Bangladesh Seeks Türkiye's Help to Free Activist Detained by Israel

Bangladesh has confirmed it is collaborating with Türkiye to secure the release of its citizen Shahidul Alam, a prominent rights activist currently detained in Israeli custody following the interception of a humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza....

The real barriers facing CA students in Bangladesh

A recent article in The Daily Star, titled "Rewarding yet relentless: The Chartered Accountancy journey in Bangladesh", offered a compelling window into the personal struggles of Chartered Accountancy (CA) students—the low allowances, demanding...

ITF World Tennis Tour J-30 Dhaka phase begins

Staff Correspondent 11 October, 2025, 23:06 The ministry of youth and sports secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam (3rd-L) and the Bangladesh Tennis Federation general secretary Ishtiaq Ahmed Curren (4th-L) are seen among others during the inauguration...

Dhaka-Ctg highway’s 10-lane expansion shelved; focus shifts to railway

The government has decided to abandon plans to expand the Dhaka–Chattogram highway to a 10-lane road, instead focusing on upgrading the country’s railway network. The decision comes in response to growing land constraints and the need for a...

Two Bangladeshi women promised jobs at salons rescued from sex racket in Pune

The Pune city police rescued two Bangladeshi women who were dragged into a sex racket after being illegally brought to India with the assurance of getting them jobs at beauty salons.Police have arrested an alleged sex racketeer Raju Patil, a...

Dhaka's air quality turns `unhealthy for sensitive groups’

Dhaka's air quality turns `unhealthy for sensitive groups’ this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 141 at 9:43 am, Dhaka ranked 13th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality. Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi and...

The real challenge for Bangladesh after LDC graduation

In November 2026, Bangladesh is set to graduate from the United Nations' Least Developed Country (LDC) category. It is a moment many have called historic—a badge of honour earned through decades of hard work and resilience. An economy once...

Dhaka-Chittagong highway’s 10-lane expansion shelved; focus shifts to railway

The government has decided to abandon plans to expand the Dhaka–Chittagong highway to a 10-lane road, instead focusing on upgrading the country’s railway network. The decision comes in response to growing land constraints and the need for a...

Bangladesh Vs New Zealand, ICC Women's World Cup 2025: Who Won Yesterday In BAN-W Vs NZ-W Match?

Dhaka’s air quality turns unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 141

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 11 October, 2025, 09:59 Representational image. | UNB photo Dhaka’s air quality turns unhealthy for sensitive groups on Saturday morning. With an air quality index score of 141 at about 9:43am, Dhaka ranked 13th...

Political leaders call for strengthening conventional election system over PR in Bangladesh

Political leaders and experts at a seminar on Saturday stressed the need for making the conventional electoral system effective instead of introduction of the proportional representation (PR) method as the people have yet to show no-confidence to...

Bangladesh: Pollution threatens Meghna

by News Desk DHAKA (The Daily Star/ANN) - ADP report says if actions not taken now, the river, which provides a major share of water for the capital’s 20 million residents, would be too polluted to use. Water of the Meghna river may become too...

Nationwide typhoid vaccination begins Sunday for the first time in Bangladesh

For the first time in Bangladesh, a nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign will begin on Sunday (12 October). Under this government initiative, around 4.9 crore children and adolescents will receive the vaccine free of cost. Children without...

Prime Bank holds entrepreneur development programme with Bangladesh Bank

Sat Oct 11, 2025 08:24 PM Last update on: Sat Oct 11, 2025 08:23 PM Star Business Desk Sat Oct 11, 2025 08:24 PM Last update on: Sat Oct 11, 2025 08:23 PM Prime Bank PLC has organised a month-long "Entrepreneur Development Training Programme" in...

Why Bangladesh seeing so much rain in October?

Although October is typically a month of retreating monsoon with clearer skies, heavy rainfall has continued across Bangladesh throughout the month, raising questions about how normal such weather is. Typically, rainfall decreases towards the end...

BIG military crackdown in Bangladesh: 15 serving, ex-army officials arrested, accused of alleged involvement during Sheikh Hasina regime in...

Fifteen army officers, both serving and retired, against whom arrest warrants were issued have been taken into military custody. Why has Bangladesh arrested them? Fifteen army officers, both serving and retired, against whom arrest warrants were...

Man, grandson killed as bus ploughs through cars in Dhaka’s Gabtoli

Sat Oct 11, 2025 07:10 PM Last update on: Sat Oct 11, 2025 07:14 PM Several others injured Star Online Report Sat Oct 11, 2025 07:10 PM Last update on: Sat Oct 11, 2025 07:14 PM A man and his grandson were killed, and several others injured when a...

World News | Bangladesh Takes 15 Serving and Former Army Officers into Military Custody

Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 11 (ANI): Fifteen army officers, both serving and retired, against whom arrest warrants were issued for alleged involvement in "disappearances and crimes against humanity" during Sheikh Hasina's tenure, have been taken...

Stocks fall 1.53% amid bank, NBFI losses

Shares at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended the first trading day of the week on a lower note yesterday, dragged down by losses in bank and non-bank financial institutions shares. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the bourse, shed 81.25 points,...

Bangladesh’s Zarif lifts maiden title in World Tennis Tour Juniors

Bangladesh's promising youngster Zarif Abrar has become the first tennis player from the country to clinch a title in ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors J-30 group by winning the single's event in the Rajshahi World Tennis Tour Juniors J30 competition...