It is with dismay that we are informed by a Daily Star exclusive, that although the government formed over 5,000 committees, in all 64

An investigative report in this paper on Monday made a shocking revelation of the BRTC's poor maintenance of its relatively new fleet of

The prosecution yesterday sought capital punishment for Forkan Mallik, 64, an alleged Razakar who was active in Patuakhali's Mirzaganj upazila during the 1971 Liberation War,

"Making money is happiness; making other people happy is super-happiness." Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus made the simple statement when explaining the concept of social business, his brainchild, to a dominantly young audience in the capital yesterday.

Today is the first death anniversary of M Nurun Nabi, a secretary of the government and member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission.

Mohammad Aminul Haque Moni, former managing director of Bangla -vision, died of cancer at the capital's United Hospital on Sunday night. He was 66, said a press release.

A slum dweller in the capital's Bhashantek area has to pay at least Tk 2000 for a 10-feet by 10-feet tin shed room with no ready amenities.

Our auditory nerves are often rattled by reports of sycophantic preparations made to receive an official dignitary on a routine visit to a place under his or her jurisdiction.

The ministry of education must be complimented for publishing the results of the SSC examination in less than two months. We also congratulate the successful candidates and high achievers.

A week after the arrest of two suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives, detectives have caught another person in the capital's Baridhara area, claiming he is an “assistant coordinator” of the terror outfit in Bangladesh.

“Launch a military operation against women wearing jeans all over Pakistan."

Today is the fifth death anniversary of Hasina Banu Younus; wife of late Ahmed Younus, former joint-secretary of Bangladesh Agriculture

Every year's budget speech highlights certain priority areas. Yet we are dismayed to see that over the last six years, prioritised areas have

“Credit for this success goes to us, the parents, not the schools. For the last two years, I devoted myself to preparing my daughter for the exams. I also spent a lot for her coaching.”

The 34th death anniversary of former president Ziaur Rahman, also the founder of BNP, was observed across the country with various programmes yesterday.

We note with incredulity, that an official of the Bangladesh delegation at the 'Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean' in

The under construction National Bank building has exposed the systemic failures that involve lack of oversight of construction, capacity of Rajuk in enforcing the Building Code and the obligation of the construction firms in following the Code.

A former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, at a recent press conference, revealed some disturbing facts about poor management of poverty alleviation programmes financed by the government.

A regional conference called to address the swelling tide of boat people in Southeast Asia ended yesterday with no major breakthroughs, as Myanmar criticised those blaming it for fuelling the crisis and warned that "finger pointing" would not help.

Today is the sixth death anniversary of Shah Aftab Uddin Ahmad, a teacher and a litterateur, said a press release.