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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Can glacier collapses be predicted in advance? Why couldn’t Nepal?
7 September 2026
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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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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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Frog wedding in Rajshahi hoping for rain
Residents of Tatarpur village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi have married frogs by smearing colours and singing. There was also an arrangement of a feast. The villagers organised the event to avoid drought and damage to agricultural land due to the intense heatwave
23 April 2024
Khamenei says Iran demonstrated its power against Israel
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei thanked the country's armed forces for their attack this month on Israel, saying the country had demonstrated its power regardless of how many targets were hit, Reuters reported on Sunday citing an Iranian news agency.
22 April 2024
Heatwave grips city dwellers
The heatwave has disrupted life in the capital for a week. There is intense heat all around, but the journey of the capital's people does not stop
21 April 2024
Swechchhasebak League leader brandishes arms during land dispute arbitration
A Swechchhasebak League leader has been accused of brandishing arms and issuing threats during a land dispute arbitration in Gazipur
21 April 2024
Jashore sizzles at 42.6ºC
Overtakes Chuadanga to record season’s highest temperature in the country
20 April 2024
How are Dhaka Shishu Hospital patients doing after the fire?
Check the situation after the fire on Star on the Spot
19 April 2024
A match in which Man City played but Real Madrid won
Antonio Rudiger scored the decisive penalty as Real Madrid beat holders Manchester City in an edge-of-your-seat 4-3 shootout victory to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League for a record-extending 17th time after the teams were locked at 4-4 on aggregate following extra time on Wednesday.
18 April 2024
No Israeli strike on Iran 'likely before April 30'
Israel is unlikely to attack Iran before the end of the Jewish Passover festival, according to media reports.
18 April 2024
Rain in UAE: 9 Dhaka-bound flights cancelled
A total of nine flights bound for Dhaka from the United Arab Emirates were cancelled today due to the heaviest rain ever recorded in the Middle East country
17 April 2024
Israel releases pictures of damage caused by Iran's attack
Iran attacked Israel on Saturday with hundreds of drones and missiles. The Israel Defense Forces released photos of the damage in this attack. The BBC published two of the images today.
15 April 2024
A village where lungis are still woven in an ancient way
Chachkia is the sole village in Pabna that still uses ancient looms to weave lungis.
14 April 2024
Kangal Harinath, a pioneer of women's education
Kangal Harinath was a pioneer of women's education in a remote area of Kumarkhali subdivision. He also used to publish news of helpless, tortured and oppressed people in his newspaper.
14 April 2024
MV Abdullah's chief officer sends audio message to family
Atiq Ullah Khan, chief officer of MV Abdullah, has sent an audio message to family after the ship and its 23 crew were released after more than a month.
14 April 2024
What was Eid like in Dhaka 200 years ago?
You probably have not seen most of these rare paintings of Eid in Dhaka drawn about 200 years ago
12 April 2024
How was the royal Eid celebration in Dhaka a hundred years ago?
With the pomp and grandeur of the Nawabs of Dhaka, cannons shot at the sighting of the moon and elephants adorned in royal attire paraded the streets.
11 April 2024
Bannya, a devotee of Rabindra Sangeet
Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, one of the greatest Rabindra Sangeet exponents of our time, has spoken about her five-decade musical journey with The Daily Star.
10 April 2024
Can holders Man City stop powerhouse Real Madrid in their own den?
In a rematch of last year's unforgettable Champions League semifinal, 14-time winners Real Madrid and defending champions Manchester City lock horns once again, squaring off in Tuesday's quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu.
9 April 2024
Myanmar's junta faces another major defeat
After weeks of heavy fighting, ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces, have taken control of Myawaddy, a border town through which most of Myanmar's overland trade with Thailand is done
7 April 2024
In conversation with Sugata Bose
Sugata Bose, gardiner professor of Oceanic History at Harvard University, is the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
31 March 2024
Kiev claims to have shot down 26 Russian drones
Russia has escalated its attack on Ukraine. Kiev claims to have destroyed 26 Russian drones
30 March 2024