Today's Paper: Latest Bangladeshi & world news & analysis

Front Page

Global concern high, aid low

The World Food Programme has so far received donations of $45...
Tk 10cr, some puzzles

The Rab has claimed to have recovered Tk 10 crore from the house of...
Sundarbans Census: Dolphins declining

The dolphin census going on in the Sundarbans area is indicating...
Mayhem in Satkania

At least 15 people, including three police constables, were injured...

Tarique no longer citizen

The law minister and the attorney general have said BNP acting...
Gagged, mugged, pushed off bus

A gang of muggers posing as passengers and bus staffers mugged a...
Tragedy strikes on a day of anticipation

As Monira Begum started experiencing labour pains at her home in...

Back Page

Clash kills Rohingya woman in refugee camp

A Rohingya woman was killed and four people were injured in a clash...
Man kills wife, father-in-law in Pirojpur

A man allegedly stabbed his wife and father-in-law to death in...
6-year-old raped in Bogra

A kindergarten student was allegedly raped by a rickshaw puller in...
Enzyme that affects ageing decoded

Elated scientists announced Wednesday the completion of a 20-year...
Philippines closes Boracay to tourists

The Philippines yesterday shuttered its most famous holiday island...
Ten aid workers 'missing' in South Sudan

The UN in South Sudan said yesterday a convoy including 10 aid...

Cosby found guilty in sexual assault retrial

Disgraced television icon Bill Cosby was convicted yesterday of...
Quota Leaders' Ultimatum: Publish gazette notification by this month

Leaders of quota reform movement yesterday issued an ultimatum to...
Yaba trader killed

An alleged yaba trader, who was wanted in at least 12 cases,...
Macron slams 'Trumpism'

France's President Emmanuel Macron urged the United States to...
White House doctor withdraws bid for US cabinet job

US President Donald Trump's doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew his...

EU concerned over rights situation in Bangladesh

The European Union has raised concerns on the situation of human...
Bangladeshi conservationist wins Whitley Award

An area the size of a dot on Bangladesh's map is enough to...
Iconic lensman Abbas no more

The legendary Iranian-born photographer Abbas, who covered...
EU extends Myanmar arms embargo

The European Union yesterday extended its arms embargo against...
Chernobyl remains an 'open wound' 32 years on: Ukraine

Ukraine yesterday marked 32 years since Chernobyl, the world's...

Business

More graduates join jobless queues

Unemployment among graduates rose in fiscal 2016-17 in a worrying...
Unwarranted extension for BSEC chief

Despite limited success as the head of the stock market regulator,...
Alibaba buys 20pc stake in bKash

Alipay, a concern of China's e-commerce and tech giant Alibaba...
Jamuna Bank elects chairman

Mosharraf Hussain has been elected the chairman of Jamuna Bank.
Singapore factory output up 5.9pc

Singapore's industrial production grew slightly more than...

China warns US against causing damage to trade in Huawei probe

China warned the United States on Thursday against harming trade...
4G makes a tepid start

Only 26 lakh mobile phone users have embraced 4G technology since...
Tea workers demand pay hike

Tea workers of 23 gardens in Sylhet observed work abstention on...
Volkswagen sees 'good start' to 2018 despite slip in profits

German car giant Volkswagen on Thursday reported a drop in profits...
Facebook's future could look like Microsoft's past

Facebook's future could look like Microsoft's past....

TIB for special tribunal to try people responsible

The Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday demanded that...
Private sector foreign loans a latent danger

Misuse of funds and rising exchange rate are pushing many short...
Bangladesh to sign trade deal with Cambodia: Tofail

Bangladesh will sign an agreement with Cambodia at the end of June...
EU moves to regulate tech giants' business practices

Tech giants including Google, Apple and Amazon will for the first...
Nokia sees weak first half

Network equipment maker Nokia posted weaker than expected quarterly...

Sports

Cream rises to the top

At a time when England, the birthplace of the game, is talking...
Tamim's gift to Rumana

With just two days left for the Bangladesh women's cricket...
Ruthless Real take the edge

Real Madrid were unspectacular and even unconvincing in their 2-1...
Bangladesh suffer first loss

After two massive wins in the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers in...

