Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women
Women’s physical appearance has once again become a battleground for cultural and political power.
Timely election must for economic stability
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Zero pass rate a sign of bigger problems
23 October 2025, 05:00 AM
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.
NHRC response to The Daily Star editorial
25 April 2024, 05:00 AM
Destruction of Hargazi Canal
24 April 2024, 08:18 AM
Explainer / Why are BNP, Jamaat, NCP leaders accompanying Yunus to UNGA?
22 September 2025, 06:57 AM
Watch / No provision in the constitution should be outside the purview of judiciary: Mahfuz Anam
2 September 2025, 16:15 PM
How accurate is Trump's claim about $29 million?
25 February 2025, 16:25 PM
‘King's Party’ tag still sticks on BNP: Samantha Sharmin
30 December 2024, 13:29 PM
How could 30,000 foreigners stay here without valid papers?
23 December 2024, 19:27 PM
A peaceful message from a peace rally!
The ruling Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday threatened to pour uranium on the heads of BNP leaders to calm them
10 October 2023, 10:25 AM
Who is responsible for the ‘unnatural death’ of Bhuban Shil?
It was an unlikely death for 55-year-old Bhuban Chandra Shil, a lawyer who lived in Dhaka city for work while his family stayed in Maizdi, Noakhali
25 September 2023, 14:32 PM
Human-centric globalisation: Taking G20 to the last mile, leaving none behind
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" -- these two words capture a deep philosophy. It means"'the world is one family". This is an all-embracing outlook that encourages us to progress as one universal family, transcending borders, languages, and ideologies. During India's G20 presidency, this has translated into a call for human-centric progress. As One Earth, we are coming together to nurture our planet. As One Family, we support each other in the pursuit of growth. And we move together towards a shared future -- One Future -- which is an undeniable truth in these interconnected times
7 September 2023, 04:51 AM
Why we need personal boundaries
Most people feel an unspoken need to belong to a certain group, usually one in which you believe you do not belong.
25 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Japanese mother vs Bangladeshi father: Key takeaways
Bangladesh's good reputation was marred due to the legal process and father’s use of social media to stir up support for his case.
18 August 2023, 09:00 AM
Can BNP really put up a good fight?
One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign
6 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Private investment in infrastructure: where are we now?
An onslaught of crises is hitting developing countries the hardest. Multiple challenges—climate change, surging debt, sticky inflation, high interest rates, depreciating currencies, conflict, and food insecurity—are imperiling families' ability to put food on the table, send their children to school, and weather natural disasters.
21 May 2023, 08:46 AM
Forget jobs. Will AI come for our joy?
At the risk of sounding another alarm bell, what are we to make of technology that arrives not only to optimise and improve human life but also to rob humans from our sources of joy and expression?
20 May 2023, 15:00 PM
The Bay of Bengal and Bangladesh in the Indo-Pacific region
The Bay of Bengal countries have the potential to form a cohesive community that fosters economic cooperation, promotes peaceful connectivity, and addresses common challenges, charting a path towards prosperity and security for the region and beyond.
11 May 2023, 06:53 AM
How to curb thalassemia in Bangladesh
Many thalassemia patients are transfusion-dependent for life, starting from the age of six months.
8 May 2023, 12:36 PM
To make Bangladesh an aviation hub, we must invest in our airlines
Biman Bangladesh Airlines needs to undergo a major transformation in order to grow and expand significantly.
8 May 2023, 08:33 AM
Trouble brewing in AL’s backyard
It appears, then, that the Awami League’s bold rhetoric of development and prosperity, transparency and good governance, and fostering democracy is rendered hollow by its own partymen – unwittingly or not.
5 May 2023, 14:28 PM
Is Bangladesh prepared to face the wrath of an earthquake?
Dhaka has been marked as one of the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes in the world.
5 May 2023, 08:36 AM
Crime and Punishment in Uttar Pradesh
The shortcomings of India’s criminal justice system extend far beyond Uttar Pradesh. Just last month, the 69 defendants accused of perpetrating the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre in Ahmedabad were all acquitted.
5 May 2023, 01:00 AM
Whose job is it to tackle Bangladesh’s growing cybercrime problem?
As more people in Bangladesh become aware of the prevalence and seriousness of cybercrime, we must take a stricter stance against it. No one should be deprived of their right to seek support and protection from cybercrime.
2 May 2023, 10:00 AM
Four ways to boost clean energy in Bangladesh
Can the upcoming budget in Bangladesh guide the vulnerable power and energy sectors towards economic sustainability and energy security?
27 April 2023, 04:46 AM
Is World Bank ready for the New World?
Attempting to tackle poverty and climate change simultaneously could lead some governments to make costly and counterproductive decisions.
18 April 2023, 08:38 AM
‘Don’t you dare name any names’
A mere “questioning” sent two of those students to the ICU. The ordeal didn’t end there. BCL leaders and activists forcibly entered the ICU and threatened the two ailing students. They said, “You are comfortable here [in the ICU]. We didn’t beat you much, and yet you are creating drama out of it. Don’t you dare name any names”
13 February 2023, 17:45 PM
An Indo-Pacific Outlook for Bangladesh
A specific strategy would project Bangladesh as an active and responsible stakeholder in the region
28 January 2023, 01:00 AM
‘New year, new curriculum’ cannot transform our school education
Throughout 2022, education authorities focused on returning to a “normal” routine, making minimal adjustments mostly in organising public examinations.
28 December 2022, 16:01 PM