People are struggling all day long due to the heat. There’s no respite even at night as loadshedding is taking sleep away..Production in factories is being disrupted. There seems to be no solution in sight..In today's Star Explains, let’s dig deep into the reasons behind this situati

As fuel shortage intensifies, load shedding has surged throughout the country. Dhaka, home to around 20 million people, grapples with load shedding and an unexpected heatwave.

To celebrate and honor the innovators of 2022 in the OTT industry and the digital space, "Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT and Digital Content Awards” was unveiled today at The Daily Star Centre, through a press conference. The awards, presented by Ispahani and The Daily Star, are being organised for the second time to honour the groundbreaking work done by the artistes in the OTT space, alongside content creators.

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Abul Bashar Rahman has been eager to learn about the environment since his school days. As he started studying economics at the British Columbia University of Canada three years ago, he went in-depth into the matter. He found out how massive industrialisation in the global North was mostly respo

As many as 2,379 trees are being cut down along the Tangail-Aricha highway for the sake of development work. Among them, many are centuries old.

Even two decades ago, roving barbers could be seen in remote villages of the country. These nomadic barbars used to move around different markets or villages to provide grooming services to their customers. Coming to the twenties of this 21st century, their numbers are now negligible. They are found in a handful of villages. One of them is Upendra Nath Sheel. He belongs to one of the last generations of roving barbers.

The Balasore train accident in the Indian state of Odisha is considered to be one of the worst since India's independence, according to Indian media

According to the proposed budget for the next fiscal year 2023-24, if one wants to avail one of 38 types of government services, they will have to submit proof of filing income tax return along with a tax identification number (TIN)

Will cuts in allocations to education and health sectors create an obstacle to becoming a developed country?

No budget in the last 14 years has been implemented fully

Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, professor and chairman of the development studies department of Dhaka University, talks to The Daily Star about whether the proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year may help the foreign trade of the country amid the persistent dollar crisis

The budget for the financial year 2023-2024 has been presented in the Parliament. What do people think of this budget? What do they expect from it?

As the cost of living continues to rise, it has becoming increasingly challenging for the middle class to maintain financial stability.

Amidst the steep rise in commodity prices, and a sky-high aspiration of sustaining GDP growth, what are the major challenges of creating an effective budget for Bangladesh this year? What should we look for from the FY 23-24 budget?

The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has conducted a drive to clear illegal structures along the River Turag in Birulia, Savar. The operation started from 10:00am on Wednesday. According to the BIWTA, the operation is part of the ongoing eviction drive of illegal structures along the riverbank.

Bangladesh has so far had 52 national budgets, stretching back to the first one in the 1972-73 fiscal year. Watch this video for a recap of the changes the annual national budget underwent over the years.

Yet, the tiny, yellow-walled tea stall attracts customers like bees to flowers.  “Comrade, give me a cup,” is how they ask for tea.

What is the national budget? What is the history of the budget? Since when did the government start using the budget as a tool to manage the income and expenditure of a country and provide funds for development expenditures? And how did Bangladesh's budget increase to this existing volume?

The mayor-elect of Gazipur City Corporation talks to The Daily Star about her future plans