Writing with feet: Dukhu Mia builds a school after failing to find a job
6 October 2026
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Pakistan’s weapons, US intelligence support: Saudi Arabia’s plan against Houthis
6 October 2026
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Preparations to send 10,000 workers to Malaysia at no cost: Who can apply?
6 October 2026
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Power, gas, water: How a ‘syndicate’ charges slum dwellers extra
4 October 2026
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Protests in Delhi, Mumbai put Modi govt under growing pressure
4 October 2026
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Why is Bangladesh failing to curb juvenile crime? Star Discourse
4 October 2026
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The Cumilla home where Kazi Nazrul Islam and SD Burman sang together
3 October 2026
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Income tax returns explained: Who must file and how to correct mistakes
3 October 2026
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Can a monorail effectively serve a densely populated city like Dhaka?
30 September 2026
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How long can the world manage without Middle Eastern oil and gas?
30 September 2026
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38 govt services that would require min tax
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)
3 June 2023
Why the cuts in edu, health budget?
Will cuts in allocations to education and health sectors create an obstacle to becoming a developed country?
2 June 2023
Can government implement this budget?
No budget in the last 14 years has been implemented fully
2 June 2023
Will this budget help foreign trade amid dollar crisis?
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
2 June 2023
People's thoughts on budget for FY 2023-24
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?
1 June 2023
A middle-class family’s struggle to stay afloat amid soaring prices
As the cost of living continues to rise, it has becoming increasingly challenging for the middle class to maintain financial stability.
1 June 2023
What to look for in the FY 23-24 Budget
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?
31 May 2023
BIWTA evicts illegal structures along Turag's bank
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.
31 May 2023
The tale of 52 national budgets
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.
31 May 2023
Comrade, give me a cup!
Yet, the tiny, yellow-walled tea stall attracts customers like bees to flowers. “Comrade, give me a cup,” is how they ask for tea.
30 May 2023
How did hundred crore taka budget go past lakh crore?
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?
30 May 2023
Will Zaida Khatun run GCC based on her son's advice?
The mayor-elect of Gazipur City Corporation talks to The Daily Star about her future plans
30 May 2023
How is national budget made?
The Bangladesh government presents the national budget every June. The national budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 will be announced soon.
30 May 2023
Budget FY24: No hike in social safety net allowances
How will the government tackle the dollar crisis, the social safety net, and inflation in the upcoming budget? Planning Minister MA Mannan shares his insights with The Daily Star.
29 May 2023
Fire injures 3 on board vessel near Patenga sea beach
Three sailors suffered burn injuries when a fire broke out following a blast on board a lighter vessel in the sea off Patenga beach late Friday night
27 May 2023
3 reasons why Zaida won Gazipur polls
Development activities carried out by suspended Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam, his close ties with the local Awami League leaders and activists and the voters’ sympathy for him were the main reasons for his mother’s victory in the mayoral polls, said voters.
27 May 2023
GCC polls: Zahangir's reaction on announcement of results
Former Gazipur mayor Zahangir Alam expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in publishing of election results to the Gazipur City Corporation
25 May 2023
Baor leased to influentials: 406 fisher families in peril
At least five thousand fishing families are spending their days half-starved, as they cannot fish in the six boars in Jhenaidah and Jashore district
24 May 2023
11.52 lakh tonnes of mangoes to be produced in 4 northern districts
Mango has been cultivated on 92,913 hectares of land in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, and Natore districts. The yield per hectare was 12.40 tonnes. The production is estimated to be more than 11.52 lakh tonnes, which is 60 percent of the total production of the country. The value of mangoes produced in the region stood at Tk 8,067 crore
23 May 2023
Perennially Pritom
From making us cry with "Bhenge Porona" to making us fall in love with "Morey Jak"- Pritom Hasan's success spree continues as Coke Studio's "Deora" reigns supreme in playlists of the youth
22 May 2023