Diving In-depth / Israel-Iran: Hell on earth
The US’ need for a highly measured, or even lack of response from Israel cannot be overstated.
Old, unfit vehicles running amok
The bus involved in yesterday’s accident that left 14 dead in Faridpur would not have been on the road had the government not caved in to transport associations’ demand for allowing over 20 years old buses on roads.
Window for easy loans narrowing
Bangladesh’s access to cheap loans is closing in with its rising per capita income, making foreign borrowing costlier.
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Backing Israel’s genocide: Not just the US
The recent development has been seen as a distinct escalation of India’s support for Israel.
Inadequate Fire Safety Measures: 3 out of 4 city markets risky
Three in four markets and shopping arcades in Dhaka city lack proper fire safety measures, according to a Fire Service and Civil Defence inspection report.
Karwan Bazar / Where night never sleeps and market is always open
As the night gets deeper and Dhaka goes to sleep, one place pulsates with energy -- Karwan Bazar kitchen market.
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From Medha with love
14-year-old crafts a hand-written version of Star
How Arav Khan preyed on migrants in Dubai
After slogging it out in Dubai for 16 years, Aynal Sipat Ali had saved up 131,000 UAE dirham (AED), which is about Tk 44 lakh. But he never got to enjoy the money thanks to Rabiul Islam, better known as Arav Khan.
Land Minister Javed owns at least 260 properties in the UK
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has at least 260 properties in the United Kingdom for which he has paid at least GBP 134.76 million or Tk 1,888 crore, according to The Daily Star’s calculation from company filings publicly available on UK government websites.
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Martyred Intellectuals Day: In search of the forgotten killing fields
“Every night, the Pakistan army and their Bihari collaborators would bring truckloads of people on that bridge,”
For the love of fountain pens
Sitting at his store in Dhaka’s Baitul Mukarram market, Mostofa Kamal Pasha was tinkering with a desk fountain pen that used to be a symbol of aristocracy decades back.
