Early Aman Season: High costs, low prices worry northern farmers
As farmers start harvesting and threshing early varieties of Aman paddy in the northern districts, the fear looms that their profit could be negligible due to higher production costs than last year.
5m ago
Bangladeshi among 5 suspended South Asian University students on hunger strike
Five suspended students of Delhi’s South Asian University (SAU) started an indefinite hunger strike this (November 7, 2022) afternoon after the SAU admin on (November 4, 2022) took action against them including a Bangladeshi PhD candidate over a protest to increase stipend and scholarships.
1y ago
Heavy rain likely from Sept 10 due to depression in Bay
International weather forecasting models have predicted the possibility of heavy rainfall for four consecutive days from September 10 due to the formation of a depression in the central Bay of Bengal.
1y ago
Pirganj Hindus: Cowering in fear, still
Nando Rani, 30, is still reeling from trauma after what she and her family suffered on the night of October 17.
2y ago
Coronavirus shutdown: rivers of the north see a drop in pollution levels
Owing to a fall in human activity, the water quality of the rivers of northern districts has seen a significant improvement in the last few months. The usual collection of debris, plastic waste and other rubbish is now gone and in its place is now pristine water.
3y ago
‘I’m the luckiest among my peers’
The backstory of most athletes usually entails the struggles and hardships they faced before realising their dreams. Even most of the players who made it to the Bangladesh women’s national squads had either to fight against their families’ will or against the taunts from a male-dominated society -- sometimes they both.
3y ago
Gaibandha’s first two patients’ tale of winning Covid-19 battle
Gaibandha's first two Covid-19 patients, an expatriate in the US and his mother, have recovered from the disease and returned home from the hospital recently. Taking to The Daily Star, the mother and son told their story of winning the coronavirus battle.
4y ago
November 25, 2023
Early Aman Season: High costs, low prices worry northern farmers
As farmers start harvesting and threshing early varieties of Aman paddy in the northern districts, the fear looms that their profit could be negligible due to higher production costs than last year.
November 7, 2022
Bangladeshi among 5 suspended South Asian University students on hunger strike
Five suspended students of Delhi’s South Asian University (SAU) started an indefinite hunger strike this (November 7, 2022) afternoon after the SAU admin on (November 4, 2022) took action against them including a Bangladeshi PhD candidate over a protest to increase stipend and scholarships.
September 8, 2022
Heavy rain likely from Sept 10 due to depression in Bay
International weather forecasting models have predicted the possibility of heavy rainfall for four consecutive days from September 10 due to the formation of a depression in the central Bay of Bengal.
October 26, 2021
Pirganj Hindus: Cowering in fear, still
Nando Rani, 30, is still reeling from trauma after what she and her family suffered on the night of October 17.
June 5, 2020
Coronavirus shutdown: rivers of the north see a drop in pollution levels
Owing to a fall in human activity, the water quality of the rivers of northern districts has seen a significant improvement in the last few months. The usual collection of debris, plastic waste and other rubbish is now gone and in its place is now pristine water.
May 15, 2020
‘I’m the luckiest among my peers’
The backstory of most athletes usually entails the struggles and hardships they faced before realising their dreams. Even most of the players who made it to the Bangladesh women’s national squads had either to fight against their families’ will or against the taunts from a male-dominated society -- sometimes they both.
April 25, 2020
Gaibandha’s first two patients’ tale of winning Covid-19 battle
Gaibandha's first two Covid-19 patients, an expatriate in the US and his mother, have recovered from the disease and returned home from the hospital recently. Taking to The Daily Star, the mother and son told their story of winning the coronavirus battle.
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