4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (659+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes New rights laws / New rights laws: Those who control evidence eventually control accountability Bangladesh's education crisis: The future has already begun Bengal and…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago   (989+ words) The word is deceptively simple Another recent ethnographic study of women in rural Bangladesh found that tension could encompass both bodily and emotional suffering, with participants describing headaches, chest discomfort, sleeplessness, restlessness and worry about money, children, houses and the…...

11+ hour, 20+ min ago   (173+ words) The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal today said he had received complaints that witnesses in the crimes against humanity case over the July Uprising in Chattogram were being threatened. Speaking to journalists at his office, Chief Prosecutor Md…...

8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (416+ words) US President Donald Trump arrived in Dublin on Saturday, where he will meet Ireland's leaders before attending a golf tournament at one of his resorts, a detour from his recent focus on the Iran war and his party's effort to…...

7+ hour ago   (178+ words) Mercantile Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the central bank’s Tk 5,000 crore CMSME Working Capital Refinance Fund, aimed at disbursing loans to cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs) at low interest rates and on…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago   (487+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon people from all sections of society, including businesspeople, young entrepreneurs and researchers, to work together to build a prosperous and desired Bangladesh. “Your cooperation is needed. Your coming forward is needed for the…...

8+ hour, 7+ min ago   (295+ words) Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today said Bangladesh’s large population is its main asset and must be transformed into skilled human resources for the country’s development. He made the remarks while speaking at a plenary session, titled “Teachers at…...

13+ hour, 14+ min ago   (737+ words) A growing consumer push to buy Canadian and boycott US products is reshaping supermarket shelves in Canada, forcing grocers to improve country-of-origin labeling and secure new sources of supply. In Ontario, the president of independent grocer Vince’s Market, Giancarlo Trimarchi,…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago   (182+ words) The High Court yesterday declared any strike or hartal called in protest against a court verdict or order illegal and directed the authorities to take legal action, including criminal proceedings, against those involved. The bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago   (495+ words) AkijBashir’s acquisition of Eminence Electric Wire & Cables Ltd marks the conglomerate’s entry into one of Bangladesh’s most quality-sensitive industrial markets, where safety failures remain common. For Mohammod Khourshed Alam, chief operating officer (building materials) at AkijBashir, the deal was less…...