The race for the United States presidency is heating up with the launching of the much discussed presidential debates.

One of the most crucial traits of greatness is the ability to retain one's humility despite it. That would probably be an apt description of S M Ali...

At the forthcoming Climate Change summit in Paris, two parallel threads of conversations will take place in different conference rooms:

India under Narendra Modi is working like the recoil of a gun, when forward thrust is producing backward momentum. In most small

The Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh on the killing of two foreign nationals: “Two drops of water don't mean rainfall.” Not sure if

Everyday 17,000 children around the world die of hunger. And 800.5 million live in extreme hunger. The main reason behind hunger is

In spite of the screaming travel advisories to the contrary, there's been an increase in the number of foreign arrivals at Hazrat Shahjalal

Reflecting on the achievements of Bangladesh, Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF's country representative discusses how much work is ahead of us in the areas of education and health.

The issue of exploitation of child domestic labour does not catch our attention unless there is sensational news of torture in the media.

The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled "Extremism and Challenges for Bangladesh”

Travel has a transformative effect on our consciousness. It enables us to compare and contrast human systems as well as societal norms - sometimes to the advantage of the place we are visiting. However, at other times these comparisons can induce nostalgia and make us realise that familiarity often numbs our appreciation for the good things in our own surroundings.

I feel I know enough, not about life and the universe, but to assess the current security situation for foreigners in Bangladesh. At the least, from having lived here for several years, I should know about as much as I need to know.

Amid the wave of currency depreciation across emerging markets in Asia, Bangladesh Bank's (BB) fight against appreciation stands out as an intriguing challenge. Economists and the corporate sector are calling for an “engineered” depreciation of the taka to revive export competitiveness.

Coupled with a lack of general knowledge about the issue and rising costs of healthcare, access to medical resources is becoming increasingly difficult. In short, the existing system of mental healthcare delivery is simply not functioning as well as it should.

Mahfuza Akhter Happy, age 11, has suddenly become visible for the wrong reasons. She became newsworthy for being the unfortunate victim of a well-known cricket player and his wife.

HELPAge International, a UK based think tank, produced the 'Global Age Watch Index' which ranks countries according to the social and economic well-being

A couple of days ago, while I was waiting at a traffic signal I noticed a thought-provoking bumper sticker on the car in front: “I am a proud parent of a Middle School Honor Roll student.” My immediate reaction was bafflement coupled with disdain. I wondered why any parent would want to flaunt a child's achievement so blatantly! “And, should middle school grades matter enough to warrant this kind of bragging?” I muttered to myself, while staring at the sticker.

Amidst much hype and hope, the 193-member United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the 2030 Agenda with a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on September 25. The hope is that the Global Goals or SDGs will achieve these three things for all people in all countries within the next 15 years.

AS negotiators and ministers from the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries meet in Atlanta in an effort to finalise the details of the sweeping new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), some sober analysis is warranted. The biggest regional trade and investment agreement in history is not what it seems.

There is remembrance of the 9000-plus dead, yet there is an underlying resolve among the people. The dead shall not rise for sure, but