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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Ayesha Akhter: A life beyond her disability
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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Laboni Akhter: A different kind of farming
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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Suria Begum: Building women athletes
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THE UNSUNG HEROES / Aleya Begum: Helping people choose life
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Govt’s fresh call on 101 India deals under Sheikh Hasina
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Why is Bangladesh spending billions to save a deal lost in US court?
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Why do people feel nostalgic? Why do they keep returning to the past?
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Value of life only 50 Taka!
On November 9, 2021, Bikash Chandra, a resident of Putigram village of Gaibandha's Sagata upazila, was going back home after work like he did every other day. Bikash was severely injured after a motorbike ran him over from behind.
22 December 2021
Insect Farming: A new hope for the youth
Insect farming, a 21st century concept that can be as profitable as traditional poultry and fish farming. Black Soldier Flies’ larvae are a natural food source for poultry and fish. This particular larva is developed from Black Soldier Flies' eggs. This insect can be used as a low-cost poultry and fish feed. This will also help our farmers to save money. Many farms in Rangpur have already started to produce this insect.
21 December 2021
Why such chaos at Dhaka airport?
For the last 11 days, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport management is allegedly on the brink of collapse. With flights getting delayed repeatedly, near stagnant immigration queues, severe shortage of trollies and seating arrangement, and other problems are making the experience of thousands of passengers stranded in the airport even more miserable.
21 December 2021
Dhaka-centred investment affecting national GDP
Almost eight percent of the country’s jobs are based in Dhaka City. This number rises to 40 percent when Gazipur, Narayanganj and other areas of greater Dhaka are included. Population density and Dhaka-centred investments are having a bad impact on the national economy. It’s also affecting urban development throughout the country. This loss equates to 6 – 10 percent loss of the GDP. Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies presented the figures at the Annual Conference on Development.
21 December 2021
Battle tale of undaunted Liberation War hero Amin Hemrom
Amin Hemrom, a valiant Santal freedom fighter, specialised in guerilla warfare, fought at the frontlines during the Liberation War at the age of 26.
20 December 2021
Laxity in driving licence issuance for heavy vehicles: Requirement reduced to 3 years
According to a new circular issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges it is now possible to get a driving licence for heavy vehicles with only three years of experience. Previously the requirement was at least six years.
20 December 2021
Cold wave brings misery in slums and chars of north Bengal
The first significant cold wave of this winter season has hit north Bengal the strongest. Today mercury level fell at 11 degrees Celsius in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat, with thick fog and piercing cold wind throughout the night and almost the entire day.
20 December 2021
Volunteer traffic controller Shona Ullah gets new home
Seventy-three year old Shona Ullah is a volunteer traffic controller. Even though he has been looking after people on the road, no one took notice of his living conditions. The house he lived in with his wife was dilapidated. The elderly couple was desperately in need of a new house. The volunteer traffic controller from Kurigram was overwhelmed emotionally after he received a new house.
20 December 2021
Birangana Manowara recalls torture in 1971
Manowara Begum can’t recall the year she was born but she remembers 1971 very well, when she was a student of class 7. She was tortured by the Pakistani army during the war. She revisited Wapda Quarters where she was tortured during the Liberation War.
19 December 2021
Malaysia opening labour market: Will Bangladeshi workers face exploitation?
After 3 years of discontinuation, Malaysia has opened its market for Bangladeshi workers. But concerns remain that a powerful international lobby is there to monopolise migration agencies -- resulting in mismanagement, corruption and a high migration cost.
19 December 2021
Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar railway set to open in June 2022
Bangladesh Railway has taken up several projects to bring the entire country under the rail network. As a part of this, construction of about 101km rail lines from Dohazari to Cox’s Bazar via Ramu began in 2018.
19 December 2021
What Bhabna regrets, and what she hopes for
What Bhabna regrets, and what she hopes for Ashna Habib Bhabna, one of the most prominent actors of our time, is also an author, dancer and model. Her film, the Nurul Alam Atique directorial 'Laal Moroger Jhuti', is garnering positive responses from the audience.
19 December 2021
A massacre that began with two killings
April 2, 1971. There was curfew all over the country. By 11:30 pm, a military jeep arrived at Suresh Kumar Pande’s place in Rajshahi. Suresh came out hearing knocks on the door. A Pakistani soldier shot him while leaving after the conversation. Suresh was martyred.
18 December 2021
Will all school students receive textbooks on Jan 1?
The age-old tradition of handing out free books to school students is facing obstacles this year. Publisher and affiliated officials are saying that they will be able to deliver books to primary school students on the 1st of January. Students of pre-primary and secondary students might not be as lucky as they’re facing uncertainty.
18 December 2021
Mosharraf Karim as a rebel in 'Rong Dhong'
Production of “Rong Dhong” starring Mosharraf Karim is under way in Pubail of Gazipur. The concept of the drama is by Ibne Hasan. It is directed by Sohail Hasan, and written by Yusuf Ali Khokon. We will see Mosharraf Karim as a rebel in the play.
18 December 2021
How to sell gold at fair prices?
Buying and using gold jewellery is a cultural phenomenon. People also buy gold as financial security or a rainy day fund. However, buying gold is only the first step. How would you get a fair price selling it? Todays’ Star Explains brings various aspects of selling used gold jewellery.
17 December 2021
CODA: The story of a music lover growing up in a deaf family
A 17-year-old girl named Ruby is the only person in her family who can hear or speak.
17 December 2021
Door left open for 50 years for a freedom fighter son
The mother of a freedom fighter has been waiting for her son for 50 years in an old house adjacent to Government Women's College in Pirojpur city.
16 December 2021
Golden jubilee of victory: Nation pays homage to martyrs
Today (December 16) marks the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's victory in the Liberation War. On this day in 1971, freedom fighters of the nation snatched victory from the Pakistani army. People gathered at the Jatiya Smriti Shoudho today to pay tributes to the martyrs.
16 December 2021
Train to Massacre
June 13, 1971. It was midnight, when they began bringing hundreds of Marwari families to Saidpur Railway Station.
16 December 2021