JS body for digital systems to curb graft, boost revenue
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Farmers break into warehouse, take 197 urea sacks
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Power imports from India may cost slightly more
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Uproar at berc hearing: Merchant power buyers slam proposed surcharges
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3rd terminal soft opening planned for December 16
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Star Interview / 6 months too short to ease public woes: Khosru
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Trapped in the dark
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ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE / New directorate planned for victim families
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Merit, not politics, should guide promotions
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Syngenta, CABI join hands for sustainable farming
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PM announces plan to improve Dhaka-Sylhet road, rail connectivity
Recalls difficult road journey back to Dhaka from Sylhet during election campaign
2 May 2026
EC declares NCP leader Nusrat Tabassum’s nomination valid for reserved seat
Decision to be reviewed by commission tomorrow
2 May 2026
A handful of paddy and a mountain of debt: Farmers' struggle for survival as harvest fails
Haor floods wash away harvest overnight, stench of rotting paddy fills air in Habiganj
2 May 2026
PM inaugurates Surma riverfront development project in Sylhet
Tarique Rahman inaugurated a project to develop both banks of the Surma River, including beautification and flood protection infrastructure
2 May 2026
Babar Ali becomes first Bangladeshi to summit Makalu
Mountaineer Babar Ali has become the first Bangladeshi to summit Mount Makalu, the world’s fifth-highest peak, marking his fifth successful ascent of an 8,000-metre mountain
2 May 2026
PM reaches Sylhet on daylong official tour
To join canal excavation inauguration and Notun Kuri Sports programme
2 May 2026
Bangladesh, Nepal photographers honoured; The Daily Star photographer among 37 recipients
Among the recipients are two photographers from The Daily Star—Rashed Shumon and Firoz Ahmed.
2 May 2026
Digital Media Asia 2026 spotlights newsroom reinvention, revenue and evolving audience habits
Manila Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso and Vice Mayor Chi Atienza open the Digital Media Asia 2026
1 May 2026
Florida authorities confirm second body as Bangladeshi student Bristy
Embassy begins process to repatriate her remains; Limon’s body to arrive in Dhaka on May 4
1 May 2026
Unapproved digging led to two workers’ deaths in Ctg Wasa project: Probe body
Legal action to be taken against those responsible, says project director
1 May 2026
Prof Naushaba Khatoon dies at 99
Namaz-e-janaza at Gulshan Central Azad Mosque, Dhaka
1 May 2026
Equal work, unequal pay
Female labourers earn Tk 150-200 less per day than male counterparts
1 May 2026
Waterlogging returns to Chattogram
Project delays and design flaws blamed as first heavy rains of the season inundates port city's low-lying areas
1 May 2026
Case backlog swells amid judge shortage in SC
Appointments might take place under previous constitutional procedures, says Attorney General Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal
1 May 2026
34% voter turnout in Dhaka Bar Association election
Around 34 percent of voters cast their ballots in the election for the executive committee of the Dhaka Bar Association for the 2026–2027 term.
1 May 2026
Poets, academicians stress need for skilled translators to globalise Bangla poetry
Poets and academicians have emphasised the importance of skilled translators in bridging Bangla literature with world literature and taking Bangla poetry to readers across languages.
1 May 2026
Waterlogging wipes out Boro hopes for 25,000 farmers
Prolonged waterlogging in the Bhabadah region has left over 25,000 farmers unable to cultivate Boro this season, deepening food insecurity and financial distress across parts of Jashore and Khulna.
1 May 2026
Dhaka to be transformed into clean, green city
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) administrator Md Abdus Salam yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to transforming Dhaka into a clean and green city.
1 May 2026
BRAC Institute of Languages celebrates 20 years
BRAC University’s BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday with a showcase of books, poetry, drama, dance and music, said a press release.
1 May 2026
Indian envoy summoned over Assam CM’s remarks
The foreign ministry yesterday summoned acting Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh Pawan Badhe and conveyed Dhaka’s displeasure over remarks by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, officials said.
1 May 2026