Daily Star (Bangladesh)

The Daily Star

Front page of the Friday edition of The Daily Star on 17 January 2008
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner(s)	Transcom Group
Founder(s)	Syed Mohammad Ali
Editor	Mahfuz Anam
Founded	January 14, 1991; 26 years ago (1991-01-14)
Language	English
Headquarters	64-65, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1215
Website	thedailystar.net

The Daily Star is the largest circulating daily English-language newspaper in Bangladesh. Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parliamentary democracy, The Daily Star emerged as a leading and influential national newspaper of record. Its editorial stance is characterized by staunch liberal and progressive ideals emanating from the Liberation of Bangladesh; a reputation for non-partisan quality reportage and a distinguished record of investigative journalism. In 2016, its editor Mahfuz Anam admitted to long-running allegations against the paper and him personally of collaborating with an undemocratic military-led caretaker regime and running false stories aimed at character assassination. The newspaper's position in Bangladesh is comparable to that of The New York Times in the United States and The Independent in the United Kingdom.

Its motto, "Committed to People's Right to Know", appears on the upper-middle section of the front page. The newspaper is led by Mahfuz Anam, a freedom fighter and former United Nations official. Its principal bureaus are located in Dhaka and Chittagong, with several representatives abroad. It is organized into sections: News, Opinion and Editorial, Star Business, Star Sports, Arts and Entertainment, National and Metropolitan. Its major supplements include The Star, Forum, Lifestyle, Star Literature, Law & Our Rights, Shout, Star Insight and Science and Life.

The Daily Star is owned by Mediaworld, in which a major share is held by Latifur Rahman's Transcom Group. The Transcom Group also owns Prothom Alo, one of the most widely read Bengali newspapers in the world.