Bangladesh Bank to probe into disbursement of stimulus fund
Bangladesh Bank has asked banks to send details of clients who got loans from the government’s stimulus package in order to ensure probe whether the low-cost funds went to productive sectors.
2 associates of Helena Jahangir arrested from Dhaka's Gabtoli
Rab arrested two associates of businessperson turned politician Helena Jahangir on charge of "spreading propaganda and misleading information" on digital platforms to defame important...
Tigers sniff blood in the water
The five-match T20I series against Australia starting from today can prove to be the turning point for Bangladesh to evolve further as a team, especially in the shortest format of the game.
Sifan begins bid for Tokyo treble
Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan won the women’s 5,000 metres gold on Monday to kick off her bid for an unprecedented Olympic treble at the Tokyo Games.
Post-Covid riches: CEOs hit record numbers paying employees pandemic-era salaries
Business owners and CEOs in Chapasthan have started dominating the Forbes Richest list after the end of the Covid-22 pandemic, and it has largely been because no one but the one-percenters know...
Waterway terminals teeming with Dhaka-bound crowds
Important inland waterway terminals have been filled to the brim with capital-bound people after the abrupt decision to open all the export-oriented factories. The Daily Star reporters have visited...
Motherhood: a choice, not an obligation
The year 2021 is ringing with change but women claiming bodily autonomy is not one we are prepared for yet. The liberal (read: atypical) belief of “your body, your choice” is one shrouded with...
Villagers themselves building dyke to stop erosion of Louhajang river in Tangail
People of Doshokia union in Kalihati upazila of Tangail have been constructing a 300-metre embankment through voluntary work to save their houses, an Eid congregation ground, a graveyard and a...
Birth of calf in Cox's Bazar forest a ray of hope for dwindling Asian elephant population
The birth of an Asian elephant calf in the Cox's Bazar forest today has shone a ray of hope for the dwindling population of the giant mammal.
Death toll in central China floods rises to 302, 50 missing
The death toll from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said, after record downpours dumped a year's worth of rain on a city in...
