Hilsa to be exported to India during Durga Puja festival

This year 52 Bangladeshi companies got permission to export hilsa to India during Durga Puja festival. 
2 October 2022, 14:15 PM

Sylhet's hilly wasteland turned into lush malta gardens

What was once a hilly wasteland is now beautiful gardens of malta. Cultivation of lemon and malta is ideal for the hilly soil of Sylhet division. Local farmers are turning to growing green malta because of increasing demand for this tasty fruit.
2 October 2022, 02:17 AM

Pabna’s specially abled children shooting for the stars

Proper care can turn “disability” into special ability -- that’s what’s been proven by the specially abled child athletes from Pabna.
1 October 2022, 04:13 AM

15 Questions with Joyeeta Trisha

Joyeeta Trisha shares her journey as a photographer along with her take on life on how to live to the fullest.
30 September 2022, 13:00 PM

Dwarakanath Tagore: The forefather of bank defaulted loans

Bank owners’ corruption and loan defaults are not new in Bangladesh.
30 September 2022, 09:48 AM

Operation Sundarbans: A thrill-packed flick

Once pirates roamed freely in the Sundarbans and fishermen feared their brutality. Abduction, murder, and violence were the form of life in the deep forest. But Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cleared the mangrove forest from that. Operation Sundarbans is the story of Rab's thrilling operations.
30 September 2022, 05:28 AM

Is rail the new frontier in export-import for Bangladesh-India?

For the past 50 years Bangladesh has been unable to export goods via the Indian railway.
29 September 2022, 14:59 PM

Tech Academy: Taking Bangladeshi children to the int’l robotics arena

Tech Academy is a robotics school dedicated for children. The tech academy will represent Bangladesh in this year’s “First Global Challenge” for the 5th year in a row.
29 September 2022, 04:07 AM

Price hike of essentials: Are we at the mercy of a select few businesses?

The increase in prices of daily necessities has resulted in instability in the country’s markets. In response to this situation, Bangladesh Competition Commission has filed 44 cases against 36 individuals and companies, accusing them of creating an artificial crisis in the market. 
28 September 2022, 14:20 PM

The DAP for Dhaka must not be discriminatory

Can the new Detailed Area Plan cure Dhaka's ills?
28 September 2022, 09:23 AM

Country’s first private observatory in Gazipur

For those who are interested in space, they’d be delighted to know that the country's first privately owned astro-observatory has been set up at Bindubari in Sreepur Upazila of Gazipur.
28 September 2022, 04:14 AM

Do we need to be worried about e-sim in iPhone 14 series?

The unveiling of the iPhone 14 has users worried about e-sim connectivity. Will the iPhone 14 series only support e-sim? What will happen to non-e-sim users if that is the case?
27 September 2022, 15:08 PM

The real Nusraat Faria

After conquering the box office with yet another hit, "Operation Sundarban", Nusraat Faria stands in front of the camera at The Daily Star to get candid about her life, work and future plans!
27 September 2022, 04:00 AM

"Disappeared" persons share experience of their "detention"

The people who "disappeared" and then returned appear to have suppressed their experience during their disappearance.
26 September 2022, 13:56 PM

Darasbari mosque: Visiting one of the oldest mosques in Bangladesh

Darasbari Mosque, located in Chapainawabganj, was built in 1479 AD. But how many of us know about this historic landmark?
26 September 2022, 04:15 AM

The odd case of Bandarban UNO breaking trophies in a fit of rage

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Alikadam, Bandarban Mehruba Islam is seen in a viral video breaking the trophy of a local football tournament.
25 September 2022, 13:52 PM

How did Bangladesh become champion in green garment factory?

Three garment factories of Bangladesh have recently received green garment factory certificate. Now the country has 171 green garment factories, the highest in the world. Applications of 550 more have already been submitted for such licence. But what is actually a green garment factory? How will Bangladesh be benefited with green garment factory? Where does the green garment factory license come from?
24 September 2022, 14:19 PM

Wasfia Nazreen on scaling the deadliest summit

Wasfia Nazreen is the first Bangladeshi to climb the highest summits on each continent. This year, she climbed the second highest mountain K2 - also known as the savage mountain.
23 September 2022, 14:37 PM

Nisshash: Did the experiment work out?

Director Rayhan Rafi tried his hands on a new genre with the series Nisshash featuring Tasnia Farin, Imtiaz Barshon, Sayed Zaman Shawon, Safa Kabir, Rashed Mamun Apu, Neel Hurerzahan, and others.
23 September 2022, 04:53 AM

'Must hold on to these girls for another five years'

Bangladesh now hold the bragging rights in women's football in South Asia. They created history by taking home the SAFF Championship trophy for the first time, and swept the nation in a wave of euphoria.
22 September 2022, 17:07 PM