Jaishankar’s remarks on Bangladesh: A deeper understanding is necessary
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently made some strong remarks about Bangladesh at the Delhi University Literature Festival.
27 February 2025, 02:00 AM
A turning point or a missed opportunity?
A reflection on Bangladesh's post-Awami League crisis and the need for unity and reform.
16 December 2024, 05:00 AM
Principles, party, power or politics?
The student movement’s ability to inspire people to stand up to a vicious oppressor was truly remarkable.
14 August 2024, 02:00 AM
The irresponsible remarks of our responsible persons
History and ordinary people in general will remember very well what happened over the last week or so.
25 July 2024, 04:00 AM
What options are left for us to fight unbridled corruption?
Unfortunately, all the mechanisms meant to address corruption seem to have been weakened, if not completely destroyed, one after another in recent decades.
7 July 2024, 10:00 AM
We need humility, not hubris, to turn the economy around
While a privileged minority, sitting in their high castles, continue to enjoy a larger and larger share of the fruits of “development,” it is becoming obvious that the vast majority are increasingly struggling.
13 June 2024, 03:00 AM
The many immoralities behind the scheme
Bangladesh truly is unique in the sense that its government keeps granting individuals the opportunity to whiten black money, despite its questionable record of success. An amount of Tk 78 crore was whitened in the 1977-78 budget, Tk 850 crore during 1987-90, Tk 1,000 crore during 2000-01, Tk 4,403 crore during 2005-06, Tk 9,683 crore during 2007-08, Tk 1,213 crore during 2009-10, and Tk 20,600 crore in 2020-21.
6 June 2024, 18:00 PM
The many immoralities behind the govt’s black money whitening scheme
What message is the government trying to send with its black money whitening facility?
6 June 2024, 10:50 AM
‘When people with integrity begin to rise, corruption fails’
Narayan Adhikari (Nepal country director and co-founder) and Sanjeeta Pant (programmes and learning manager) of Accountability Lab speak with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
22 December 2022, 02:00 AM
On-field glory, off-field controversies: The World Cup so far
From a neutral point of view, this world cup has also given us great moments that resemble David overcoming Goliath.
15 December 2022, 11:46 AM
How WikiLeaks revolutionised the world of journalism
Stefania Maurizi, an investigative journalist working for the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano, speaks to Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
11 December 2022, 15:00 PM
Destroying the economy to save the thieves
An unholy nexus of powerful people are protecting those who've stolen thousands of crores.
4 December 2022, 15:00 PM
What modern states can learn from Ancient Rome
Many economists today believe we are committing one of the biggest economic blunders, which has brought ruin to countless past societies.
30 November 2022, 12:00 PM
Revisit process of policymaking, not just the policies
The burden of imported inflation and supply-side implications of reduced imports will have adverse implications for economic growth and welfare, particularly of marginalised people.
22 November 2022, 18:06 PM
Global economy showing warning signs
“It’s going to get ugly, the recession,” and there will be “a financial crisis,” Roubini said.
13 November 2022, 15:00 PM
How can Bangladesh circumvent the global oil war?
Bangladesh should immediately get into negotiations with energy-exporting countries to come up with favourable arrangements.
31 October 2022, 13:00 PM
Load-shedding in Bangladesh: Are we living in 2022 or 1984?
The lack of transparency in the energy sector is costing the nation dearly.
17 October 2022, 11:49 AM
Energy prices should be consciously regulated by the government
When global prices dropped, we did not see the energy prices go down in Bangladesh. Why is that?
6 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Only the guilty need indemnity laws
The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.
27 August 2022, 17:57 PM
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: Overstepping China’s ‘red line’
US-China friction over Taiwan likely to have worrying impacts on global stability.
13 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Debacle of National Household Database
Once again, the public must pay for the government's failure.
8 August 2022, 14:00 PM
‘We can’t afford any further depletion of our forex reserves’
Ahsan H Mansur of Policy Research Institute talks about Bangladesh’s current economic crisis with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
27 July 2022, 15:00 PM
The two economic problems we can’t seem to overcome
There are two major economic problems that have been plaguing Bangladesh for a long time: Rising non-performing loans (NPLs), and money getting laundered out of the country.
7 July 2022, 16:00 PM
The indigenous experience is similar, be it in Bangladesh or Canada
Researching the plight of Indigenous people is a passion of mine because I am Indigenous.
15 June 2022, 14:04 PM
‘There’s a disconnect between the proposed budget and reality’
Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, executive chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), discusses the proposed national budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Be careful with ‘over-optimism’ for megaprojects
One important but oft-ignored thing is that design and implementation mistakes delay the revenue-generation phase of megaprojects.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Make the national budget relevant again
The number of risks that our economy currently faces because of all the global instabilities is perhaps unmatched since the early days of Bangladesh’s independence. Amid this reality, the government is set to present the new budget early next month.
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM
The Ukraine conflict is much more serious than you think
The war in Ukraine is, in reality, a proxy war being fought between the West and Russia. Unlike its portrayal in the Western media, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was neither unprovoked nor unpredictable.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM