Recently, the US President Donald Trump announced that he would relocate the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. He also officially recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. This irresponsible and provocative step by the US administration might escalate tensions and violence in an already volatile Middle East.

Air pollution levels in Dhaka are already high. With uncontrolled emissions from motor vehicles, constant road repairs, and poorly

An article published by this newspaper on December 7 about hospital mismanagement caught my attention. The report shows how terribly the healthcare system is managed in our country.

The US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is indeed a wrong move. Despite the warning of a dire consequence from world leaders, Trump went ahead with his plan. Many world leaders seem to have opposed the move because it might spark violence and turmoil. However, in my opinion, they should have opposed the idea only on the basis that it was not a right thing to do.

Our local TV channels mostly broadcast common programmes like drama, music and talk show, cooking show, and of course, advertisements. However, we hardly find any programme on education or agriculture. Maybe our TV channels don't find it financially

The High Court's order for concerned parties to compensate the family of celebrated filmmaker Tareque Masud who was killed in a road accident in 2011 is a landmark verdict in our country's history. This will hopefully set a precedent for other victims or their families to receive compensation for their losses as well.

The news item titled “Smartphone addiction—It can lead to an imbalance in brain” published by this newspaper on December 1 caught

Digitisation of the regular operations of financial institutions yields efficiency and convenience for the customers. But on the other hand, it may expose the whole system to hacking, stealing and other security threats.

Our banking sector is in disarray, as the number of non-performing loans is soaring at an alarming level. Currently, 57 banks are operating in the country.

Recently, this newspaper published an editorial on the gross negligence of a doctor following a story published the day before.

I'm working on a wordbook for children. The other day, I needed to know the English word for Koi mas. SoI searched in Bangla Academy's dictionaries, but to no avail.

Annisul Huq, the confident, charismatic, inspiring and bold mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, has passed away, and with him a bit of hope for millions of city dwellers.

In October of this year, the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) issued a request for expressions of interest for a “Technical Assistance Project for the Preparatory Activities of the proposed Dhaka Sanitation Improvement Project (DSIP) (Phase-I).”

A report titled “World Wealth Report–2017” published by Credit Swiss Research Institute a few days ago, shocked us. The report exposed the growing wealth disparity between the rich and poor. It revealed that half of the world's wealth is in the hands of the top one percent of the world's population.

Bangladesh is very rich in terms of groundwater storage and aquifer properties and in terms of annual replenishment directly from rainfall and from many rivers and waterbodies.

Monday's lead news report in The Daily Star on illegal parking in the city should not come as a shock to anyone. I, along with millions of Dhaka residents, bear witness to this on a daily basis.

I wholeheartedly agree with the suggestion made by Biru Paksha Paul, in an op-ed piece published by this newspaper on November 12,

Recently, I came across a news story by AFP headlined VW to spend 34b euros in drive to become e-car leader. Several European nations

Many countries around the world, including Bangladesh, banned child labour. At an age when children are supposed to receive primary education, many in our country are forced to work, sometimes seven days a week.

JSC exams for class VIII students have just concluded, and class V students are gearing up for PSC (PECE) exams. My Facebook feed