How could 30,000 foreigners stay here without valid papers?

Jamil Khan from The Daily Star discusses this issue with Sadi Muhammad Alok in today's Star Viewsroom

The trap to Europe: The illegal road to migration

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Aryan shares his experience of those miserable days passed during trafficking and more on today's Star Connects

Not only Rab, but entire state machinery involved in enforced disappearances

The Commission of Inquiry into Disappearances recommended that Rab be abolished. But the question is, will the number of enforced disappearances and murders decrease if Rab is abolished?

Podcast

Podcast

Podcast / Daraz presents A Peek Inside with Sadi ft. Mithila

Mithila drops by our studio to talk about her life, career and some burning issues that divide our nation.

Podcast / What’s wrong with the BPL?

The 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will commence at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on January 19, with defending champions Comilla Victorians taking on Durdanto Dhaka. Ahead of the latest season, The Daily Star’s Sports Podcast Pitch Perfect points out factors associated with the franchise tournament which are far from ideal.

Daraz presents A Peek Inside with Sadi ft Shohel Mondol & Neelanjona Neela

Shohel Mondol and Neelanjona Neela drops by our new podcast to talk about their lives, careers and more

Business Multimedia

Business Multimedia

Food prices stubbornly high despite govt measures

When prices of widely consumed staples like potatoes, edible oil, sugar or onions spike and remain inflated for extended periods, it understandably hits the poor and low-income people where it hurts the most: in their wallet.

Remittance rises 21% in October

Migrant Bangladeshis sent home $2.39 billion in October

Where can the national debit card 'Taka Pay’ be found?

What can be done with the national debit card? Where can the ‘Taka Pay’ card be found? Will the card end the business of Mastercard and Visa in Bangladesh?

Diplomats reflect on 36 Days of July at The Daily Star Centre

Ambassadors and diplomats from at least 17 countries visited '36 Days of July: Saluting the Bravehearts'

2w ago
Culture Multimedia

Culture Multimedia

Garo festival 'Wangala' pay tribute to Mishi Saljong in Dhaka

'Wangala' or harvest festival is celebrated by the Garos to pay tribute to this deity for the new crop and to ask permission to consume it

Rahim rears int'l standard racing pigeons of local breed

Find out more about Abdur Rahim on today's Inside Bangladesh

Durga Puja: 65ft Kumbhakarna with 501 idols in Khulna

There is a 65-foot long sleeping idol of Kumbhakarna, along with 501 idols based on stories from the four ages of Hindu mythology. An array of activities are going on centring this year's Durga Puja at Shikdar Bari in Hakimpur village in Khulna

Poet Helal Hafiz no more

Police recovered the body from Super Home Hostel around 2:00pm

1w ago

Bangladeshi fishing trawlers detained, taken to Odisha

The two Bangladeshi fishing trawlers along with 78 crew detained by the Indian Coast Guard Monday morning on charges of fishing illegally in Indian waters were taken to Paradip port in Odisha

1w ago

Eggs, shoes hurled at prison van carrying ex-mayor Kiran

An agitated crowd pelted eggs, shoes, and brooms at the police van carrying former Gazipur acting mayor and Tongi councillor Asadur Rahman Kiran to court yesterday.

2w ago

Bandwidth transit to Indian northeast thru Bangladesh scrapped

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has rejected a proposal to use Bangladesh as a transit point to supply bandwidth to India's northeastern states.

2w ago

Govt must take custody of the July uprising injured: Farhana Sharmin

Let's find out their experience in today's Star Newsbytes

2w ago

The dangerous web of disinformation

Recent incidents have highlighted how harmful the impact of disinformation can be

2w ago

Indian Media Reporting on Bangladesh: Fake or Fact?

Why is the Indian media's coverage of Bangladesh markedly different from that of Bangladeshi news outlets?

2w ago

Defiant July: From the Lens of Reporters

What did the July uprising—marked by defiance, resistance, and retaliation—look like through the eyes of the Daily Star journalists who witnessed it firsthand?

3w ago

Unite against politics of vengeance

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has called for national unity to end the practice of political vengeance and pave the way for a new chapter in Bangladesh's history

3w ago

Celebrating the Women Who Redefined Bangladesh Sports

Star Lifestyle caught up with four such female sportspersons who have had their impacts on Bangladesh’s upward journey in global sports.

3w ago