Is Bangladesh's Hilsa really disappearing?
8 September 2026
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Holding a long march now is not a sign of mature politics: Mahfuz Anam
8 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Can glacier collapses be predicted in advance? Why couldn’t Nepal?
7 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Salman Shah’s final hours: What happened at the Eskaton flat on Sept 6?
7 September 2026
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Six months into the Iran war: 3 ways it could end
7 September 2026
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Why can’t BNP resolve its organisational crisis? Is party discipline at risk?
6 September 2026
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Night-time restrictions at DU: What are female students saying?
6 September 2026
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Private-sector employees: Will inequality widen further?
6 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Shahe Alam’s family firms land at least Tk 71cr in govt contracts
2 September 2026
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Crime & Justice
Floods, earthquakes, heatwaves: 4 devastating natural disasters of 2026
3 September 2026
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India should no longer become the main factor in Bangladesh-US relations: Samsuddoja Sazen
Why is the US delegation's visit to Bangladesh so important for us?
15 September 2024
What needs to be done to stop corruption in government recruitment
What kind of reforms are needed in the sector run by public servants, and how is that possible?
15 September 2024
Bangabandhu-1 satellite worth Tk 1,000 crore a 'white elephant' for country
The loss to the government may be more than Tk 1,500 crore
15 September 2024
3km embankment breach in Feni, flood feared again
Due to the forecast of floods, the common people are in fear of floods almost every night
15 September 2024
Mia, wife concealed assets in tax returns
When Asaduzzaman Mia retired as the longest-serving Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner in 2019, by his own admission, he went home with about Tk 1.75 crore in service benefits. But that does not give a true picture of his wealth accumulation. Fact is, the career cop and his family became muc
15 September 2024
Fascism returning in the name of mob attacks: Samsuddoja Sazen
If attacks continue to happen day after day, what would be the consequences?
14 September 2024
Imran's supporters unstoppable
Find out more in today's Star Newsbytes.
13 September 2024
Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital opens dengue ward
Considering the rising trend in dengue cases, a dedicated ward for dengue patients has been opened at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in the capital.
11 September 2024
Deaths in joint operations: why?
Joint operations of law enforcers are underway to recover looted weapons to bring normalcy to law and order.
11 September 2024
Why do students need a new political party?
Jatiya Nagorik Committee has been formed to unite people and to reform and restructure the state institutions
9 September 2024
We will celebrate victory after reforms: Masud Rana
The role of Rajshahi University students before and after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government was unique.
7 September 2024
Reasons why India may refuse to send Hasina back
On August 5, after her ouster, the former prime minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina fled to India
31 August 2024
Sports adviser stresses on change in constitution of sports bodies
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, the Adviser for Youth and Sports to the Interim Government, has pointed out several issues he has had to encounter since being sworn in for the role on August 8. Asif explained his take on the current issues and the solutions he intends to provide. He said that the constitutions upon which the sports federations operate need to change to establish democratic practices and create a culture where accountability is paramount.
31 August 2024
How former ambassador M Maruf was abducted
Former ambassador M Maruf Zaman was abducted and detained for 16 months in the facility known as Aynaghar
21 August 2024
How to get worthy organisers back in sports?
Sports in Bangladesh has been affected by the unrest following the change in government. The partisanship over the years in federations such as the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the Bangladesh Football Federation has created unrest and uncertainty. How can such situations in the country's sports federations be avoided? How can worthy organisers take positions in these federations? To answer all of these, The Daily Star's sports podcast Pitch Perfect brings you an in-depth discussion in its latest episode.
18 August 2024
JU's role in the uprising
The students of Jahangirnagar University played a significant role in the uprising
10 August 2024
Police block ‘March for Justice’
The law enforcers yesterday foiled the quota protesters’ March for Justice by using teargas and stun grenades and charging batons in different districts.
31 July 2024
How lawyers helped free two protesters from police custody
Students from different universities, including BUET and DU, gathered and started marching towards the High Court around 1:15pm today as part of the "March for Justice" programme of the anti-discrimination student movement
31 July 2024
Quota reform protesters to announce next set of programmes tonight
Quota reform protesters tonight said they would announce the next set of programmes tonight
16 July 2024
Can England bring it home this time?
In the latest episode of The Daily Star’s podcast Pitch Perfect, we bring you an in-depth discussion about the key battles that may shift the balance in the grand finale of the tournament.
16 July 2024