Martyrs to get status of 'national heroes', injured and participants to get legal protection
New rules tie promotion to exams, training, and clean service records across four state-run banks
Exactly one year ago, at 2:25pm, Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh aboard a military helicopter
A desire for power, intolerance for dissent, and failure to see the writing on the wall undid Hasina's iron-fisted rule
He made the comment during a discussion meeting in Fatikchhari
In an instant, one of the most densely populated countries completely vanished from the rest of the world.
Landed around 11:30am on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka
Frank Mill, a World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990, has died aged 67, his former clubs Fortuna Duesseldorf and Rot-Weiss Essen confirmed on Tuesday.
Calls for swift completion of museum
He calls on the people to build a new Bangladesh based on accountability, human rights, and justice
Eleven singers from Saimum Shilpigosthi opened the programme at 12:11pm
Govt hired eight such trains to bring students and people from outside Dhaka to attend a programme where the July Declaration will be unveiled today
Bangladesh can count on the EU’s support as it moves ahead with its democratic process, it says
It was his first brace in over two years and the first time he has started five consecutive matches since August 2022.
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has reconstituted Bangladesh Judicial Service Pay Commission in order to determine salaries, allowances and other facilities of lower court judges and to make necessary recommendations to the government.
NBR reports surge in online tax returns on first day of mandatory filing
Embedded finance and BaaS can make finance invisible, intuitive, and inclusive.
The curriculum continues to reward regurgitation over reflection.
Persistent inflation, rising costs squeeze profit margins of multinational companies
Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with raping two women while he was a player for the English Premier League soccer club.
Facts and figures as India and England end all-square in a Test series for the ages.
In Star Explains, we break down Bangladesh’s group, their challenges, and their prospects in the upcoming Asian Cup.
The total number of deaths rose to 89 this year
Chief Adviser Yunus invites the party leaders to attend the event
Among those joining the event were injured protesters, victims’ families, and people from across the city
The debate has divided the country and strained private relationships, undermining national unity at Israel's moment of greatest need in the midst of its longest war.
Event hosts made an announcement through the microphone at 2:17pm, asking everyone to stay calm and move away from the speaker box
When you’re on the streets of Dhaka, perhaps idly sitting in the backseat of a vehicle, if you take a minute to stop doom-scrolling and stare out through the windows, you will more than likely see...
The latest go-to place in Dhaka is “At the Table”, a food court at the crossroads of Moghbazar Mor and Eskaton, towards Bangla Motor. This intersection is one of the most chaotic and busiest in the...
MNC Entertainment is also organising the "First Bangladesh Youth Festival" this year. As part of this festival, "Warfaze Live in Toronto" will take place on September 26, which the organisers believe to be the largest Bengali concert ever held.
Reminiscing on the historic August 5 is filmmaker and activist Ashfaque Nipun, who was actively involved throughout the entire uprising and has been a participant in the anti-fascist movement for the past 17 years.
Singer-songwriter Nowrid Amin kicked off the year with the release of his second solo album, “Proticchobi”, on January 1, 2025. Since its release, the album has been met with enthusiastic praise from audiences both at home and abroad.
When children face adversity, mothers experience their deepest fears. Fathers respond in their own way. July 2024 witnessed all of this, as it was also a month that reshaped the way families looked at protest and resistance.
It’s been barely a year since July 2024, yet it feels like an eternity. The smoke clouding the sky, the gunshots, the sounds heard across the country — all seem like distant memories. However, no matter how fleeting our minds are, the collective conscience of the nation remembers the martyrs — brave individuals who sacrificed their lives so that we can have a country that is fair and just.
Female friendship is radical, restorative, and real — a chosen sisterhood offering unconditional love, emotional survival, and sanctuary in a world that demands perfection. On Friendship Day, celebrate the women who hold your world together.
The UK is replacing physical immigration documents with e-visas.
The vanishing of bees isn't a distant environmental tale, it's a local, urgent reality.
Superman stories have always referenced and challenged real-life geopolitics since the character's inception.
In just a few decades, the smartphone has gone from a luxury gadget to an everyday necessity. But what is often overlooked is just how powerful these small devices really are. Today’s smartphones are thousands of times more powerful than the world’s most advanced supercomputers from over 30 years ago - machines that once filled entire rooms and cost millions to operate.
Google has introduced a new 'Deep Think' feature for Gemini Ultra subscribers, offering enhanced problem-solving capabilities through extended reasoning time. The tool, now available in the Gemini app, is a refined version of the model that recently achieved gold-medal performance at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), according to an official blog post by Google.
Google will invest $6 billion to build a 1-gigawatt data centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, marking its first such direct investment in India, according to a recent report by Reuters.
It was just about 7:00am on Monday. A mother sat with her daughter at a bus counter in Dinajpur, set for a two-hour commute to Rangpur for the daughter’s HSC exam three hours later.
Find out the answer on today's Star Explains
This episode of The Daily Star podcast "Pitch Perfect" seeks answers to these pressing questions.
A gun magazine was found in Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan's bag during a recent search at the airport.
On June 26, 2000, Bangladesh became the 10th nation to gain Test status from the ICC -- a historic milestone that sparked hope and pride across the country.
Advocate Zahid Ahammad Hero submitted the petition as a public interest litigation on Sunday
Authorities urge vigilance in flood-prone, low-lying areas as active monsoon persists
Bangladesh experienced three low-pressure systems on July 7, July 14 and July 24 which led to heavy rain
The High Court yesterday directed the deputy commissioner of Cumilla to take necessary steps to evict 508 illegal structures occupying the banks of Gomti river in the district within six months.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted rain or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9:00am today.
A peacock pansy spreads its glorious wings while resting on a flower in Chattogram’s Banshkhali tea garden.
