Politicians, academics, civil society members and others joined The Daily Star in celebrating its 35th anniversary in Khulna yesterday. They included Khulna‑4 BNP MP Azizul Bari Helal and Khulna‑2 Jamaat MP Sheikh Zahangir Hossain. Celebrations were held in Dhaka on April 24-25 and in Chattogram on May 2. Held at Khulna Press Club, the event featured a documentary and photo exhibition on the December 18, 2025 mob attack on the paper’s Dhaka office. Similar programmes will next be held in Barishal, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Rangpur and Mymensingh.