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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Star Multimedia
Six months into the Iran war: 3 ways it could end
7 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Why can’t BNP resolve its organisational crisis? Is party discipline at risk?
6 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
Night-time restrictions at DU: What are female students saying?
6 September 2026
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Star Multimedia
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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Star Multimedia
Behind the scenes of a Mosharraf Karim Eid drama
Mosharraf Karim is back with another Eid season full of various characters in different genres
15 June 2023
200-year-old wholesale jackfruit market in Moulvibazar
Jackfruits were brought from the surrounding hills and villages in the morning and collected in Brahman Bazar of Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar. Locals said that the market is about 200 years old
14 June 2023
Ghaashphoring Choir: Those bound by melody
You might know them for their marvellous takes on "Chaina Bhabish" or "Aha Ki Anondo", a soothing mishmash of trained-untrained voices in perfect harmony.
13 June 2023
How was Barishal City Corporation election?
How did the events unfold in the Barishal City Corporation election?
12 June 2023
After 61 years, Sohrab Ali pays due school fees
When Sohrab Ali Biswas of Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah was young, he could not pay school fees for four months due to money crisis. After 61 years, the 80-year-old has paid off the due monthly tuition fees of his school.
11 June 2023
From abandonment to empowerment
Her story is nothing short of a fairy tale.
9 June 2023
EC simplifies NID correction process
The Election Commission has finalised the draft of a new Standard Operating Procedure for the national identity (NID) card correction process.
8 June 2023
Severe heat wave on one hand, record-breaking loadshedding on the other
People are struggling all day long due to the heat. There’s no respite even at night as loadshedding is taking sleep away..Production in factories is being disrupted. There seems to be no solution in sight..In today's Star Explains, let’s dig deep into the reasons behind this situati
8 June 2023
Frequent power cuts: What's on people's mind?
As fuel shortage intensifies, load shedding has surged throughout the country. Dhaka, home to around 20 million people, grapples with load shedding and an unexpected heatwave.
7 June 2023
Blender’s Choice- The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards 2022 announced
To celebrate and honor the innovators of 2022 in the OTT industry and the digital space, "Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT and Digital Content Awards” was unveiled today at The Daily Star Centre, through a press conference. The awards, presented by Ispahani and The Daily Star, are being organised for the second time to honour the groundbreaking work done by the artistes in the OTT space, alongside content creators.
7 June 2023
Will income inequality rise with the proposed budget?
Watch Star Explains to know more about their trepidation
6 June 2023
Abul Bashar: Narrating stories of the marginalised
Abul Bashar Rahman has been eager to learn about the environment since his school days. As he started studying economics at the British Columbia University of Canada three years ago, he went in-depth into the matter. He found out how massive industrialisation in the global North was mostly respo
5 June 2023
Thousands of trees being felled on Tangail-Aricha highway
As many as 2,379 trees are being cut down along the Tangail-Aricha highway for the sake of development work. Among them, many are centuries old.
5 June 2023
The story of Upendra, the last generation of roving barbers
Even two decades ago, roving barbers could be seen in remote villages of the country. These nomadic barbars used to move around different markets or villages to provide grooming services to their customers. Coming to the twenties of this 21st century, their numbers are now negligible. They are found in a handful of villages. One of them is Upendra Nath Sheel. He belongs to one of the last generations of roving barbers.
4 June 2023
Deadliest train accidents in India
The Balasore train accident in the Indian state of Odisha is considered to be one of the worst since India's independence, according to Indian media
3 June 2023
38 govt services that would require min tax
According to the proposed budget for the next fiscal year 2023-24, if one wants to avail one of 38 types of government services, they will have to submit proof of filing income tax return along with a tax identification number (TIN)
3 June 2023
Why the cuts in edu, health budget?
Will cuts in allocations to education and health sectors create an obstacle to becoming a developed country?
2 June 2023
Can government implement this budget?
No budget in the last 14 years has been implemented fully
2 June 2023
Will this budget help foreign trade amid dollar crisis?
Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, professor and chairman of the development studies department of Dhaka University, talks to The Daily Star about whether the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year may help the foreign trade of the country amid the persistent dollar crisis
2 June 2023
People's thoughts on budget for FY 2023-24
The budget for the financial year 2023-2024 has been presented in the Parliament. What do people think of this budget? What do they expect from it?
1 June 2023