The much debated Digital Security Bill 2018 has recently been passed in the parliament with a provision that allows police officials to

Because of rapid advances in technology, human beings are becoming increasingly connected at a pace never seen before. Technology is affecting everyone's life, and the same is the case for us here in Bangladesh.

According to a report by US space agency NASA, the Padma River has devoured over 66,000 hectares of land since 1967 in Bangladesh. In the process, hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes

Over the last few years, the government has, to its credit, been able to increase power generation and expand distribution, all the while reducing power loss considerably.

I have been taken aback by the United Nation's recent probe report that describes “crimes of the highest order” committed by Myanmar's military forces against the country's minority Rohingya nationals.

With police and scout members intervening in trying to bring some discipline on the roads, the traffic situation seems to be improving. However, the fact remains that the traffic infrastructure is too poor for traffic rules to be fully enforced.

The press is called the fourth estate of a democracy. “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter,” said Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, highlighting the importance of the press.

The Daily Star published a story titled “Erosion in Naria” on September 18, showing the devastating state of Naria Upazila due to the worsening river erosion of Padma.

Alonso Quixote, the eponymous hero of the Spanish novel Don Quixote, was portrayed as riding on a donkey, fighting with air and showing bravery against imaginary enemies.

On September 5, The Daily Star published a story on Bangladeshi migrant workers in Malaysia, reporting that the Malaysian government had started a massive crackdown to round up undocumented workers.

Recently, a New York-based institution, Wealth X, has released its World Ultra Wealth Report 2018, according to which, Bangladesh, which is only just on the path to becoming a developing country, has the fastest growing ultra-wealthy population in the world.

Earlier, I wrote about the sorry state of the Pantha Kunja park near Karwan Bazar and it is amazing to see that the authorities concerned

Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her civilian administration have been a silent accomplice in what has been described as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing” against the country's Rohingya minority. Suu Kyi has not only failed to stand up against the systematic killings of Rohingyas by the military, she also defended it.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as many as 1.4 billion people in the world are at high risk of cardiovascular diseases because they do not exercise sufficiently.

Ever since democracy was restored in the country in the 90s, the two major parties—Awami League and BNP—have been at loggerheads.

The Daily Star published a front-page story titled “No Ducsu polls in 27 years” yesterday. It is really unfortunate that Dhaka University

Dhaka, besides being one of the most densely populated cities in the world, is cramped with thousands of unplanned and dangerous

I was shocked to learn from a report in this newspaper about Dhaleshwari River being polluted by the newly built tannery factories.

As a developing nation, we should closely follow developments regarding the ongoing US-China “trade war.” There could be consequences of the war, both positive and negative, for us in terms of trade and economy.

There's no denying that ride-sharing services have made our lives a bit comfortable as we can now call a ride whenever we want using a