Five Bangladeshis confirmed among 9 killed in Kolkata hotel fire
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Pay scale: When will govt employees get a pay hike?
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Torn notes? Here's how to get your money back from bank
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SSC pass rate falls to 62.25%; GPA-5 holders also decline
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10 August 2026 Education
David Emon: How the fugitive 'top criminal' was brought down
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How long can Israel continue destroying Gaza?

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9 February 2024

Rape at JU: Campus became hotspot for key accused's drug business, Rab says

Mamunur Rashid Mamun, a key accused in the rape incident at Jahangirnagar University, is a drug trader and the campus became a hotspot for his illegal business, Rapid Action Battalion said today
8 February 2024

Tumbru-Ghumdhum border areas not safe for civilians: BGB DG

Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddique has said the Ghumdhum and Tumbru border areas of Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban are not safe for the common people
7 February 2024

Won't allow Rohingya to enter Bangladesh anymore: BGB chief

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui today said they would no longer allow Rohingya refugees to enter Bangladesh territory
6 February 2024

264 Myanmar border, security force members now in Bangladesh: BGB

A total of 264 members of Myanmar’s border and security forces have come to Bangladesh to escape the fighting between the Myanmar army and the rebel Arakan Army at the border between the two countries, according to the BGB.
6 February 2024

Quader seeks China's role in Myanmar situation

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that the situation on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border is worrisome
5 February 2024

2 killed in Ghumdhum as mortar shell from Myanmar explodes in Bangladesh

Two people were killed and a child was injured as a mortar shell from across the border in Myanmar exploded in Ghumdhum union of Bandarban's Naikhongchhari upazila this afternoon
5 February 2024

Myanmar wants to take back troops who fled to Bangladesh: Hasan Mahmud

Myanmar has communicated with Bangladesh about taking back around 100 Border Guard Police (BGP) members who have been crossing the border into Bangladesh since yesterday to escape the Arakan Army's attacks, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said today
5 February 2024

Students stage demo for half fare for metro rail

Students of different colleges and universities in the capital have staged demonstrations at Shahbagh demanding half fare for metro rail, student rapid pass, and a minimum fare of Tk 10.
4 February 2024

Climate change hitting Patuakhali agriculture

Patuakhali, part of Bangladesh's coastal region, was once famous for rice cultivation
2 February 2024

Conflict in Myanmar leading to turbulent border

Almost every night, the residents of the villages near the Myanmar border in Ghumdhum union of Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban wake up to loud sounds of mortar shell explosions and bullets firing from Myanmar
1 February 2024

Coast Guard on alert to stop Rohingya infiltration

Bangladesh Coast Guard has strengthened patrolling and surveillance in Teknaf as Rohingya infiltration may start again because of the ongoing civil war in Myanmar
1 February 2024

Fighting in Myanmar: Ghumdhum-Tumbru border on edge

<p>Ongoing fighting in Myanmar near Bangladesh's Ghumdhum-Tumbru border has triggered fear among locals. Though a few shells fired from Myanmar have fallen inside Bangladesh, no casualties have been reported so far from the latest weeks-long fighting in the neighbouring country.</p>
1 February 2024

Wait for Rohingya repatriation gets even longer

With the escalation of conflict in Myanmar, the possibility of Rohingya repatriation materialising anytime soon has become remote, heaping the challenges for the Bangladesh government in managing the displaced people in the face of shrinking humanitarian aid for them.
28 January 2024

JS devoid of ‘true opposition’ again

The 12th parliament goes into its maiden session tomorrow in the absence of a “genuine opposition” that can hold the government accountable.
28 January 2024

Daraz presents A Peek Inside with Sadi ft. Mithila

Mithila drops by our studio to talk about her life, career and some burning issues that divide our nation.
28 January 2024

From Mashrafe, Klopp, to Australian Open, what's cooking in the sports arena?

The on and off-field issues going on in the 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League, India making England taste their 'Bazball' tonic, an inexperienced West Indies making their presence felt at the Gabba, Liverpool having to look at life after Jurgen Klopp and the Australian Open awaiting a new Men's singles champion -- there are events aplenty for fans to dive into. Here, in this episode of The Daily Star's multimedia show, 'Pitch Perfect', we try to discuss briefly the current sporting scenario.
27 January 2024

BNP to hold countrywide 'black flag' processions on Jan 30

BNP today announced nationwide “black flag” processions on January 30 demanding the cancellation of the " dummy parliament" and new elections under a non-partisan caretaker government
27 January 2024

A new scam explained in 2.5 minutes

The modus operandi of the group is simple. At first, they try to entice youths by showing them a way to earn easy money. If that doesn't work, they employ blackmailing techniques like honey traps.
27 January 2024

Onion price soars even in peak season

It is peak harvest season, but the price of onion has soared by Tk 10 per kilogram at the capital’s kitchen markets over the last three days.
26 January 2024