The much-awaited Anti-Discrimination Bill, 2022 was placed in parliament on April 5 by Law Minister Anisul Huq, which was then sent to the Parliamentary

The tragedy of two innocent by-standers’ lives squandered, hundreds injured, shops damaged and burnt, and business worth crores of taka during the

Recently, I have been reminiscing about my music guru, the late Kanika Banerjee (known to her intimate circle as Mohordi).

Bangladesh is amazingly green. Yet, historically, our natural forests have always been limited. In 2000, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics estimated our total forest area to be 2.6 million hectares.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent sanctions against Russia have already created a global energy insecurity.

The US economy has begun to display a bizarre combination of conflicting signals, making global recovery largely unpredictable.

Dear Reehan Rahman, My father, photojournalist and editor Shafiqul Islam Kajol, was added to the list of hundreds of Bangladeshi victims of enforced disappearance on March 10, 2020.

Price hikes of essential goods during Ramadan has become a regular occurrence in Bangladesh. It is justified, from an economic point of

Tall high-rise buildings dot the sea front of Galle Face. Most are international hotel chains, and one is a swanky upmarket shopping mall—a

The recent publication of the drafts of two long-awaited legislations on regulating the usage of internet in Bangladesh have stoked some debate on their likely impact on both the citizens and businesses.

Prof Rehman Sobhan (RS) continues to amaze.

The draft Anti-Discrimination Bill 2022 was placed in parliament on April 5, 2022. Long years of civil society engagement and advocacy with the government have catalysed this initiative.

Street vendors in Dhaka are popular for selling a wide range of goods at a lower price to customers, mostly from middle and low-income communities.

Geographically, Plassey and Baidyanathtala are quite close to one another. Both are also significant in the history of Bengalis.

Some time ago, I took to Facebook and wrote about an encounter with a member of the Hijra community, and how, because I didn’t have any change to offer, she (Ms Roy) told me she’d be happy if I could give her one of my makeup products.

Today, we present tales that have been gathered from ordinary Bangladeshis.

The Bibiyana gas field in Bangladesh’s Habiganj district is the highest quantity gas producer in Bangladesh.

For the people of Ukraine, the Russian invasion is a waking nightmare—a humanitarian disaster on a terrifying scale. But the war is also fast becoming a matter of life and death for vulnerable people around the world.

Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq, the Ahmad Sharif professor at the Department of Bangla in the University of Dhaka, speaks about the verdict on Prof Humayun Azad murder case, which came out yesterday, and the overall situation in Bangladesh in a conversation with Shamsuddoza Sajen and Priyam Paul of The Daily Star.

The second song of Coke Studio Bangla, titled “Prarthona” (Prayer), was released on the eve of Ramadan this year. It was the same time when both the mainstream and social media flooded with updates, news, and views on the harassment of a Hindu female college teacher by a Muslim male police constable for wearing a teep on her forehead.