Bangladesh a good manufacturing hub for many global players: Indian businesses

Indian business community has said Bangladesh is proving to be a ‘good manufacturing hub’ for many of the international players, including players from India and described the current situation in Bangladesh as a ‘temporary phase’ when the...

Bangladesh search for answers amid recurring batting collapses

After suffering a second straight defeat at the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, Bangladesh are turning their attention to fixing the biggest concern in their campaign so far -- their fragile batting order. The Tigresses began the tournament...

Afghanistan Defeat Bangladesh by 81 Runs in 2nd ODI 2025; Rashid Khan's Five-Wicket Haul, Ibrahim Zadran's 95 Power AFG to Series Victory Over BAN

Afghanistan continue their strong hold in ODIs as they defeat Bangladesh for a second consecutive match and secure a unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Afghanistan came in to the second ODI leading the series 1-0 and Bangladesh had...

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...

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 University mourns Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam's passing

The passing of Emeritus Professor and acclaimed litterateur Syed Manzoorul Islam at the age of 75 marked the loss of one of Dhaka University’s finest educators. His death, which occurred on Friday afternoon at LabAid Hospital in Dhaka, brought...

Bangladeshi diaspora urges Italian PM Meloni to act against rights abuses under Yunus regime

Rome: The Bangladeshi diaspora has written to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, condemning attacks, orchestrated by Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, on “free” and “democratic political culture”...

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...

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...

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...

Bangladesh, EU agree to conclude PCA negotiation earliest

Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) have agreed to continue working intensively with the objective of concluding Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) negotiations at the earliest possible time. The consensus was made during...

Bangladesh sees unseasonal showers as monsoon withdrawal delayed

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...

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...

Bangladesh is a very important market for Graf

Graf, the world’s leading supplier of card clothing and combs for short- and long-staple spinning industries, as well as for producers and machine builders, continues to set benchmarks in textile machinery innovation. Ahead of the upcoming ITMA...

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...

Bangladesh’s Quiet Genocide: Islamisation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), nestled in the southeast of Bangladesh, have long been the homeland of the Chakmas, Marmas, Tanchangya, Tripura, and other indigenous communities. These peoples have cultivated their ancestral lands, nurtured...

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....