Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future
23 October 2025, 18:30 PM
Opinion
Can Trump’s Gaza ceasefire redefine peace in Middle East?
23 October 2025, 14:00 PM
Opinion
The dilemma triangle of our tertiary education
23 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Opinion
MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens
23 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Opinion
Ports for private profit or national progress?
23 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
New data regulations warrant urgent rethinking
22 October 2025, 06:29 AM
Opinion
Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women
22 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Opinion
Opinion / Uniforms do not outrank the constitution
22 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
National Road Safety Day / ‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’
22 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
The unfinished revolution for women's political rights
23 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
A forgotten partition: Myanmar’s long separation from South Asia
What was the first partition of the British Raj in 1937 created a separate crown colony with very little representative government
30 September 2022, 17:00 PM
Who will take care of us in our old age?
We need to refocus old age care to ensuring “a good life for the elderly people” rather than on “prolonging their lives.”
30 September 2022, 12:40 PM
‘Decision to use EVMs defies all logic’
Badiul Alam Majumdar discusses the controvery surrounding the Election Commission's decision to use EVMs with The Daily Star.
29 September 2022, 17:00 PM
‘Louha tribhuj’ and the political economy of development
A political economy lens is needed to understand the current situation of Bangladesh.
29 September 2022, 16:42 PM
Welcome to Millennial Motherhood
After eight years of being an active mother, I have finally come to terms with acknowledging the identity of motherhood.
29 September 2022, 13:30 PM
Tempering expectations in the aftermath of ICJ’s decision
What does the recent ICJ decision regarding Myanmar mean for Rohingya refugees?
28 September 2022, 18:52 PM
How can we expect farmers to survive on rice alone?
One does not have to be a doctor or a researcher to understand that food security is not just about having rice three times a day.
28 September 2022, 10:37 AM
Why our women footballers’ victory is so significant
Our national women’s football team’s victory surely gives us all, especially the women, an extraordinary level of confidence.
28 September 2022, 04:00 AM
Peterson, Rogan, Tate: The cult of toxic masculinity
What do a clinical psychologist, an ex-kickboxer and a colour commentator have in common?
27 September 2022, 16:00 PM
The sorry state of rivers in Bangladesh
There used to be more than a thousand rivers crisscrossing through Bangladesh. Many of those rivers are now lost, mostly due to human interventions.
27 September 2022, 14:00 PM
How can we increase our remittance?
Remittances sent by expatriate Bangladeshis are one of the vital sources of foreign currencies for the country’s economy.
26 September 2022, 15:00 PM
Human Development Report 2021-22: Takeaways for Bangladesh
With almost everyone everywhere feeling distressed, six out of seven individuals in the world feel unsettled and insecure today.
26 September 2022, 13:00 PM
ICT in Bangladesh’s primary education: A UNO's perspective
Primary school children should be introduced to the wealth of educational materials available on the internet.
26 September 2022, 11:23 AM
Is the military junta losing its ground in Myanmar?
Currently, the military junta is in deep trouble in Rakhine.
25 September 2022, 15:00 PM
The human right to disconnect
We shouldn't let the line between work hours and personal hours become blurred
25 September 2022, 12:34 PM
SAFF champions' treatment shows how we devalue women
To be seen, to simply exist and take up space – on sporting fields, in courts of justice, on buses and in public office – shouldn’t have to be a revolutionary act.
25 September 2022, 10:30 AM
Can we reimagine rivers before it is too late?
It is a tragic irony that riverine Bangladesh has become the land of dying rivers.
24 September 2022, 19:30 PM
Kamla Bhasin believed in the power of love, not the love of power
Remembering feminist activist, writer and poet Kamla Bhasin on her one-year death anniversary.
24 September 2022, 15:00 PM
Bangladesh’s currency conundrum: What role can interest rates play?
Bangladesh Bank can better fix the currency turmoil by freeing both interest rate and exchange rate to adjust over time.
24 September 2022, 14:00 PM
We need a Global Summit on Inequality
The latest World Inequality Report shows tackling climate change and social injustice are part of a total political package.
24 September 2022, 12:30 PM