According to the National Human Rights Commissioner, about 70 percent of all complaints of violation of human rights received by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) are against law enforcers, and half of all these complaints are allegations of torture by members of the law enforcing agencies.

The Daily Star and telecom operator Robi Axiata Limited yesterday signed an agreement to stimulate English language learning among

“All captured Razakars will be blindfolded when taken to camps (.) No one to talk to them except interrogating officers (.) Instances of

He left for Iraq with dreams of bringing solvency and happiness for his five-member family, of ensuring a good education for his son.

Burglars took away valuables and cash from the residence of a Daily Star journalist in the capital's Hatirpool area yesterday.

Kazim Uddin and Mamunur Rashid have been elected as president and general secretary of Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) of Titas Gas

Kazim Uddin and Mamunur Rashid have been elected as president and general secretary of Collective Bargaining Agent (CBA) of Titas Gas

Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins tomorrow as the new moon was not sighted anywhere in the country yesterday.

The 33rd death anniversary of Akikunnessa Ahmad, a noted writer and pioneer in progressive women's movement in the late 1940s, will

Nasima Aktar Shoma of The Daily Observer has been elected president and Abul Kalam Azad of the daily Ajker Patrika general secretary of Dhaka Sub-Editors' Council (DSEC).

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) have mapped out a plan of action that will pave the way for movement of passenger and cargo vehicles across their borders.

A study by this paper has found that 82 percent of rape victims are under the age of 20, many of them minors. More than half of the victims were schoolgirls who were raped on their way to or from school. About twenty-two percent were sexually abused at home.

Rahima Khondoker, mother of Sadharan Bima Corporation Director AK Mizanur Rahman, FCA, died on Friday. She was 77.

Star Wars: Battlefront looks like a battle scene plucked right out of the movies — only you're in control of the action.

Despite the government's pledge to adopt a zero tolerance for violence against women and children, there has not been significant progress in the ground realities.

A flood is raging in the north and northeastern part of the country, badly affecting the lives of thousands.

The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of the class XI admission policy-2015 which states that the admission would be not through a test but a merit list based on students' Secondary School Certificate (SSC) grade point average (GPA).

Shahbuddin Ahmed Chowdhury, father of Niketon Society's President Shamsul Arefin Chowdhury, died of old age complications on Sunday night. He was 86.

Finance minister's proposed 10 percent value added tax (VAT) on around 160 private sector universities including medical and engineering colleges has not found favour with those who have been targeted.

We cannot agree entirely with the view that road accidents and the resultant deaths do not elicit enough public reaction.