Two former law ministers of the previous Awami League and BNP governments yesterday criticised Finance Minister AMA Muhith's for his comment that parliament would pass the 16th constitutional amendment time and again.

For the parents of Bishwajit, the past five years have been agonising.

"The government says the country is riding on the high tide of development. But the reality is indigenous people, marginalised farmers … and tens of thousands of poor people are drowning in that high tide of development.”

Justin Gatlin of the United States bends down to Jamaica's Usain Bolt after upstaging the greatest sprinter of all time in his last

The trade of illegal drug Yaba is booming in the capital under political patronisation. A section of policemen, who are supposed to clamp down on Yaba traders, are also working as the patrons, according to police findings.

They consider Tata engines grossly underrated. If a “Tata human haulier” is capable of carrying double the passenger-load than what they usually do, then why not turn them into minibuses? All it needs is a little improvisation; ingenious indeed! While not lawful, this is an aspect that hardly matters as far as Dhaka streets and their diverse array of public transports are concerned.

The week-long standoff at Brac University seems to have ended as university authorities met most of the students' demands.

Urging Myanmar to take back Rohingya populations from Bangladesh, visiting OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen yesterday said Myanmar should resolve the ongoing humanitarian crisis over the persecuted minorities.

Unplanned settlement, deforestation, lack of guidelines for constructions in the hill region, development interventions, and heavy

Amid an outcry over frequent incidents of rape, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur yesterday.

Once famed for the ingenuity of its 21 sluice gates designed to efficiently channel the water of several rivers through plains and

Biman had to cancel two hajj flights again yesterday to the dismay of over 800 pilgrims.

The Daily Star is surprised at the tone and content of Uttaran's “Notice Demanding Justice” sent to it by advocate Md. Idrisur Rahman in

National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque yesterday expressed concern over the rising number of rape

A feeling of dread grips Masud Rana whenever he sees black clouds in Dhaka sky these days. The reason is obvious. A little rain means the same old story of misery, and it's hard to find a city dweller who doesn't share his fright. Streets, lanes and by-lanes get submerged, public transports thin out and traffic stands still even after a moderate rainfall.

The rate of people getting divorced and living separately from their spouses almost doubled over the last decade, revealed a recent

The Supreme Court is critical of the system for appointing higher court judges and stressed the need for a better selection process.

Biman Bangladesh and Saudi Arabian Airlines yesterday used their full capacity, for the first time in around a week, to carry pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

Venturing outdoors may become deadly across wide swaths of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan by the end of the century as climate

A 15-year-old girl has allegedly been raped by driver and helper of a goods-laden truck inside the vehicle.