How long does it take to complete a two-year project for constructing a medical facility? For a government hospital struggling to cope with patient flow, the answer is more than a decade.

Although spring sky took a shade of uncharacteristic gloom yesterday, it was no match for last-minute shoppers, who turned out in droves at Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela.

Prime Minister Gold Medal-2018 award ceremony under the auspices of University Grants Commission will be held today at Prime Minister’s Office, says a press release.

A court in Chattogram yesterday sentenced three drug peddlers to 15 years in jail in a case filed over recovering 28 lakh yaba pills from a trawler in Chattogram’s outer anchorage and Dhaka in January 2016.

The Right to Information Act is for people, and awareness on the act’s benefits can maximise its use, said speakers at the inaugural programme of a camp in Jashore yesterday.

Five students of Barishal University (BU) yesterday suffered stab injuries in a clash between two rival groups following a reported feud over occupying seats in a residential hall.

Two more victims, who suffered burn injuries in a gas explosion at a house in Shiddhirganj of Narayanganj on February 17, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday.

Radwan Mujib Siddiq, grandson of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has shared moments of filming ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’, a documentary on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, with students.

One hundred and seventy-two students from 36 universities, who secured the highest marks or CGPAs in their faculties, will receive the Prime Minister Gold Medal-2018 tomorrow.

A total of 82,422 students achieved scholarships in Primary Education Completion (PEC) examinations in 2019, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossen tells reporters.

After four top public universities, the authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have decided not to adopt uniform admission test proposed by the governing commission last December.

The Daily Star revisits the fateful day of the BDR Mutiny on February 25, 2009 on the eve of Martyrs' Day - as reported from the ground.

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia was arrested as per the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Independence of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the national anti-graft agency, is limited to paper only, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has observed.

We were doubtful if the market was ready for such a venture because most upscale restaurants were situated in areas like Gulshan and Banani. So, to differentiate, we chose Uttara as it was a nascent location for a restaurant.

A Rapid Action Battalion team recovers cash worth Tk 26.55 crore and bank fixed deposits worth Tk 5.15 crore from the residence of Enamul Haque Enu, former vice-president of Gendaria Awami League, and his brother Rupon Bhuiyan in Wari, Dhaka.

The stalls of government service providers and autonomous institutions have been drawing a good number of book lovers at the Bangla Academy portion of the month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela this year.

The walkway along the Shahjadpur canal that goes through in Baddda and Shahjadpur has become a risky commute for locals due to a lack of safety railings along it, leaving pedestrians -- especially children -- at a risk of falling in.

The Election Commission once again failed its "acid test" to hold an election in a free, fair and neutral manner, as the recently-held elections to the Dhaka city corporations were "controlled", a civil society platform for good governance said yesterday.

Police yesterday detained two people for killing a hijra in Savar’s Redio Colony area.