PM Tarique slams ‘chanachur’ jibe, defends budget as people-focused
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Update / PM reaches Moulvibazar on daylong visit
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60% of all loans distressed
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Criticise, don’t sensationalise
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17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
‘Returned home in instant protest’
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17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Holy Ashura on June 26 Muharram moon sighted
UNB, Dhaka
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
Put women at centre of climate adaptation
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17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh
‘OC ordered constables to fire at us’
Staff Correspondent
17 June 2026, 00:00 AM Bangladesh

Two killed as bus, CNG-run auto-rickshaw collide in Netrokona

Drivers flee after crash on Durgapur–Mymensingh highway
2 May 2026, 16:58 PM

Law minister decries Tk 2,200cr judiciary budget, calls sector ‘most neglected’

Says allocation lower than BTV; highlights staffing and systemic crisis in courts
2 May 2026, 16:32 PM

Home minister orders middlemen-free police stations

Directs action during visit to Ramna Model Police Station
2 May 2026, 16:29 PM

BNP govt pursuing ‘America First’ policy: Anu Muhammad

Economist questions implementation of US deals without parliamentary debate
2 May 2026, 16:03 PM

DMP to act swiftly to prevent criminals’ resurgence: Acting commissioner

New police camp in Karwan Bazar to help curb extortion, crime
2 May 2026, 15:30 PM

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, 14:59 PM
2 May 2026, 13:40 PM

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, 12:58 PM

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, 12:13 PM

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, 12:04 PM

PM reaches Sylhet on daylong official tour

To join canal excavation inauguration and Notun Kuri Sports programme
2 May 2026, 11:34 AM

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, 10:24 AM

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, 21:06 PM

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, 20:33 PM

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, 17:02 PM

Prof Naushaba Khatoon dies at 99

Namaz-e-janaza at Gulshan Central Azad Mosque, Dhaka
1 May 2026, 16:13 PM

Equal work, unequal pay

Female labourers earn Tk 150-200 less per day than male counterparts
1 May 2026, 14:35 PM

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, 12:59 PM

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, 11:04 AM

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, 02:03 AM