Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women
Women’s physical appearance has once again become a battleground for cultural and political power.
Opinion
Timely election must for economic stability
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Opinion
Zero pass rate a sign of bigger problems
23 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Opinion
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future
Can the vision for 'New Bangladesh' ignore the poor, farmers, workers, youth, women, or employment and climate crises?
Geopolitical Insights
Why global crises are pushing the world towards renewables
The urgency to move away from fossil fuels and into renewables isn’t just about climate change anymore.
Opinion
NHRC response to The Daily Star editorial
25 April 2024, 05:00 AM
Opinion
Destruction of Hargazi Canal
24 April 2024, 08:18 AM
Opinion
Explainer / Why are BNP, Jamaat, NCP leaders accompanying Yunus to UNGA?
22 September 2025, 06:57 AM
News
Watch / No provision in the constitution should be outside the purview of judiciary: Mahfuz Anam
2 September 2025, 16:15 PM
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How accurate is Trump's claim about $29 million?
25 February 2025, 16:25 PM
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‘King's Party’ tag still sticks on BNP: Samantha Sharmin
30 December 2024, 13:29 PM
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How could 30,000 foreigners stay here without valid papers?
23 December 2024, 19:27 PM
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Why Asian ads are more emotional
Oftentimes, the storytelling in local TVCs focuses more on the sentiments of the protagonist rather than the attributes of what the ad is trying to sell.
23 March 2022, 16:02 PM
The path to cultural redemption
The Nazrul Festival 2022, a two-day cultural extravaganza that was open to the public, has recently concluded.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Morality in the age of social media
The evolution of morality and ethics in the 21st century has taken a whole new direction, owing to the mass awareness and participation made possible by the ubiquity of social media.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Our apathy towards the suicide epidemic
Every death is a tragedy, but when a young life is cut short, there is almost always a deeper level of empathy, a shared commiseration at the sadness of a life not lived.
21 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Nothing is more alarming than when women do patriarchy’s work for it
A few days ago, a video that went viral showed a young college-going girl beating her harasser on a bus, ripping his shirt in the process, and making him beg for forgiveness.
20 March 2022, 18:00 PM
50 Years of Brac: An education legacy lighting the way
It hardly needs saying that the towering personality of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed left its indelible mark on Brac’s vision, mission and programmes in all the areas of development in which the organisation has been engaged.
20 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Expectations from the new US ambassador to Bangladesh
Can Peter D. Haas, the new US ambassador to Bangladesh, help take our bilateral ties to a new height?
20 March 2022, 10:12 AM
Payra Seaport: Another step towards prosperity
In response to the country’s expanding needs, a modern, environmentally-friendly seaport is being created in South Bengal.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Are celebrities liable for the brands they endorse?
On December 4 last year, in the immediate aftermath of the crumbling of Evaly’s empire of sand, celebrities Rafiath Rashid Mithila, Tahsan Khan and Shabnam Faria were sued by a customer of the e-commerce platform for “aiding and abetting fraud.”
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi media’s troubling tango with fake news
Oftentimes, we hear politicians, academics and journalists laying great emphasis on how the mainstream media can play its part to fight the menace of fake news and misinformation.
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Assange extradition: On to the next hurdle
With Julian Assange still, for no rational reason, held in maximum security, the legal process around his extradition continues to meander its way through the overgrown bridleways of the UK’s legal system.
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM
The impossible quest for an ideal CEC
The formation or the journey of an Election Commission has rarely been a welcoming event in Bangladesh. It is always the chief election commissioners (CECs) who are blamed for all electoral evils.
17 March 2022, 18:00 PM
If war wins, climate action loses
The Ukraine war is a tragedy of tragedies, catastrophic for the Ukrainian people, a disaster for the global economy and a real setback for
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
The Politics and Economics of Bangabandhu’s Six Points
Our independence was not accomplished overnight; the path to the freedom struggle was not smooth.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Our migrants are suffering. What can we do to help?
International migration plays a significantly large role in our economy.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Celebrating DU centenary in my own way
Winter always lingers delightfully on the Dhaka University campus. The fallen leaves of myriad colours underneath the tall trees create a surreal montage against the green grass.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM
87 Years of Ahsania Mission
Ahsania Mission was established to promote the spiritual development of people all over the world and to strengthen the bond of love between people.
15 March 2022, 09:49 AM
Deciphering Dhaka’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war
Bangladesh has once again found itself as a target for Western ire, following its abstention from voting on a resolution condemning Russian military aggression in Ukraine, during a rare emergency session of the UN General Assembly that took place on March 2, 2021.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM
People's right to know v. Official secrecy: Can the former triumph?
The Information Commission of Bangladesh delivered a much-awaited decision on March 8, 2022, and a much-needed shot in the arm of the right to information (RTI) regime in Bangladesh.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM
More than a pastoral poet
Today—March 14—marks the 46th death anniversary of Jasim Uddin (1903-1976). Popularly called “palli kabi” (folk poet), Jasim Uddin is also considered a major Bangla poet.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM