Dr Zahirul Islam, a freedom fighter and an agriculturist, died in Canada yesterday.

Atiqul Alam, a prominent journalist, died from cardiac arrest in Bogra yesterday, aged 82.

Veteran journalist M Obaidul Haque died due to old-age complications at a private hospital in Chittagong city early yesterday. He was 87.

Language Movement veteran advocate Abdur Razzak died of cardiac arrest in the capital on Sunday morning.

Every year, there is a brouhaha surrounding wages and Eid bonuses of RMG workers; it is unfortunate that, this year, too, was no exception.

The death of a woman and five children last Sunday in a landslide in Chittagong has been deeply disturbing.

Former US president Richard Nixon “didn't give a fig for the genocide that was being committed in present-day Bangladesh”, says a Pulitzer winning New York Times journalist.

The Hindu community celebrate one of their traditional festivals, Rathajatra (Chariot Procession) in Dhaka.

Memorial services are being held to mark the first anniversary of the MH17 air disaster, in which 298 people died.

The Daily Star and Midland Bank are jointly initiating a project to promote education and knowledge among meritorious and financially

First it was Pakistan and then India and on Wednesday, it was South Africa that the Tigers snatched series wins in a very convincing manner.

As the most joyful festival for Muslims is about to begin, it is important to engage in some spiritual stocktaking.

After the marathon 18-day Vienna talks a historic deal was signed on Tuesday between Iran and six global powers -- the US, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany.

The Daily Star's report on illegal toll collection by a gang of extortionists in collusion with DNCC staff highlights an undeniable fact.

Maj Gen (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury, chief executive officer of PRAN-RFL Group, who died in the USA on July 8, was laid to eternal rest

Sultana Shaheed Khuku; wife of Shahidur Rahman Shaheed, former chief administrative officer of defence ministry; died of a heart attack

At age four, Farhan Tanvir Tipto did not know how to run. When his father Shahed Siddique noticed it one day, he got scared and immediately took the kid to hospital but the doctor found nothing wrong. He just advised him to let his son run in open spaces.

Do you have only Tk 1000 in hand but you still have Eid shopping left for your family? Sounds impossible, right? The Daily Star Online has the perfect solution for a person in need of Eid shopping in a tight budget.

Scourge Spreading

Four-year-old Tahia and her sister Tathoi, 2, were repeatedly asking their parents how long it was to reach their grandfather's house. They asked their parents to wake them up after they get there and went to sleep, but never got a chance to wake up.