Three structural ailments holding back business
33 MIN(s) ago Business
Beyond bureaucratic hurdles and policy inconsistencies, he identified three major state-level ailments that continuously suppress entrepreneurial energy -- corruption, harassment and underperformance
Semiconductor industry can be Bangladesh's next growth engine after RMG: PM
6 hour(s) ago Bangladesh
Tarique Rahman says govt has made the sector a national priority, announces policy support and incentives

Classified loan accounts double to nearly 46 lakh as retail defaults surge

11 MIN(s) ago Business
The number of classified loan accounts in the banking sector more than doubled in a year, reaching a staggering 45.83 lakh in March 2026, and the most dramatic surge was seen in retail loan accounts
The strange grief of seeing our parents age
Adrita Islam
Wisdom
There is no single moment when someone announces that your parents have become old.
Ensure food security for all
Editorial
Crores of people still cannot afford a healthy diet in Bangladesh.

Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome

24 July 2026, 00:00 AM THE THIRD VIEW
After our Liberation War, we started off with the parliamentary system of government. Then Bangabandhu himself betrayed that vision and that of multiparty democracy by instituting BAKSAL, a one-party system, and introducing the presidential model of government.

Republic of the footpath

25 July 2026, 00:00 AM Unheard Voices
A few weeks ago, I was walking home from the office in Gulshan—I still prefer to walk whenever I can—when I noticed a young boy riding a bicycle, with an older man a few steps behind him, keeping a careful eye on the child.
A growing herd in a shrinking forest
25 July 2026, 00:00 AM Weekend Read
Nine hurdles keeping FDI away
Star Business Report
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM Economy

Tajuddin Ahmad: A life for Bangladesh

23 July 2026, 13:40 PM Slow Reads Special
On Tajuddin Ahmad's 101st birth anniversary, revisiting his life, leadership, and enduring legacy.
Flightpaths strewn with tall buildings
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Year after year the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has been battling to keep the airspace surrounding Dhaka’s airports clean of buildings that exceed the height limit.
Star Special / Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
18 July 2026, 08:00 AM Investigative Stories
They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work