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
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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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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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Improving education needs the right kind of political strategies
The elections held in the US in the first week of November this year had state and local representatives, including two governors, mayors and school board members, up for selection.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
How is Hong Kong strategising for 2047?
What is Hong Kong’s pathway to 2047? Since HKSAR’s return to China in 1997 under the 50-year One Country, Two Systems principle, which is due to end in 2047, Hongkongers have emphasised Two Systems, neglecting the timeline to One Country.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Is Bangladesh at risk of falling into the Chinese debt trap?
Bangladesh, the second highest recipient of China’s investment in South Asia after Pakistan, imports the highest volume of goods from China, making the country Bangladesh’s largest trading partner.
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Climate destroyers’ pledge to save Earth too little, too late
“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realise we cannot eat money.”
7 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Why COP26 will fail
The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) now underway in Glasgow might conclude with a big international agreement.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Remembering the tragedy of November 7, 1975
On November 7, 1975, a turbulent and dark chapter opened up in the history of Bangladesh.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Donor agendas must include investments in higher education
The global education sector continues to endure a tumultuous period of diminishing funding and resource allocation, as competing priorities such as health, humanitarian aid and other social services require urgent financial responses from the international community.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
The future of Bangladesh’s new frontier cities
According to media reports, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) recently decided to demolish and rebuild 805 bridges nationwide to pay the price of erroneous planning.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Will Glasgow fix the broken climate finance promises?
The current climate mitigation plans will result in a catastrophic 2.7 degrees Celsius rise in world temperature. USD 1.6-3.8 trillion is needed annually to avoid global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius.
5 November 2021, 18:00 PM
For communal violence, the burden of guilt falls on the majority too
My dearest Hindu sisters and brothers, I am overcome with grief, outrage and shame as I write to you.
5 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Celebrating cooperatives, reimagining economies
On the first Saturday in November, Bangladesh observes the National Cooperatives Day.
5 November 2021, 18:00 PM
The road to development begins with education
We are the biggest applauders of our own successes. Sometimes, regional and international arenas, too, portray our positive growth through development indicators.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
UP election violence doesn’t bode well for sound local governance
Over the past few weeks, almost every day, we have read news reports on clashes in the lead-up to the November 11 union parishad (UP) elections.
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
What future do we have to offer our youth?
In the past few generations, the world has changed extremely rapidly—and it is likely to continue to do so. Artificial intelligence threatens many of our existing jobs and even raises the question as to what need there will be for human workers in the future.
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s geopolitical position provides for unique opportunities
Born during the height of the Cold War, Bangladesh is a nation state that is uniquely embroiled in the machinations of geopolitics.
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM
For effective town planning, we must learn from past mistakes
Town planning is both a science and an art of designing and developing urban areas.
3 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Jail Killing Day: How the horrors of November 3 transpired
It was in the early hours of November 3 when a warning bell went off inside the central jail in the heart of Dhaka city. As dawn approached, a sense of deepening fear engulfed the indoors of the new jail.
2 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Using a wartime slur to score political points
The Razakar Bahini was a paramilitary force created by the Pakistan Army with local collaborators during the Liberation War in 1971.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Power generation using nuclear energy is cheaper and safer
Since the very inception of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project, the corresponding unit cost of generating electricity—per kilowatt-hour (kWh)—has been a subject of much speculation.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM
How Nepal has managed to double its tiger population
Among the 13 tiger range countries in the world, Nepal is heading towards becoming the first country to meet the goal of doubling its tiger population—termed TX2 (Tigers times two)—by 2022.
1 November 2021, 18:00 PM