LNG supply from Excelerate terminal halted, gas crisis intensifies
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US-Iran conflict looming again? Why the 60-day truce failed
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Do women-only bus services really make commuting easier?
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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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Sheikh Hasina's extradition: What will India consider, and who will decide?
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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

Chhoto Katra: A piece of history getting lost

Chhoto Katra is an unique specimen of Mughal architecture in Dhaka.
23 October 2022

SHOUTxDS Books presents ‘Slam Poetry Nights’ — Episode 2

The poems varied from mental health issues to individual freedom of expression and every musing in between.
21 October 2022

Dui Diner Duniya: Who is Jamshed, a foreteller of a fraud?

Truck driver Samad suddenly meets a man named Jamshed. Jamshed says that he is from the future and knows many secrets of Samad. Does Jamshed really know the future? What is his true identity? Or is there something else behind it?
21 October 2022

Houses, banana orchards built on school ground

Houses have been built atop a 35-year-old school ground while the playground for students has been turned into banana orchards.
20 October 2022

Masha Islam: Music is the universal language

Masha Islam is one of the popular singers of this generation, who found fame via YouTube. Although she started practicing music from a young age, she gained popularity in social media recently. Apart from Bangla, she has been known to sing in different languages, attracting attention of music enthusiasts all over the world.
19 October 2022

Bangladesh needs proper policies to combat a food crisis

Dr Fahmida Khatun speaks to us regarding how Bangladesh can shield itself from a possible food crisis.
19 October 2022

Why do local garments get 83% lower prices than competitors?

Bangladesh exports garment items of 10 categories. But the south Asian nation is getting around 32% to 83% lower prices than the global rates. Geneva-based International Trade Center has recently found out why Bangladesh is getting lower prices and competitors higher.
18 October 2022

15 Questions with Rakin Absar

Rakin Absar, comedian and content creator shares his thoughts and experiences of his journey in this segment of Star Lifestyle on 15 questions.
18 October 2022

Allegations of abusing JU freshmen raised against "Chhatra League boro bhais"

The Daily Star recently obtained video footage of seven to eight senior students verbally abusing junior students at Jahangirnagar University.
18 October 2022

What is the accurate picture of power sector crisis?

The recent incidents of load-shedding have brought forth the shortcomings of Bangladesh power sector. Despite the government’s assurance of alleviating the power shortage by October, the crisis worsened in reality.
17 October 2022

Actor Munni stands up to social stigma against Hijra community

Neglect and discrimination, these two words had become synonymous with the Hijra community in Bangladesh.
17 October 2022

Artificial Intelligence can draw any image... for free

Drawing digital illustration or editing them can be a dreadful task. But not to worry, Artificial Intelligence is here to help you with these. Here's how anyone can use this AI to edit or create digital images or illustrations.
16 October 2022

How was last week’s stock market

The prime index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange lost 75 points last week from the previous week. In the four trading days, the index fell in two days and remained flat in rest two. One thing was common that there was no buyer for most of the stocks. Which shares experienced the biggest rise and which price cut? Which were the top traded shares of the week?
15 October 2022

Tulsipur Horse Market: From Tk 8k upto Tk 1 lakh

You can only trade horses in this market. You can even test their strength before buying! For the last 50 years, this horse market in Jamalpur has been serving people.
15 October 2022

CCTV monitoring not enough to prevent election irregularities

What the suspension of Gaibandha-5 by-poll really means
15 October 2022

Char Kukri Mukri - A lush oasis in the middle of the sea

Char Kukri Mukri, an island in southern Bangladesh, has magnificent scenery for travellers to enjoy.
15 October 2022

When to visit the doctor if you have Pink Eye

Conjunctivitis, also known as Pink Eye, is on the rise.
14 October 2022

Jao Pakhi Bolo Tare: Did the bird say something?

It is a narrative about a love triangle. Majnu, the local tailor, falls in love with 'Lovely,' the chairman's daughter. Lovely has no idea about this one-sided love.
14 October 2022

Knitwear’s journey to become top RMG exporter

The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted garment export from all apparel-producing nations, but the case was different for Bangladesh. Most of the garment factories remained open during the whole pandemic. After remaining slow for a brief period, apparel shipment from Bangladesh continued rising and knitwear played the biggest role here too. Now knitwear is the biggest foreign currency earner for Bangladesh’s garments sector. How did knitwear become Bangladesh’s biggest garment exporter? Can knitwear maintain this rising export trend?
13 October 2022

Sajek Valley: A natural paradise

Sajek Valley is a famous tourist destination in Bangladesh. The Valley, 1800ft above sea level, also changes colour in the morning and afternoon.
13 October 2022