Why did Sonali want to sell her son in Khagrachari? How are they now?

Banks can make a maximum profit of Tk 1 by selling each US dollar -- such a rule was already there. But the importers and exporters are saying that the banks are making a profit of around Tk 15-20 per dollar. In this situation, Bangladesh Bank has again instructed banks to keep the dollar sale profit margin to a maximum of Tk 1. But why did this situation arise, why did the banks have to be reminded of the rules again and what steps the central bank are taking now to keep the dollar market stable?

Speaking to us about this issue is Anu Muhammad, professor of economics at Jahangirnagar University. 

Today’s Star Explains will shed light on why only US dollar has so much demand and how the American currency become so powerful as a reserve currency.

Yesterday, a girder of the BRT project fell on a car killing five. But who is responsible for this? Is it the Chinese contractor who disregarded minimum safety procedures? Is it the city corporation that was supposed to take care of its citizens? Is it the police who could not ensure public security? Or is it the government, who, after so many accidents in development projects fail to solve the problem?

Ever since the 1980s-90s, our typical perception of a rural village has been changing.

The Shakib Al Hasan-issue has been the talk of the town lately. The cricketer signed then rescinded a controversial sponsorship deal with betting-related site Betwinner News.

Fuel price hike is now the talk of the country. Social media is flooded with questions on this topic. We tried to answer these questions in today’s Star Explains.

On the 75th anniversary of the 1947 Partition, we look back at the testimonies of the veteran politician, Prabhas Chandra Lahiri; the young political activist, Tajuddin Ahmed; and Professor Ahmed Kamal's book comprising research on and stories of the time.

On the night of August 15, 1975, when Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members were assassinated, Rafiqul Islam was at Abdur Rob Serniabat’s residence at Minto Road.

The spiraling global prices of food and fuel have hit hard the local market in Bangladesh. The continuous depreciation of the taka against the US dollar has made the situation worse. People now have to spend more for every item, including pulse, oil and egg. People with fixed income are bearing the brunt as their income did not increase keeping pace with the rising spending.

Alongside gold, imitation jewellery is widely worn. In today's Inside Bangladesh, watch where and how these jewellery items are made.

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange plunged 163 points last week from the previous week. The whole week experienced a bearish trend except Sunday.

Post: In the third episode of Star Pathshala we have Bangladesh Football Team and Bashundhara Kings’ goalkeeper Anisur Rahman Zico to teach us the basics of goalkeeping.

Is there no end to electoral violence?

Indigenous students studying at the University of Rajshahi have observed International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2022.

Hawa is a Bangladeshi mystery-drama film, written and directed by Mejbaur Rahman Sumon. The film is produced by Facecard Productions and Sun Music & Motion Pictures Limited and has become one of the trendiest movies of the year. The film stars Chanchal Chowdhury as Chan Majhi, Nazifa Tushi as Gulti, and Sariful Razz as Ibrahim or Iba, amongst others. A few days ago, Gulti, a protagonist of the trending movie Hawa, sat amongst the crowd at Chitra Mahal cinema hall in Old Dhaka, to relive the magic of cinema amongst real men.

The first admin building of Jahangirnagar University was built in the 90s. The second admin building had been opened without its completion in 2016. And despite these two buildings, construction of another administrative building has been ordered at a cost of about Tk 138 crores.

With an assembly of talented cast - Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, and Vijay Varma among many - Alia Bhatt produces her first film Darlings. But did the lauded actress live up to the hype of being a producer?

Based heavily on Rakib Hasan’s series of detective novels called Teen Goyenda, Hoichoi’s Kaiser is part tribute to the genre of detective novels and part beckoning call for viewers to return to the excitement of reading books.