# The Daily Star

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id589009555](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id589009555)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id589009555`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Imrul Kayes Chowdhury
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 3.90 / 5 (73 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.3.13
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-15
- **First published:** 2013-01-02
- **Size:** 35 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-daily-star/id589009555)
- **Website:** [http://www.thedailystar.net](http://www.thedailystar.net/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thedailystar.net/privacypolicy](https://www.thedailystar.net/privacypolicy)

## Description

The Daily Star is the largest circulating daily English-language newspaper in Bangladesh. It was founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, during Bangladesh's transition to parliamentary democracy, and is widely regarded as a newspaper of record. Website: thedailystar.net.

This Chrome extension brings The Daily Star’s content directly into your browser, providing quick access to current news and editorials from Bangladesh’s leading English-language newspaper.

## Rankings

- #161,938 — Overall

## Review summary

User reviews show major stability and loading problems (crashes on launch and slow/missing content) and a broken or removed word-lookup feature. Positive notes highlight read-aloud capabilities, ad-free experience, and overall news quality. Users seek in-app dark mode, restored dictionary/lookup, copy functionality, and more reliable, timely updates.

### Pros

- Read-aloud / text-to-speech feature is highly valued by users.
- Ad-free experience is appreciated by users.
- Overall news quality and app features are praised (strong content and concise top sections).

### Cons

- Frequent crashes on startup / app crashes.
- Content loading issues: inability to load latest news, getting stuck on a page, or server connection problems.
- Word lookup/dictionary feature is missing or not functioning after updates (word selection and lookup broken).

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