In her marriage certificate and in the record of her prime ministerial oath, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia had used August 5, 1944, and August 19, 1947 as her birthdays.

I refer to the article “Erdogan's war and US myopia” by Mr. Taj Hashmi, which was published in The Daily Star on August 3, 2015.

On August 3, he would have turned seventy five. Around seven years back, on February 26, 2008, he left us forever.

In the past two months in Bangladesh, there have been seven incidents of public lynching by people who have probably given up on the police and decided to save the day on their own.

After a prolonged stay in Dhaka, I am set to return “home.” Some readers may ask: “Where is home for you?” It's a pertinent question

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned on July 6, saying he was told shortly after Greece's decisive referendum result that

The nuclear agreement between Iran, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany, and the EU,

There has been a significant development in the war against IS. Turkey has joined the US-led coalition.

In this tense environment of growing Islamophobia in the US, the New York mayor's decision most definitely signals a positive new direction. We need to focus on the similarities that can unite, not the differences that tend to divide people.

Millions of people (including infants) of our country may be affected by arsenic from rice and they do not know much about the sources.

I could not think of a better way to pay tribute to the former president of India, late APJ Abdul Kalam than to quote the national poet of Scotland Robert Burns (Robbie Burns, died 1793).

Today is a stark reminder of the mounting challenges posed by viral hepatitis – particularly hepatitis B and C – in Bangladesh.

The logic of averaging “surplus” and “deficit” to optimise and equalise resource allocation is neither new nor actionable. For example, if

According to one Bengali folklore, albeit in reference to a woman, it is said that she who can cook can also tie up her hair. Perhaps

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the 7th BRICS summit from July 8-9, 2015 in the Siberian city of Ufa. The theme of the colloquy

Democracy in a one-party state may sound like an oxymoron, but such a thing does exist in our known world. In a single-party state

Recently, The Daily Star (July 22, 2015) reported that India will be proceeding ahead with its Rivers Interlinking Project, particularly on

The proposed pay scale of public university teachers and the suggested VAT on private universities are two issues that have recently rocked the education sector of the country. In light of these issues, Upashana Salam and Naznin Tithi spoke to the incumbent chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Professor Abdul Mannan, and former chairman of the UGC, Professor Nazrul Islam, respectively, about ways that challenges faced in higher education can be meted.

The proposed pay scale of public university teachers and the suggested VAT on private universities are two issues that have recently rocked the education sector of the country. In light of these issues, Upashana Salam and Naznin Tithi spoke to the incumbent chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), Professor Abdul Mannan, and former chairman of the UGC, Professor Nazrul Islam,respectively, about ways that challenges faced in higher education can be meted.

The surge in sadistic crimes before and after the Eid has given us some bone-chilling realisations about where our society is headed.