Bangladesh a land of communal harmony: AFM Khalid 

Bangladesh a land of communal harmony: AFM Khalid Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain today addressed a discussion meeting held at the Lalmonirhat District Council Auditorium. Photo: PID DHAKA, Nov 1, 2025 (BSS) - Religious Affairs...

Bangladesh dockers launch strike against port lease deal

Hundreds of port workers staged a mass hunger strike on Saturday to protest the interim Government’s decision to lease out Bangladesh’s main commercial seaport in southeastern Chattogram to foreign operators, amid a volatile political landscape...

Children paint visions of a humane and inclusive city in Mymensingh

To celebrate World Cities Day 2025, SERAC-Bangladesh, in partnership with the Mymensingh Urban Youth Council, hosted a creative event titled “Mymensingh City Through a Children’s Eyes.” Held on Saturday, the programme invited children to paint...

Accused in the abduction of a Hindu girl granted bail in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Minority Watch expresses dissatisfaction over police failing to apply appropriate legal charges in the case Dhaka (Bangladesh) – The Bangladesh Minority Watch organization has criticized the police for registering a case in the...

Faith endures amid neglect at Dhaka’s historic cemetery

On a quiet October afternoon, Mary Teresa Biswas kneels beside a weathered gravestone at Dhaka’s Wari Christian Cemetery. With a wet cloth, she carefully wipes away the dirt covering her grandson’s name. “He was only five months old,” she says...

Digital transformation: How business is reshaping in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has evolved into one of the most rapidly expanding economies in South Asia. Over the years, it has transitioned from an agrarian structure to a diversified economy characterised by robust manufacturing, service, and export sectors. At...

Pakistan–Turkey axis plotting armed uprising in Bangladesh using Rohingyas and ‘Stranded Pakistanis’

Pakistan–Turkey axis plotting armed uprising in Bangladesh using Rohingyas and ‘Stranded Pakistanis’ As Bangladesh approaches its next general election, new revelations suggest a dangerous nexus forming across South Asia. Pakistan’s Inter-Service...

71st Anniversary of Algerian Revolution celebrated in Dhaka

The Embassy of Algeria in Bangladesh on Saturday celebrated the 71st Anniversary of the start of the Glorious Liberation Revolution of November 1, 1954, paying tribute to the spirit of freedom, dignity, and solidarity that shaped the nation’s...

Bangladeshi artworks displayed at Int’l Art Festival in South Korea

Cultural Correspondent 01 November, 2025, 01:13 Bangladeshi artists, among others, pose for a group photo at the 11th edition of the Geoje International Art Festival at the Daesan Art Museum in Busan in South Korea recently. | Press release photo...

Impunity and Indigeneity: Renewed Violence and Denial in Bangladesh’s Hill Tracts

By Anonymous The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in southeastern Bangladesh, home to 13 Indigenous communities, has long carried the weight of unhealed wounds. In late September 2025, that fragile peace was shattered once again. What began as a...

Partho condemns attack on party activists by BNP in Bhola

Andaleeve Rahman Partho, chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP), has strongly condemned an attack on his party activists by BNP supporters following a procession in Bhola on Saturday. In a Facebook post, Partho said thousands of people had...

Protest song to Bangladesh’s anthem, and now Assam row: The politics, poetry of Tagore’s ‘Amar Shonar Bangla’

When a song becomes a national anthem, it is immediately elevated in stature to hold an exceptional public status.Nowhere is this more evident than in the protocol, the do’s and don’ts that govern its performance. However, as Peter McDonald, a...

Dockers strike against Bangladesh interim government's decision to lease key port to foreign firms

Hundreds of port workers staged a mass hunger strike on Saturday (November 1, 2025) to protest the interim government's decision to lease out Bangladesh’s main commercial seaport in southeastern Chattogram to foreign operators, amid a volatile...

Bangladesh: Ban of ex-PM Hasina's party tests democracy

Over the previous three elections in Bangladesh, the Awami League party of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faced accusations of eroding voting rights, prompting major opposition parties to boycott the polls. Now, after her ouster in last...

Bangladesh School Muscat holds successful Board of Directors election

Muscat: The election for the Board of Directors of Bangladesh School Muscat (BSM) was held on Friday, October 31, 2025, from 9am to 5pm at the BSM Multipurpose Hall. The election was conducted smoothly through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs),...

UCSI University’s Bangladesh branch launches Tk 3cr scholarship

Staff Correspondent 02 November, 2025, 01:11 UCSI University Bangladesh branch staff members talk with students at a scholarship fair on the campus at Banani in Dhaka on Thursday. | Press release photo UCSI University Bangladesh branch, located at...

City libraries in Dhaka’s south fall into neglect

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh’s goods are stored at Mufti Maulana Din Mohammad Islami Library run by the Dhaka South City Corporation, with poor facilities and little activity, at Lalbagh in Dhaka on Monday. | Md Saurav Four of the eight...

Book reading: US ranks top, Bangladesh at 97th spot

Although there is a perception that people's interest in reading books has decreased in the digital age, a recent survey says otherwise. A 2024 survey conducted by CEO World Magazine among readers from 102 countries showed that people around the...

ACP World Culture Festival brings the world to Karachi

Published on: November 1, 2025 5:54 PM Karachi came alive on Friday as the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) launched the World Culture Festival 2025. Artists from 141 countries are participating in the 39-day festival, showcasing music, film, and...

UCSI University Bangladesh offers Tk 3cr scholarship for HSC, equivalent students

Sat Nov 1, 2025 08:43 PM Last update on: Sat Nov 1, 2025 08:54 PM Star Online Desk Sat Nov 1, 2025 08:43 PM Last update on: Sat Nov 1, 2025 08:54 PM UCSI University Bangladesh Branch Campus, located in Banani, Dhaka, has announced the launch of...