Naznin Tithi

One of my teachers at college would often say, “Even if you take a walk through a (public) university campus, you will learn many things about life.”

According to Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum, a total of 494 children were raped in the eight months from January till August this year—among them 58 were gang-raped. According to their statistics, 37 disabled children were raped during this time, while 46 were victims of attempted rape.

The photo in the newspaper, of a baby girl born a few days ago at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia makes me marvel at how beautiful she is; but the next moment I remember the reality she has been born into—what the future holds for her, what her mother had to go through while fleeing her own country and whether she too, will have to face hunger, disease and emotional trauma.

Being someone who is keen on watching films that were made on our Liberation War in the early seventies and the films that made an impact on our nation's movement for freedom, for me, Zahir Raihan is a legend.

Let's start with the “punishment” awarded to the health workers. This is not the first time that government officials were transferred to remote areas as “punishment”. This practice is, in fact, quite common.

A few years back, as I was walking past the National Museum in the cool afternoon breeze, I stopped under the shade of a huge tree.

It was February 27, 2004. I was a resident of Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam Hall at Jahangirnagar University.

From the particular perspective of Bangladesh, two types of challenges impede her bilateral trade with India.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to India from April 7 to 10 has raised our expectations of resolutions of various prickly issues. Engr M Inamul Haque, Chairman, Institute of Water & Environment, talks to The Daily Star's Naznin Tithi about the long awaited Teesta treaty and other water sharing related issues that should be discussed during this visit.

The Daily Star looks at the life of a great Bengali Muslim educationist who dedicated her whole life for the education and empowerment of women.

It all began on December 29, 1991 when a report was published in a local newspaper that Ghulam Azam was elected the Amir of

Established in December 3, 1955, Bangla Academy is an iconic institution representing Bangali culture. Its primary function has been

Brigadier General Engineer Ali Ahmed Khan, psc, Director General, Fire Service and Civil Defence talks to The Daily Star 's Naznin Tithi about the progress made in terms of earthquake preparedness and the future plans for capacity building.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, His Excellency Swedish Ambassador Johan Frisell talks to Naznin Tithi about the challenges that Bangladesh faces in achieving its development goals.

The Daily Star: What is the significance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Bangladesh, now that the Teesta water sharing agreement will not be on the agenda?

During the three month long political violence, at least 95 people around the country were killed and several hundreds were maimed. The Daily Star spoke to some of the victims of arson attacks who continue to suffer and are yet to be compensated.

Eighteen-year-old Sharmin Sultana was on her way to the Govt Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam College at Laxmibazar on February 22, 2015. The

In an exclusive interview with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star, Dr. Samanta Lal Sen, Coordinator of DMCH's Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit, talks about

Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Shakhawat Hossain talks to The Daily Star's Naznin Tithi about the challenges of ensuring fair and inclusive city corporation elections.

I think it is good news that after a long break Saudi Arabia has reopened its manpower market for Bangladesh. But the agreement was signed only for recruiting female workers who will work in households. In fact, the KSA had never closed its market for our female workers. Our government could have sent them during this period.