Tushar, Razzak a cut above: Mash

Young Liton Das surpassed Tushar Imran with a big double hundred to...
CT to be replaced with World T20

The International Cricket Council said Thursday it will kill off...
Jamal hot on Higa's heels

Kazuki Higa continued his march towards the title of the BTI Open...
Boateng's World cup Participation in jeopardy

Jerome Boateng could miss the World Cup for Germany after suffering...

'Just happy to score big'

It's always a treat to watch Liton Das when the stylish right...
Battle of the unbroken

A buoyant Bangladesh will be hoping for another improved...
Abahani lose, Saif held

The youth brigade of league champions Abahani were stunned 1-0 by...

Editorial

Rising child rape incidents

A number of human rights organisations have expressed concerns over...

Historic UNSC visit

To have the Security Council members visit a country is indeed...

Opinion

Gives law enforcers greater scope to abuse power

A Latin proverb says “Experience is the best teacher.” In view of...
Can India and China find a new template for their ties?

One of the most enduring images from the first-ever meeting between...

Why is Bangladesh booming?

Bangladesh has become one of Asia's most remarkable and...

Rohingya Windrush?

All hell broke loose over the British government! It found itself...

Letters

How Japan implements automation

With the advancement of technology, automation use is increasing...

City

BGB still concerned over border killings

During the ongoing DG-level talks between Border Guard Bangladesh...
ISPI School Football Tournament ends

The ISPI School Football tournament ends with BAF Shaheen School...
Families frustrated as verdict not executed

Today is the fourth anniversary of the sensational murder of seven...
'Negligence' turns newborn motherless

It was a boy for Suparna Dey.
Campaign in Gazipur yet to get momentum

The mayoral campaign for the upcoming Gazipur City Corporation...
Show cause notice served on Ctg clinic

The director (health) of Chittagong Division yesterday served a...
US embassy closed on Apr 29, May 2

The US embassy in Dhaka, including the Consular Section and the...

2 bank officers, vessel owner sent to jail

A Barisal court yesterday denied bail and sent to jail, three...
3 'Neo JMB operatives' held in capital

Police yesterday detained three alleged operatives of “Neo JMB”, an...
Keep children in mind

Urban children are growing up with poor mental and physical...
14 lakh govt employees to get housing loan

The Ministry of Finance yesterday finalised a draft policy under...
Ex-BNP minister Shamsul Islam passes away

BNP leader and former minister M Shamsul Islam died at a city...
PBI again gets time to submit probe report

A Dhaka court yesterday again asked the Police Bureau of...
SM Nurul Hoque re-elected chairman of REMA

SM Nurul Hoque, a business leader, has been re-elected as chairman...

Man gets life term for throwing acid on college student

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment...
Discussion on polls not on agenda

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said during...
Special lecture by Serajul Islam Choudhury tomorrow

Professor Emeritus of Dhaka University Serajul Islam Choudhury will...
Covered van takes college student's life

College student Riya Barua, 22, a third-year honour's student...
Three lakh litigants' access to justice ensured: Anisul

The government has provided legal aid to 3,00,598 underprivileged...
Farmers Bank ex-audit officer sent to jail after remand

A Dhaka court yesterday sent former chairman of Farmers Bank Audit...

Country

Grabbers' eye on govt pond

A group of influential people filled part of a government-owned...
Black cumin farming on trial basis

Black cumin seed (kalijira) is being cultivated for the first time...
Second paper questions instead of first paper

Wrong question papers were distributed among the ongoing Higher...
Mother, daughter burnt to death

A woman and her daughter were burnt to death and her son sustained...
19 return after serving in Indian jail

Eighteen Bangladeshi women and a child returned home through...

100 houses damaged

A number of houses and vast tracts of croplands were damaged as nor...
Brick field on cropland

A brick field is being run on cropland, with low-height chimney and...
Lightning kills 3 in Jamalpur, Thakurgaon

Three people were killed by lightning in Jamalpur and Thakurgaon in...
Elderly monk hacked to death in Bandarban

An elderly monk was hacked to death at a Buddhist temple in...

Pangolin trapped in garden

A pangolin, rescued from a vegetable garden at Isobpur village near...
Dropout rate now below 20pc

Primary and Mass Education Minister Advocate Mostafizur Rahman at a...
Man strangles wife in B'baria

The decomposed body of a woman, who was strangled allegedly by her...
Fish poisoned to death

A huge quantity of fish fry floated dead as alleged extortionists...

