Govt’s fresh call on 101 India deals under Sheikh Hasina
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Why is Bangladesh spending billions to save a deal lost in US court?
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Why do people feel nostalgic? Why do they keep returning to the past?
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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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9yr old Zoufeeshan makes 365 animations in a year
Zoufeeshan Inaaya Ahmed is only 9 years old, yet she has already put her footsteps in the world of animation.
28 August 2022
How was last week’s stock market
The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange rose 113 points last week from the previous week. The whole week experienced a rising trend except one day.
27 August 2022
Will Bangladesh finally get hands on the elusive Asia Cup?
Six teams will battle it out to be the champions of Asia as the Asia Cup is set to begin today with the game between hosts Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in Dubai.
27 August 2022
What impact did the Partition have on Dhaka's book trade?
The impact of the 1947 Partition was felt in every aspect of Dhaka's printing and publishing business, and the book trade in the new provincial capital took a momentous turn. How did it impact the booksellers, printers, and the material being published?
26 August 2022
Karagar: Who is the mysterious prisoner?
Directed by Syed Ahmed Shawki, the Hoichoi original series "Karagar" tells the story of a prisoner, who is apparently serving his term for over 250 years. But who is he? And what is he up to?
26 August 2022
Is the Press Council looking out for journalists' interests?
Will the amended Press Council Act further restrain free press?
25 August 2022
Will the amended Press Council Act further restrain free press?
Another law is being prepared to throttle press freedom and the freedom of expression. Again, vague terms like “harming public harmony” and “state security” are being inserted into a law to be interpreted subjectively, and used recklessly, only to harass and intimidate journalists and punish dissenting voices.
25 August 2022
Rohingya crisis: Five years on, home still beckons
Has anything changed in these five years since the Rohingya influx in Bangladesh? How is life now for those living in the camps? The Daily Star Deputy Chief Reporter Mohammad Al-Masum Molla is in Kutupalong Refugee Camp.
25 August 2022
Tk 300 wage or nothing!
The Daily Star 'Public Speaks'
25 August 2022
What lies ahead for the 4 lakh Rohingya children?
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.
25 August 2022
Mabia takes the weight off shoulders
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.
25 August 2022
BPC irregularities: Parliamentary committees shocked
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.
24 August 2022
Powdered moringa leaves from Khulna’s Dumuria being exported to Dubai
Nabadip Mallik, a farmer from Khulna, has grown moringa leaves for commercial sale.
24 August 2022
15 Questions with Aniqa Zaheen
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.
23 August 2022
Where can the ailing get medicine late at night?
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?
23 August 2022
Pesticide-free vegetables from Jashore being exported at low prices
Pesticide-free vegetables grown in Jashore are now being exported to many countries of the world at competent prices.
23 August 2022
Bangladesh 7th saddest country in the world
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.
22 August 2022
Handicrafts worth crores of taka exported from Gazipur
Mehdi Hasan, a young businessman from Gazipur, transforms trash into a variety of artifacts.
22 August 2022
5,000 families at risk if sand from Pasur River dumped on agricultural land
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.
21 August 2022
An eyewitness revisits gruesome grenade attack after 18 years
Today marks the 18th year of the heinous grenade blasts in Awami League's rally, which took 24 lives including prominent politician Ivy Rahman.
21 August 2022