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Timely election must for economic stability
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Zero pass rate a sign of bigger problems
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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?
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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.
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NHRC response to The Daily Star editorial
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Destruction of Hargazi Canal
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‘King's Party’ tag still sticks on BNP: Samantha Sharmin
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How could 30,000 foreigners stay here without valid papers?
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“Water treaties aren't legally binding; what binds them is goodwill“
Shafiqul Islam (SI): At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, they put water at the top of the international agenda, meaning
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Questions never answered
Recalling a nightmare is never a pleasant experience, yet every year this time my mind is thrown back to the eerie morning of May 30,
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Oslo conference on Rohingyas and Suu Kyi's exclusion
Over the last 15 days, the world watched with horror and disbelief the news reports about Rohingyas from Myanmar drifting in over-crowded vessels in the Andaman Sea, half-starved, disease-stricken and dying.
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Challenges and policy impediments
Almost three decades ago, following many other countries, Bangladesh took the decision to break the state owned monopoly in the telecom sector.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM
AN ODE TO JOHN AND ALICIA Two beautiful hearts
There's never been a shortage of drama with John Nash. With probably the shortest reference letter, 'this man is a genius' from Richard Duffin,
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM
What makes a criminal?
In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Dr. Md. Ziaur Rahman, Professor and Chairman of Department of Criminology at the University of Dhaka talks to Amitava Kar about the trends of crime and what needs to be done.
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM
What it means for Bangladesh
On the world's geopolitical stage, the US and China are the two topmost actors of the 21st century; and India is not trailing very far
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Imagine a typical day's workload – morning starts with having breakfast, transporting ourselves to work, checking our mail, making
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Gone too soon
Shayera Moula, who had been with The Daily Star since the age of 15, passed away on May 29.
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Of 'generally immoral' character
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha deserves kudos for his timely remarks against a draconian provision of the Evidence Act of 1872,
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Education first
More children are going to primary schools now than ever in Bangladesh. Primary enrolment rate (net) has increased from 87.2 percent
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
About Social Business
I don't argue for transforming or replacing the conventional business. My argument is based on two basic features of human beings:
30 May 2015, 18:00 PM
SILOS OR PUZZLE?
Over the last decade, Bangladesh has spent over half-a-billion US dollars on hundreds of projects to tackle climate change.
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Living dangerously is not a choice
Unauthorised construction and rampant violation of code, yes, but have we tried to find other Rana Plazas in the country?
29 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Opinion: Solve MRP problem soon, or face forex slump
3 million Bangladeshi workers in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and UAE are facing uncertainty over failure to convert their manual passports into machine readable ones.
29 May 2015, 05:11 AM
Demographic dividends, Jinjira and vocational training
There is an African proverb: “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.” This sits in well with Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb pronouncing his life's lesson in his last days...
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM
A human way to do business
I believe the division between social and conventional business is artificial and antiquated. All businesses are done by people and for people. All businesses are, therefore, social.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Analysis: Catching sex offenders, good job Rab
It is a rare sense of relief to note that the Rab has been able to arrest two men in connection with the gang-rape of a young Garo woman a few days ago.
27 May 2015, 11:46 AM
"Legislative and cultural change cannot come about separately."
Flavia Agnes, prominent Indian lawyer and co-founder and director of MAJLIS, India, speaks to Nahela Nowshin of The Daily Star on May 16 at the second forum of Gender, Justice and Religion held at Spectra Convention Centre in Dhaka.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM
She Power: A tribute to my mother Begum Nurjahan Murshid
In the relatively brief history of our nation, a few good women stand out as the torch bearers of women's empowerment and gender justice.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM