The disappearing snails of Sundarbans

Snails and mud clams also play a vital role in maintaining aquatic ecosystems by absorbing harmful substances from river and canal beds.
17 October 2025, 18:00 PM

How many more workers have to die before impunity ends?

We need a new image of the labour movement, and a new class of entrepreneurs who will see workers not merely as tools for profit but as partners in progress.
16 October 2025, 13:39 PM

The slow death of Lawachara Forest

Dawn no longer breaks with the chirping of birds in Lawachara National Park — only with the rustle of leaves falling from dying trees. The cries of monkeys echo through the emptiness where deer once danced.
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Scars of July: How are the injured now?

Despite promises of financial support and rehabilitation, many are still waiting for aid to arrive.
10 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Encroached and evicted: The vanishing Rakhines of Bangladesh

The very land that the Rakhines once regarded as their mark of existence is now shrinking
3 October 2025, 18:00 PM

How salinity corrodes the lives of Sundarbans women

Satkhira is one of the areas most affected by salinity, where both surface and groundwater are increasingly saline.
3 October 2025, 18:00 PM

Reading tiger pugmarks: Human–tiger co-existence in the Sundarbans

In the shifting mudflats and mangrove thickets of the Sundarbans, survival is a constant negotiation.
26 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Empty homes, empty promises: Who will stand by our parents?

There was a time in Bangladesh when the family home was more than just a roof over one’s head—it was a living institution. Generations grew together under its shade, sharing meals, quarrels, stories, and responsibilities.
26 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Where safety never reaches

Behind the walls and the daily chaos lies a harsher reality for the marginalised communities living in Dhaka’s bursting slums.
19 September 2025, 18:00 PM

The last monkeys of Sadhana Aushadhalaya

In Gandaria, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Puran Dhaka, two unlikely legacies are fading together: a century-old herbal medicine company and the monkeys that once thrived in these streets.
19 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Tree Hospital in Barguna: Preserving memories, nurturing the environment

The symbolism of the Tree Hospital is powerful. It shows that preserving the environment is not only about protecting forests far from human settlements
14 September 2025, 09:02 AM

The weight of untouchability: Rabidas community in Bangladesh

In the markets of North Bengal, the Rabidas community has long endured prejudice, their cobbler’s stools passed from one generation to the next.
12 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Owls in peril as forests fall

When dusk falls over the countryside, a hush settles on the trees. Once, that silence would be broken by the soft “whoo-whoo” of a spotted owlet or the eerie call of a barn owl gliding above rice paddies. Now, the night feels strangely silent.
12 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Because no one asked: Archiving the Rohingya past

It began with a question, the kind of question that arrives quietly, almost like a sigh.
5 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Last witness to a lost kingdom: Landslides push Tripura families to the brink

Once spread across several areas of Chunarughat, the Tripura people have now been reduced to just 24 families
5 September 2025, 18:00 PM

Indigenous Lives on Screen

Aung Rakhine, director of Mor Thengari (My Bicycle, 2015)—the first Chakma-language feature—shares his vision for portraying Bangladesh’s indigenous lives, as he prepares his next film, Mro, on the stories and beliefs of the Mro community.
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM

How to rescue Bangladesh from the ambulance mafia

In the critical moments of a medical emergency or sudden accident, the very service meant to save lives—the ambulance—often becomes another source of dismay.
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM

How Dhaka’s rickshaw pullers bear a hidden health toll

At dawn, when Dhaka is just beginning to stir, thousands of rickshaw pullers set off on their daily grind.
22 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Where have all the squirrels gone?

Once, the rooftops, orchards, and gardens of Bangladesh stirred with the restless energy of squirrels.
22 August 2025, 18:00 PM

Beyond the snake charms: The changing lives of the Bedes

The Daily Star (TDS): What do historical and literary sources reveal about the true origins of the Bede community?
15 August 2025, 18:00 PM