A roundtable on Corporal Punishment at The Daily Star Center yesterday has brought to light the need for all members of society to work

We commend the Election Commission for rejecting the proposal of the police to limit journalists' access to polling stations on December

Dr BN Guha Roy Chowdhury alias Bhumendra Guha, the researcher who enriched Bangla literature by bringing works of eminent poet Jibanananda Das to public view, died of old age complications in a Kolkata hospital yesterday, aged 92.

PATIENTS getting admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for serious ailments are confronted with the prospect of no

We are noticing, with growing dismay, that as the municipal polls are drawing closer, incidents of violence and violations of electoral

Nestlé Bangladesh Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Friendship recently, said a press release yesterday.

Integrated steps need to be taken by all sections of the society to stop violence against women, speakers said at a roundtable in Jamalpur

The directive to preserve 80 percent of cleaning jobs in government agencies for Harijans needs to be implemented to protect their

With the municipal polls drawing nearer, incidents of violence and violation of electoral code of conduct by mayoral hopefuls are on the

In a country where the transgender community is still marginalised economically, socially and politically, it is undoubtedly great news

An altercation between traders and Dhaka College students over the price of goods turned the entire area into a bloody battleground and

Pirojpur Press Club honoured three journalists, including the Pirojpur district correspondent of The Daily Star, with

Even of late, the Dhaka city dwellers have started feeling the pinch of winter and its intensity is likely to rise further across the country

As an integral part of the government's Vision 2021, the concept of Digital Bangladesh reinforces Bangladesh's aspirations of becoming a

We are quite taken aback by the news that Bangladesh has joined Saudi Arabia's new Islamic Coalition against terrorism. Ambiguities

It is extremely concerning that substandard, fake and banned pesticides are being marketed across the country, under the very nose of

The recent London-based BMI research has highlighted the vulnerability of the banking sector of Bangladesh, particularly the state-owned

The qulkhwani of Jahanara Choudhury, mother of Lelin Choudhury, chairman of Health & Hope Hospital, and Health &

The Nigerian Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced four Bangladeshis and five Filipinos to 20 years' imprisonment each for crude oil theft in Nigeria.

It was ZA Bhutto whose machinations were behind the brutal genocide in Bangladesh. Even before the blood had dried on his hands, Bhutto wanted to form a confederation with Bangladesh. But Bangabandhu gave him a befitting reply.