A slum dweller in the capital's Bhashantek area has to pay at least Tk 2000 for a 10-feet by 10-feet tin shed room with no ready amenities.

“Launch a military operation against women wearing jeans all over Pakistan."

Today is the fifth death anniversary of Hasina Banu Younus; wife of late Ahmed Younus, former joint-secretary of Bangladesh Agriculture

Our auditory nerves are often rattled by reports of sycophantic preparations made to receive an official dignitary on a routine visit to a place under his or her jurisdiction.

The ministry of education must be complimented for publishing the results of the SSC examination in less than two months. We also congratulate the successful candidates and high achievers.

A week after the arrest of two suspected Islamic State (IS) operatives, detectives have caught another person in the capital's Baridhara area, claiming he is an “assistant coordinator” of the terror outfit in Bangladesh.

We note with incredulity, that an official of the Bangladesh delegation at the 'Special Meeting on Irregular Migration in the Indian Ocean' in

Every year's budget speech highlights certain priority areas. Yet we are dismayed to see that over the last six years, prioritised areas have

“Credit for this success goes to us, the parents, not the schools. For the last two years, I devoted myself to preparing my daughter for the exams. I also spent a lot for her coaching.”

The 34th death anniversary of former president Ziaur Rahman, also the founder of BNP, was observed across the country with various programmes yesterday.

The under construction National Bank building has exposed the systemic failures that involve lack of oversight of construction, capacity of Rajuk in enforcing the Building Code and the obligation of the construction firms in following the Code.

A former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, at a recent press conference, revealed some disturbing facts about poor management of poverty alleviation programmes financed by the government.

A regional conference called to address the swelling tide of boat people in Southeast Asia ended yesterday with no major breakthroughs, as Myanmar criticised those blaming it for fuelling the crisis and warned that "finger pointing" would not help.

Today is the sixth death anniversary of Shah Aftab Uddin Ahmad, a teacher and a litterateur, said a press release.

Shayera Moula who had been with The Daily Star since the age of 15 passed away in the capital's United Hospital last night, succumbing to infections she battled for the past three weeks.

The first death anniversary of Dr M Rahmatullah, former director of UN ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand, will be observed today.

Mirza Abdus Samad died due to old-age complications early yesterday.

Muhammad bin Alim, a potential asset and a valuable life to the country and his family, would have turned 15 yesterday had he not ended his life on September 15 last year.

Today is the 44th martyrdom anniversary of Captain RAM Khairul Bashar.

A study by Brac University's School of Law has found that between 2009 and 2014, the overall conviction rate under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000 in three district tribunals, including one in Dhaka, was only 0.86 percent.