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Khulna city needs its bus service back
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A free press cannot exist without editorial autonomy
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Address learning gaps at primary level
8 May 2026, 20:00 PM
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A reform long overdue
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Address urea supply concerns urgently
8 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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This recurring road carnage has to stop
7 May 2026, 18:09 PM
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Fix the testing gap, contain measles
6 May 2026, 17:44 PM
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Press freedom should not be elusive
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Restore NHRC’s functionality
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Institutional corruption at Rajuk
The recently held public hearing by Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha (Rajuk) has opened up a can of worms on the systemic graft that exists in the institution.
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM
PM's call to the police
The prime minister's call to the police to uphold the rule of law without any exception is timely and laudable. Unfortunately, it appears to be out of sync with the realities on the ground.
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Sweetmeats road to success for physically challenged youth
For many of us, sweetmeats mean a sugar hit: delectable, delicious and delightful. For Abdul Mazid, 28, of Birpoli in Burail union of
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Family planning stuck
There was a time when Bangladesh's national family planning policies were a role model for other countries to emulate. That was then; today the situation is slightly different.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
No letup in road crash
Although there have been umpteen campaigns and reports from road safety activists and media and regular public outcry to make our roads safer there is no brake on road crash incidents.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
‘No bar to lodge case on torturer cop now’
There is no legal bar now to file a case over the incident of police torture on a Bangladesh Bank official, says Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon.
27 January 2016, 08:19 AM
Most teachers ignorant of the creative education method
Undoubtedly, our education needs major overhaul, especially when it comes to changing the way children are taught.
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Loss of agricultural productivity
In five upazilas of Lalmonirhat, 500 bighas of farmland lose productivity every year.
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Blind man gets shop after Star's report
On 15 January 2016 The Daily Star published a report entitled “Blind Man Runs Successful Footpath Business,” about Pankaj Kumar
26 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Caller tunes: Mobile operators asked to ensure artists’ royalty
The telecom division has directed mobile phone operators to ensure fair royalty to artists for using their songs and recitations as users’ call tunes or welcome tunes.
26 January 2016, 14:33 PM
Road to higher middle income economy
It is indeed heartening to see the prime minister declare the establishment of the Bangladesh Development Authority to help foster business and economic activities in the country.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Forced marriage of a minor
The news of three people – a mother, stepfather and husband- being sent to jail for forcing a twelve-year-old girl into marriage...
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
A strike protesting accountability?
The recent physicians' strike at private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres of Chittagong, in protest of cases filed against their colleagues for medical negligence...
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Factory fire kills five
The fire at a chemical factory in Gazipur on Saturday, which left at least five workers dead, has once again exposed the horrific vulnerability of workers engaged in hazardous work in unregulated factories.
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Facebook to respond in 48 hrs: Tarana
Facebook authorities will response to any complaint by the Bangladesh government within 48 hours, says State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim.
24 January 2016, 10:51 AM
Cold wave may last 2-3 days more
The ongoing cold wave across the country may last for two to three days more, while the overall temperature is expected to rise at the end of this month, according to the Chuadanga Met office.
24 January 2016, 08:47 AM
Suspicious blaze at Kalyanpur slum
The fire that was allowed to burn down the shanties and shops at the Kalyanpur slum shows utter disregard for human lives. The
23 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Cold snap, dense fog disrupt normal life
Dense fog and bone-chilling cold weather have disrupted normal life in all nine upazilas of Kurigram district and five upazilas of
23 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Water filters sans safety certificates
This may come as a surprise to the bulk of consumers in Bangladesh, but manufacturers and importers of water purifying and filtration
23 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Section 144 imposed in Nandail
District administration imposes section 144 at a union of Mymensingh’s Nandail upazila, after two factions of the ruling Awami League announces holding rallies at the same venue simultaneously.
23 January 2016, 14:18 PM