The misdirected outrage over the women’s football team strike
Bangladesh women footballers strike over coach's behavior, face public backlash.
7 February 2025, 02:10 AM
BNP’s show of force on Airport Road and a political culture that refuses to change
For an outside observer, it must be baffling that the BNP, having witnessed what the actions of the last 15 years did to the Awami League in three short weeks this summer, never even considered the fact that if they didn’t play fast and loose with people’s precious time like Sheikh Hasina used to, it would set a nice contrast in the minds of voters and the young generation.
9 January 2025, 11:00 AM
Disinformation targets right-wing audiences, Indians
Reveals TGI analysis of content on Bangladesh on X
15 December 2024, 14:27 PM
A world of voting systems: What is the right choice for Bangladesh?
The number of different electoral systems around the world is testament to the complex nature of democracy
8 November 2024, 11:38 AM
What is the ‘Electoral College’?
The most important details for outsiders to understand is that the United States of America is a federal state, made up of 50 states.
5 November 2024, 11:42 AM
The need for transparency in political financing
Anyone familiar with the previous “elections” held between 2014 and 2024 will know that it is virtually impossible these spending caps were adhered to, despite parties’ claims of compliance on paper.
15 September 2024, 07:30 AM
What politics for the new generation should look like
Politicians need to start understanding that the loud, unnecessary, intrusive politics that we know today needs to become the politics of the past.
8 September 2024, 12:00 PM
Bangladesh’s Rawalpindi Test win provides some much-needed room for reflection
We can have a national cricket team who can do it all. The win in Rawalpindi is an indication of it.
29 August 2024, 04:00 AM
TYPES OF PEOPLE YOU MEET AT OLYMPIADS
If you aren't familiar with them, Olympiads are gatherings of young people interested in and fascinated by academics, where they go up against each other to prove who's more interested in and fascinated by a certain subject than everyone else.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Learning Bigotry from the Textbook
News had emerged in local media over the last couple of weeks about the changes in the new NCTB textbooks in circulation at the beginning of 2017 academic year.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Essentials for a successful coaching centre 1.0
From crossing seas and continents to learn by travelling, to leaving home in search of tutelage from a hermit in an unknown land, human endeavour for gaining knowledge has seen many changes over centuries.
18 January 2017, 18:00 PM
THE TIGERS IN 2017: MORE TO PROVE
After two seasons of success at home, Team Bangladesh will have its work cut out in 2017. Success will be vital to take our cricket to the next level, as all our confirmed games in the first half of the year are away from home including a couple of unconfirmed ones scheduled in the Future Tour Plan.
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM
A Day in the Life of a Che Fanboy
Shishir wakes up and sees Che smiling back at him from the poster on his wall. He cowers at the glare of the revolution in the man's eyes, and then shades his eyes to realise that the sun – in a desperate attempt to steal the show –was also glaring at him at the same time.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO?
For those who get to choose, it's usually a no-brainer to decide on settling abroad to pursue a career instead of Bangladesh.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
You've had a terrible week, but there's a game on that weekend and you're confident your team will win. But after exuding hope for
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
UNIFIED REMOTE - MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR THE LAZIES
If you do most of your work at home on your desktop computer, and you're one of those lazy people who like lying down a lot, Unified Remote could be the solution to all your problems (not the health related ones).
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM
THE SWEATY LIFE
Normal people take a lot of things for granted - dryness, for example. But life is not so easy for all of us, people
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
5 Ways You can be the Good Guy this Eid
Eid gets the crazy out of people, and with all the frenzy surrounding Eid ul-Adha, some people go crazy on a level that messes up the day for other people. Here's your guide to avoid that by being a good guy on Qurbani Eid – a list of don'ts.
7 September 2016, 18:00 PM
BLOSSOMING THE FLOWERS OF CREATIVITY
“Imagine Write Creatively” is a joint initiative by The Daily Star (TDS) and United International University (UIU), which hosts workshops in schools around town with a view to inspire and instruct students on the ways of creative writing.
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM
WHY SHAME ONLY THE STUDENTS?
The education system in Bangladesh is flawed, and a TV station recently took it upon themselves to point out exactly how flawed it is.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM
WHY SHAME ONLY THE STUDENTS?
The education system in Bangladesh is flawed, and a TV station recently took it upon themselves to point out exactly how flawed it is.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
WHY CRICKET COMMENTARY HAS TAKEN A PLUNGE
Commentary is suffering these days because the commentators are bad. Most commentary panels these days are filled with ex-players...
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
THINGS TO AVOID WHEN YOU FIRST TEXT YOUR CRUSH
The art of meeting people has changed from when you had to walk up to someone and find the courage to talk to them.
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM
D-Force Reaches Out to Students at SUB
D-Force is a sales programme from Daraz Bangladesh that looks to help university students employ themselves in freelance digital sales.
13 April 2016, 18:00 PM
DIY CONSPIRACY THEORIES
Conspiracy theories are fictitious, but they're called theories because they're based on logic, although mostly dubious, which makes you wonder why they're still called theories.
6 April 2016, 18:00 PM
REACHING OUT TO YOUNG SCIENTISTS
Last weekend, the picturesque campus of Adamjee Cantonment College took on a festive look for the IBBL 2nd ACC National Science Festival.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
HOW TO START A CLUB IN YOUR SCHOOL
If you're into some particular type of extracurricular activity or have a specific interest, it's best to join a club at your school that can help you further develop that interest. But what if your school doesn't have the club you want? You'll then have to be the founder of such a club; this article will help you do that.
20 January 2016, 18:00 PM
THE PERFECT FOODIE WEEKEND
Good food, good music and football – it would be hard to find anyone who doesn’t love at least one of these, if not all. Last weekend,
12 December 2015, 18:00 PM