15h ago| News Multimedia

The road through the heart of Padma

The dusty road may seem like just another rural footpath, with small ponds, vast banana fields, and paddy nurseries along the way. It's hard to believe, but the road is actually inside the great Padma River.

17h ago| News Multimedia

Are people visiting Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair?

Dhaka International Trade Fair is going on at Purbachal, not in any busy area in Dhaka. The trade fair has been organised there for the second time.

1d ago| News Multimedia

Canada, Dubai major destinations for money smuggled from Bangladesh

Canada and Dubai have been identified as the key destinations for money smuggled out of Bangladesh.

2w ago| News Multimedia

What's it like to travel on the metro rail?

Star Multimedia producers Saim Bin Mujib and Naimur Rahman traveled on the country’s first metro rail service today.

2w ago| News Multimedia

'Metrogirl' gives Metro rail travel instructions

"Metrogirl" demonstrates how to travel on the first ever Metro rail service of Bangladesh.

2w ago| News Multimedia

'Metro rail project implemented with efforts of countless people'

The country is waiting for the inauguration of the first Metro rail service in Bangladesh.

January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023

The road through the heart of Padma

The dusty road may seem like just another rural footpath, with small ponds, vast banana fields, and paddy nurseries along the way. It's hard to believe, but the road is actually inside the great Padma River.

January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023

Are people visiting Dhaka Int’l Trade Fair?

Dhaka International Trade Fair is going on at Purbachal, not in any busy area in Dhaka. The trade fair has been organised there for the second time.

January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023

Canada, Dubai major destinations for money smuggled from Bangladesh

Canada and Dubai have been identified as the key destinations for money smuggled out of Bangladesh.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

80% of road accident victims are working-class people

According to the Road Safety Foundation, 80 percent of the thousands of people killed in road accidents in the country each year are working-class people.

January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023

Horijon community people denied basic respect in Lalmonirhat

It came to the notice of the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh that in Lalmonirhat Horijon community people are being denied basic human respect.

January 8, 2023
January 8, 2023

Fertiliser factory polluting environment, harming biodiversity and people

Jamuna Fertilizer Factory Limited has become a major contributor to environmental pollution.

January 7, 2023
January 7, 2023

Ankita Islam first transgender student in DU's history

Ankita Islam desires to make a difference in society. In today's Star Special, listen to Ankita's success story and her never-ending struggle to establish her identity.

January 7, 2023
January 7, 2023

People at Pabna's BBC Bazar disappointed by broadcaster's closure

Based on listening to BBC news during the Liberation War in 1971, a market was established in Pabna's Ruppur village.

January 5, 2023
January 5, 2023

Jamalpur's jute mills closed, thousands laid off over the years

Jamalpur's Sarishabari was once a significant jute trading hub in the Indian subcontinent. However, as time went by, the jute mills were closed down. Thousands of jute mill workers have been laid off over the years.

January 4, 2023
January 4, 2023

How will a road crash victim’s family be compensated?

From now on, the families of those killed in road accidents will get at least Tk 5 lakh as compensation.