World

Xi, Modi meet to re-set ties

The leaders of India and China are set to make their boldest...
Indian journos facing more risks, intimidation

India has constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and by...
China sends bombers amid Taiwan tension

China flew bombers and fighter jets around Taiwan yesterday,...
Five migrants died trying to cross Med

Five migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean, the...
Unite against US

Iran's supreme leader called on Muslim nations to unite...
Leaders set for historic meet

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will greet North Korean leader...
Turkey hands jail sentences to journalists

A Turkish court on Wednesday convicted journalists from the...

Pak HC removes FM for breaking election law

A Pakistani court disqualified Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif from...
Philippines, Kuwait row deepens

A dispute between Kuwait and the Philippines over reports of abuse...
UN hails rise of women inventors

The UN yesterday hailed a significant increase in women listed as...
Saudi Arabia executes 48 in 2018: HRW

Saudi Arabia has executed 48 people in the past four months, half...
Armenia sets date for polls to defuse crisis

Armenia's parliament yesterday set May 1 as the date to elect...
EU moves to save Iran nuke pact

French President Emmanuel Macron called on the United States on...
Tackle fake news by year-end

The EU yesterday warned US tech giants to crack down on the spread...

13 children killed

At least 13 children were killed and five critically injured...
Taliban launch series of attacks

Gunmen killed a provincial deputy governor and three others in an...
416 donors to IS identified in France

French authorities have identified 416 people who gave money to the...
George H W Bush recovering in hospital

Former US President George H W Bush, admitted to the hospital...
William to be Harry's best man

Britain's Prince Harry has finally asked Prince William to be...
UK MPs up pressure over post-Brexit customs plans

Lawmakers debated yesterday whether Britain should stay in a...

Arts & Entertainment

“I don't like to chop time like potato fries”

Akram Khan's debut film “Ghasphul” released in 2015 to largely...
Sushama's Busy Itinerary

Sushama Sarker is much-loved as a small screen actor who dabbles on...
Star Melodies' Baishakh celebration today

Star Melodies, the initiative of The Daily Star promoting Bangla...

Melody and dance in their purest forms

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) arranged an event of classical...
“Avengers: Infinity War” fever grips Dhaka

Marvel Cinematic Universe's biggest film to date, “Avengers:...
“Brishti ar Kadbe Na” on ntv

Single-episode TV drama “Brishti ar Kadbe Na” on will broadcast on...

Luipa on a new track

Promising singer Zinia Zafrin Luipa has recently released a new...
Art camp for underprivileged children in Barisal

Underprivileged children of different areas of Barisal came...

Next Step

Is volunteering really worth it?

If you want to do something for your community, volunteering is a...
The Bossman #54

The Bossman #54

Deciphering the words of a passive aggressive boss

A boss is like a sensei in the professional world. He will teach...

Does every business need a blog?

With almost every major business venturing into content marketing,...

Star Weekend

MAILBOX

This is in reference to a write-up on "Is social media...
Qualified, but Rejected

It's 11 am. Mosammat Ayesha rushes to the classroom of grade...
Art as Process: in architect Tanzim's exhibition at Kala Kendra

Architect Tanzim Hasan Salim rose to mainstream prominence when he...
Auschwitz: Reflections and Realisations

Neat rows of red-brick buildings, bathed in brilliant sunlight,...

Some animals are more equal than others

Her Facebook inbox is now flooded with rape threats. One sender...
The man with 100 forest cases... and why he claims he is innocent

Hssan Ali appeared at Tangail Forest Court on January 4, 2018 to...
About Town

Organiser: Retired Armed Forces Officers' Welfare Association ...

How the quota reform movement was shaped by social media

The recent quota reform protests took place as much on the streets...
Remember the dead, fight for the living

April 20, 2018—The space in front of Rana Plaza is unrecognisable....
The Cleaner

“Am I a suspect?” I ask the police detective as he directs me to...

Star Youth

Connecting Hearts through Art

It is easy to mend a broken toy but it is not easy to repair...
Youth Opportunities

Through its global and community-based partnerships and programmes,...

Battle of the Brush 3.0

Art is a tool that can be used to bring about the fall of any...

Cartoon People Comics

Cartoon People Comics