The country’s banking sector is already volatile and saturated.Yet, three more commercial banks, namely Bengal Bank, People’s Bank and Citizen Bank, were licensed this February.

Countless Rohingya Muslims have been forced to leave their ancestral land, Rakhine. These people have been persecuted mercilessly by the Myanmar government, an act which has been recognised as ethnic cleansing by UN officials. When it came to the attention of the world community, Bangladesh volunteered to provide asylum to this minority group.

Eid, one of the biggest festivals for Muslims, drives countless Dhaka-dwellers to rush to their hometowns. People from all walks of life want to spend Eid with their loved ones back home.

It is with great discomfort that we are witnessing the indefinite strike enforced by the state-run jute mill workers, which is causing

The recent incident of gang-rape and murder of Shahinoor Akter Tania—a nurse at Ibne Sina Hospital’s Kalyanpur branch—on a moving bus is just a tragic reminder of how unsafe our public transports are for female travellers.

We have this strange mentality that drives us to destroy things first and then scramble to rebuild them. This applies to almost everything of worth ranging from towns and cities built over centuries to precious natural resources like rivers and forests. When it comes to nature, we have a habit of thinking that we can get away with causing harm to it. But as they say, “every action has an equal and opposite reaction.”

Mother’s Day is celebrated in many countries of the world, including in Bangladesh, on May 13. In the US it is celebrated on the second

After family, school plays the most important role in the process of a child’s socialisation. After receiving basic education in primary schools, when students enter secondary schools in their adolescent years, they go through many physical and mental changes. During this period, controlling emotions become a big issue for them.

There is no denying that Bangladesh has achieved remarkable economic progress. It has begun its graduation process from the Least Developed Country (LDC) group and is set to become a middle-income economy by 2021.

Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Bangladesh is a country where various flora and fauna used to thrive. But in recent years, due to excessive population growth, poaching,

Despite Bangladesh progressing in various sectors, it is failing to provide adequate security for women. Whenever we open our newspapers or scroll through our newsfeeds on social media, we see the brutal severity of the situation. There is a new name every

The proposed merger of two telecom companies has worried the subscribers as monopoly may increase the expenditure of the users

The job-seekers in the country have long been demanding an increase in the age limit of entry to government jobs to 35 years.

Sometimes it can be quite bothersome to walk around with an empty bottle or a packet. This is why we see so many people throwing

India issues a large number of medical visas to Bangladeshi patients every year, thanks to the country’s failing health system.

The summer in our country has been lovingly dubbed “the season of fruits”—and with good reason. Most of the succulent fruits are

The transgender community in Bangladesh has finally earned full voting rights. This means that from now on, they would be able to

Religious extremism has become a global issue in our times. Bangladesh too has not been immune to such a global problem and has, time and again, fallen victim to it. Our government, however, is not doing enough to fight the threat of militancy and communal violence,

The Daily Star has recently published a report titled “Saudi crash kills 10 Bangladeshis”. This is really unfortunate news and our hearts go out for the bereaved families of those victims.