Who is afraid of the word ‘Indigenous’?
Bangladesh should lead by example by affording Indigenous people the rights they deserve.
28 January 2025, 08:00 AM
A discursive analysis of the constitutional reform recommendations
Some of these recommendations are unprecedented, whereas some of them need further clarifications.
23 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Can you ‘mastermind’ an uprising?
The July uprising is too seismic to be credited to any individual
30 September 2024, 09:00 AM
A rebirth of the quota reform movement?
Court ruling in favour of reinstating quotas in public jobs may reignite protests
7 June 2024, 11:45 AM
The fishbones of Bangladeshi capitalism
Like the refuse of the fish, the working class is also a refuse of the capitalist economy.
7 February 2024, 04:00 AM
Bring back our sarees
The government should identify and register all our GI products immediately, before we see them being snatched away.
4 February 2024, 05:18 AM
While some buy citizenship, others can’t even afford eggs
Why have the price hikes not pushed regular citizens into action, fuelled by anger?
16 August 2023, 04:00 AM
To women who 'must' do it all
Being a good wife is one of the primary teachings a girl receives in our society, but being a good husband, sadly, is not something boys are taught.
9 March 2023, 01:00 AM
‘To avoid rice shortage, markets must function well’
Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam of BAU talks to The Daily Star about the country's rice production.
28 November 2022, 13:30 PM
Why are our resources wasted on lavish building projects?
We shouldn't be squandering money on buildings when our services need funds
18 November 2022, 16:22 PM
US resolution on 1971 genocide must get rid of divisive language
The attempt to delineate Hindus as separate from Bengalis in Bangladesh is unacceptable to us as a nation
5 November 2022, 14:44 PM
Bootlickers only?
The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.
23 October 2022, 19:50 PM
How can we prevent suicides among the youth?
There needs to be a concerted effort to decrease the burden on our youth and listen to their problems intently
21 September 2022, 11:34 AM
Should student politics extend into private universities?
Yes, but not through Chhatra League
8 September 2022, 11:45 AM
Digitised Public Exams: An innovation that can solve many problems
The government is finally considering something that could really stop the question paper leak crisis. The education secretary has reportedly hinted at using tablet computers for taking tests. In this method, a question set will be prepared randomly from a question bank 30 minutes before the test.
22 February 2018, 18:00 PM
When even Trump moves to the centre
Donald Trump's first State of the Union speech as president sounded presidential. On Tuesday night, he sounded more like the
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Of huddled masses and government shutdowns
Asignboard in front of the Statue of Liberty read: “Government Shutdown.” This was almost poetic, because the bold idea of openness
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM