The Daily Star 'Public Speaks'

On August 25, 2017, the Myanmar army attacked the Rohingya, and approximately 7 lakh people—including 4 lakh children—fled to Bangladesh. As a result, Cox's Bazar quickly became home to the largest refugee camp in history.

SA Games gold medalist Mabia Aktar Simanta has made weightlifting popular in Bangladesh after gaining fame on the international stage. But despite overcoming social and economic barriers and decorating her cabinet with achievements, her list of discontents is long. In a video podcast with The Daily Star, Mabia said that she could have scaled greater heights had she received adequate facilities and a planned structure.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertakings is shocked to see the amount of irregularities and objections of an audit on BPC. The estimated amount of irregularities amount to Tk 9,000 crores.

Nabadip Mallik, a farmer from Khulna, has grown moringa leaves for commercial sale.

Today's 15 Questions shares Aniqa's journey from an inquisitive young girl to the resolved adult who enjoys her job and and takes pride in all her accomplishments.

The Dhaka South City Corporation has decided that general drug stores will close by midnight. Medicine shops attached to hospitals must close by 2am. But what happens if someone needs medicine urgently after 2am?

Pesticide-free vegetables grown in Jashore are now being exported to many countries of the world at competent prices.

How people feel is just as important a parameter to consider as GDP or infrastructural development and with this philosophy in mind, Gallup, a US-based organization, publishes a list of sad and happy nations. According to their Global Emotions Report of 2022, Bangladesh is now the 7th saddest country in the world.

Mehdi Hasan, a young businessman from Gazipur, transforms trash into a variety of artifacts.

According to plans by the Mongla Port Authority, the sand lifted during the excavation of the Pasur River would be dumped on 300 acres of Banishanta Union agricultural land.

Today marks the 18th year of the heinous grenade blasts in Awami League's rally, which took 24 lives including prominent politician Ivy Rahman.

Bhai Girish Chandra Sen was a polymath, and the first person to translate the Holy Quran in Bangla.

Recently AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said, "I went to India and said Sheikh Hasina's continuation must be ensured.”

Sadat Hossain is well known for his work in both Bangla. Recently, he sat down with The Daily Star to talk about his life, writing and writing style.

The dried fish market of Chattogram's Asadganj is locally known as the dried-fish port.

Santosh Robi Das completed his Bachelor's and Master's from Dhaka University. He also has another identity. He is a son of the marginal community of tea workers.

Laal Singh Chaddha is an official remake of Tom Hank’s Forrest Gump. It took nine years to get the movie rights, and its shooting lasted 185 days.

From "Tong" cafés to fine dining restaurants, heated debates to quiet thoughts, tea maintains a cherished place in the hearts of many, particularly in this region of the world.

The government’s go-to response to any criticism cannot be denial. After all, the most dangerous aspect of one’s denial is that what is meant to mislead others ends up misleading oneself, which destroys their own connection with reality.