.
22 February 2016, 05:06 AM

Child domestic worker set on fire

The news of 12-year-old Purnima, being set alight by her employer and then left in a warehouse without any medical treatment...
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Murder of Hindu priest

We vehemently condemn the attack on a Hindu temple and the murder of a priest, that too on a day which, for Bangladeshis, symbolises plurality, tolerance and secularism.
21 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Malaysian recruitment halted

Needless to say, we are as dumbfounded as everyone else in the country with the sudden announcement by the Malaysian government
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Remembering Ekushey's true spirit

TODAY is a day filled with pride and passion, for Bangalis in particular, being the flag bearers of a unique movement in which precious
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Human chains seek withdrawal of cases against Star editor

Civil society members and journalists form human chains in Mymensingh and Jessore protesting countrywide filing of cases against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam.
20 February 2016, 15:51 PM

Maddening noise pollution

Noise-induced hearing loss is one of the most pervasive occupational health problems in the city but usually goes unnoticed because it is gradual..
19 February 2016, 18:00 PM