The on-arrival mess
30-year-old Sharmin Akhter* holds dual citizenship. Born to a German father and a Bangladeshi mother, she possesses both countries' passports. She was nevertheless nearly deported from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport earlier this month.
5y ago
Will Bangladesh field its best ever team in the 2019 World Cup
Mashrafe Bin Mortaza celebrated his 200th ODI in style earlier this week, with a three-wicket haul that outfoxed a hard-hitting West Indian line-up and restricted the visitors to a below-par total, which the Tigers eventually cruised past with ease at Mirpur.
5y ago
Can bank alliances prevent human trafficking?
In early 2018, the Italian police intercepted a trafficking ring that dealt with workers from Bangladesh and India. Similar to almost every other trafficking story, the workers, in this case as well, were given false promises of jobs and brought to the country in exchange of exorbitant recruitment fees.
6y ago
The numbers that reflect the misery of our migrants
A recent report published by the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) on the impact of migration on household income, expenditure and poverty, highlights a number of interesting trends.
6y ago
Bangladesh's innovation challenge
A physicist from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) dominated the headlines last month when she, and her team of 25, made a breakthrough discovery in cancer detection.
6y ago
The dangerous half degree
A new report published last week by the United Nation's Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), an organisation consisting of leading climate scientists from all over the world, has warned that by 2030, the earth's temperature is expected to witness an increase by at least half a degree.
6y ago
From the shores of hell & back
“They thought I was dead,” Abdul tells Star Weekend. “I was stuck in a jail in Libya for over four months and I never had the chance to contact my family. They thought I had fallen from the boat [on the way to Italy from Libya] into the dangerous sea and disappeared forever,” he says.
6y ago
Is the future of Bangladesh cricket actually in danger?
Bangladesh's young cricketers came under immense criticism in the recently concluded Asia Cup. It did not take too long for people to dismiss the likes of Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Liton Das and Mosaddek Hossain.
6y ago
September 26, 2016
The unrest beneath Soumya's first duck
Bangladesh opener Soumya Sarkar scored his first duck in ODIs after 17 matches at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday. His untimely pull off the third ball he faced produced an edge that merely looped into the hands of the short cover fielder.
September 26, 2016
SHAKIB stands alone
The moment Shakib Al Hasan trapped Afghanistan opener Shabir Noori in front with the third ball of the eighth over yesterday, the left-armer achieved a unique feat.
September 25, 2016
Tigers pull off narrow win
Bangladesh clinch a narrow 7-run win over Afghanistan in the first ODI with Shakib Al Hasan creating history
September 25, 2016
Tigers all out for 265
Tamim Iqbal top-scores with 80 as Bangladesh are bundled out for 265 in the first ODI against Afghanistan
August 26, 2016
Papon happy with England's decision to tour Bangladesh
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon thanks the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to let England's tour of Bangladesh in October to go on as planned.
August 7, 2016
Halsall hopeful about England's visit
Bangladesh fielding coach Richard Halsall is hopeful that England will tour Bangladesh this October, despite security fears.
August 5, 2016
Mustafizur's surgery scheduled for August 11
Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman's shoulder surgery is scheduled to take place in England on August 11
August 1, 2016
ROAD 79
"We grieve for the fallen, we stand for the bereaved.” On a black banner, roughly a meter in length, these words welcome you at the entrance of the ill-fated road 79 in the capital's Gulshan.
July 31, 2016
Hangouts reel from shock
If you happened to take a ride around Gulshan in the past week, there would have been a few scenes that you just couldn't have missed.
June 25, 2016
'Would love to spend more time with my family'
Approaching completion of his 10th year in international cricket, star Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan sat down with The Daily Star to take a look back on his career so far.
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