Asma Akter, 38, a woman with disability from Shariatpur, has overcome myriad obstacles to eventually become a changemaker by ...

The vision of an inclusive democracy, forged on the streets during the July uprising, has collided with a formidable ...

Rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah unseated former Nepal prime minister KP Sharma Oli in his own constituency, Election ...

Policy Priorities for Advancing Health and Justice for Women and Girls” was held on December 8, 2025, at The Daily Star ...

Police yesterday claimed that the recent murder of a teenage girl in Madhabdi of Narsingdi was committed by her stepfather out of frustration.

After long hours of fasting during Ramadan, iftar is a sensitive transition for the body. Fasting often leaves the body ...

Health experts and professionals yesterday suggested that the new government undertake major institutional reforms in the ...

There is considerable hype on social media about a big turnaround in the balance of payments (BoP) under the interim ...

Women’s rights activists yesterday expressed concern over the low participation of women in the recent parliamentary election, saying political parties nominated very few female candidates and only a ...

Women in Bangladesh continue to face an “extra mile” of institutional resistance despite proving their abilities in fields ranging from journalism and forensic medicine to sports and politics, ...

From 1930 to 2022, a total of 2,720 goals have been scored in 964 matches across 22 editions of the FIFA World Cup. Yet among those thousands of strikes, some are far more than mere statistics – they ...

The dynasty began with Reza Shah Pahlavi, a military officer who rose through the Persian Cossack Brigade before staging a ...