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TheDailyStarestablisheditsplaceinthemediasceneofBangladeshonJanuary14,1991asanindependentnewspaper.
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Thenewspapermadeitsdebtatahistorictimewhen,withthefallofanautocraticregime,thecountrywaswellsettobeginaneweratowardsestablishingademocraticsystemofgovernmentwhicheludedBangladeshfortoolong.
OBJECTIVE
TheDailyStarcarriesonwiththelong-termresponsibilityistostrengthenpublicopiniononhowthedemocraticsystemshouldworkandhowtosustainandnurturedemocraticnormseffectively.
ItwasaprivilegeforTheDailyStartobepartofachangingsceneafterthefallofmilitaryautocratinearly1990s.Withthatprivilegecameanenormousresponsibilityofupholdingthedutiesofafreepress.Thenewspaperisproudtopursuethatpolicywithoutrelentingforthepast23years.
VALUES
TheuniquenessofTheDailyStarliesinitsnon-partisanposition,inthefreedomitenjoysfromanyinfluenceofpoliticalpartiesorvestedgroups.Itsstrengthisintakingpositionofneutralityinconflictsbetweengoodandevil,justiceandinjustice,rightandwrong,regardlessofpositionsheldbyanygrouporalliance.
Thepaperbelievestoreporteventsobjectively,asitis,andwithoutanyfearandfavour.Itiscommittedtoservethepeople.That’swhypeople—whetherinpowerorinopposition—respectTheDailyStar.
TheDailyStaradvocatesruleoflaw,humanrights,genderissues,nationalinterests,pressfreedom,transparencyandaccountabilityofpeopleintheadministrationandintheworldoftradeandindustryonwhichthenewspaperhasnevercompromisedwhateverthecosts.Nopoliticalpowerscantakeitforgrantedandno-oneisgivencausetodoubtitsfairness.
SOCIALANDECONOMICCOMMITMENT
Beingwellawareofitssocialresponsibilitiesandduties,thenewspaperworkstoensurehumanrightstoall,removegenderdiscrimination,advocateruleoflaw,pressfreedom,transparencyandaccountabilityintheadministrationandintheworldoftradeandindustryandabovealltoupholdnationalinterests.Whileworkingfortheseends,TheDailyStaralwaysmaintainsutmostsincerityandaccountabilitytoservethenationthewayitisboundbyitsnormsandvalues.
Besidesrunningnewsreportsontheseissues,TheDailyStarcarriesspecialreports,human-intereststories,features,articlesandessayswrittenbyitsstaffsandotherprofessionalsandtalentsfromacrossthecountryandabroad.
Duringdifferentnationalcrises,thenewspaperplayedanimportantroletosolvethosetostoppeople’ssufferings.Asitremainalertofitssocialduties,TheDailyStarfrequentlyorganisesroundtables,seminarsanddiscussionsontheissues.Italsoworkscloselywiththecivilsocietyforthisend.
Topromoteyoungtalents,TheDailyStarorganisesdebatesanddifferentcompetitionsatschoolandcollege-levelsandawardsthosewhoshowexcellenceindifferentfields.