Scattered across Bangladesh are countless archaeological treasures that reveal its prosperous past. While time has erased some, many remain hidden beneath the earth, awaiting discovery. Among the surviving remnants are ancient fortresses, temples, mosques, monasteries and so on -- testaments to the region’s rich history and cultural legacy.
Hasina's 15-year rule ended today as she fled weeks of deadly protests and the military announced it would form an interim government
A Dhaka court yesterday appointed administrators to look after some of the immovable properties of Benazir Ahmed and his family members.
A Dhaka court granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over violence centring the October 28 rally in Dhaka.
Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI of 219 at 8:54am today
US authorities have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, officials said Monday, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly dispose of a satellite
A democratic transition has emerged as a prerequisite for an inclusive and sustainable economy, said a noted economist today.
A cat was found to have travelled over 500 miles while it was trapped in the grille of a taxi. The cat was discovered by a taxi driver named Tom Hutchins in Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Workers of 241 tea gardens across the country enforced a work abstention today, demanding increase of their daily wage – Tk 300 from Tk 120.
If you didn’t read The Sandman, watch The Sandman. If you read The Sandman, don’t expect the same magic as in the pages.
“Bhabi, do you remember Banu?” my paternal aunt Janu phupi asks Amma. We are in the middle of a grand celebration—I am getting married and today is my gaye-holud. My grandmother barks, “Don’t mention that ill-fated girl now. She tricked us all.”
The world is encountering an unprecedented scale of injustices all over. Each of us is replete with a never-ending number of complaints.
Paul argues that colonial education rather sowed discord and contributed to unequal divisions of labour between Hindus and Muslims.
Against the backdrop of the sacking of senior minister Partha Chatterjee – arrested in school recruitment scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today carried out a reshuffle of her council of ministers inducting eight new faces, five of them with cabinet rank, including singer-turned-politician Babul Supriyo.
It has been 24 years since Fuad Almuqtadir’s first album, “Maya”, released. Since then, the musician, composer and sound engineer has been synonymous with hit music. After 7 years, Fuad has announced that he is ready to return to making new music full-time, in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
Fire & Blood is the historical retelling of the reign of the Targaryens as told by the fictional Archmaster Gyldayn, and it is a compressed version of all the things that make A Song of Ice and Fire so fun.
There are many platforms that integrate writers and poets. But somehow, academics are only thought of when one becomes a celebrity. Literary Matters, an online literary discussion series, was launched by The Daily Star in May 2022 with the thought of bringing in the up-and-coming academics who are also involved in other creative and intellectual areas.
There’s no other way but to go numb. But then the excruciating job is to make oneself un-numb.
