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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BNP to free Khaleda Zia through movement
The BNP was protesting the unbridled price hike of essential commodities and demanding the release of party senior leaders including its chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia
17 February 2024
Pakistan Election: Imran Khan’s PTI to sit in opposition
As the political uncertainty about who will form the government in light of the February 8 general election continues, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) yesterday announced that it would form the opposition in the Centre and Punjab as per party founder Imran Khan’s directives.
16 February 2024
What is a digital nomad visa and which countries offer it?
Watch Star Explains to find out the answers
16 February 2024
How Hazari jaggery is made
Beloved all over the country for its sweet flavour, the traditional Hazari jaggery is produced in Gopinathpur, Uttarpara and Jhitka areas of Harirampur upazila of Manikganj
16 February 2024
Arsa ‘second-in-command’ arrested from Rohingya camp
Three alleged members of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) have been arrested from a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar
14 February 2024
5 reasons Imran performed well in Pakistan polls despite being in jail
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12 February 2024
Myanmar conflict: Tensions prevail in Naikhongchhari
Naimur Rahman and Mong Sing Hai Marma reports from Naikhongchhari in Star on the Spot
10 February 2024
How long can Israel continue destroying Gaza?
Watch Star Explains to find out
9 February 2024
Rape at JU: Campus became hotspot for key accused's drug business, Rab says
Mamunur Rashid Mamun, a key accused in the rape incident at Jahangirnagar University, is a drug trader and the campus became a hotspot for his illegal business, Rapid Action Battalion said today
8 February 2024
Tumbru-Ghumdhum border areas not safe for civilians: BGB DG
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddique has said the Ghumdhum and Tumbru border areas of Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban are not safe for the common people
7 February 2024
Won't allow Rohingya to enter Bangladesh anymore: BGB chief
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui today said they would no longer allow Rohingya refugees to enter Bangladesh territory
6 February 2024
264 Myanmar border, security force members now in Bangladesh: BGB
A total of 264 members of Myanmar’s border and security forces have come to Bangladesh to escape the fighting between the Myanmar army and the rebel Arakan Army at the border between the two countries, according to the BGB.
6 February 2024
Quader seeks China's role in Myanmar situation
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that the situation on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border is worrisome
5 February 2024
2 killed in Ghumdhum as mortar shell from Myanmar explodes in Bangladesh
Two people were killed and a child was injured as a mortar shell from across the border in Myanmar exploded in Ghumdhum union of Bandarban's Naikhongchhari upazila this afternoon
5 February 2024
Myanmar wants to take back troops who fled to Bangladesh: Hasan Mahmud
Myanmar has communicated with Bangladesh about taking back around 100 Border Guard Police (BGP) members who have been crossing the border into Bangladesh since yesterday to escape the Arakan Army's attacks, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said today
5 February 2024
Students stage demo for half fare for metro rail
Students of different colleges and universities in the capital have staged demonstrations at Shahbagh demanding half fare for metro rail, student rapid pass, and a minimum fare of Tk 10.
4 February 2024
Climate change hitting Patuakhali agriculture
Patuakhali, part of Bangladesh's coastal region, was once famous for rice cultivation
2 February 2024
Conflict in Myanmar leading to turbulent border
Almost every night, the residents of the villages near the Myanmar border in Ghumdhum union of Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban wake up to loud sounds of mortar shell explosions and bullets firing from Myanmar
1 February 2024
Coast Guard on alert to stop Rohingya infiltration
Bangladesh Coast Guard has strengthened patrolling and surveillance in Teknaf as Rohingya infiltration may start again because of the ongoing civil war in Myanmar
1 February 2024
Fighting in Myanmar: Ghumdhum-Tumbru border on edge
<p>Ongoing fighting in Myanmar near Bangladesh's Ghumdhum-Tumbru border has triggered fear among locals. Though a few shells fired from Myanmar have fallen inside Bangladesh, no casualties have been reported so far from the latest weeks-long fighting in the neighbouring country.</p>
1 February 2024