If one must identify the fundamental premise of the founding of independent Bangladesh, it is democracy—we can claim that democracy was

For nearly three weeks, India has been witnessing massive protests from farmer organisations across the country.

On December 21, the first day of winter this year, the two gaseous giants in the solar system—Jupiter and Saturn—will put up a spectacular display in the evening sky.

Immunisation saves lives and promotes life-long health and well-being. It is among the most powerful public health and development interventions that exist.

Most countries of the world have moved in the past 50 years from the age-old practice of government secrecy towards making their work largely accessible by the public through Right to Information (RTI) or Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation.

In a rare admission of the suffering caused by the targeted sanctions imposed by the United States, Carrie Lam, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, told the media that she had lost all banking services and had to transact solely in cash.

Dr Shamsuddin Ahmed, FRCS, was the head of the department of surgery at Sylhet Medical College in March, 1971. When the genocide against our people started on March 25, he was not surprised or taken aback.

What happens when the home becomes a prison and the companion a monster? In Bangladesh, a country with a high rate of domestic violence, it is a sad reality for countless women and children.

Many countries are battling the second wave of Covid-19. The pandemic has already caused unprecedented devastation, affecting our way of living,

Twenty-Four years ago, when the prime ministers of Bangladesh and India signed the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty on December 12, 1996, it was quite a different world to mark such a milestone.

In 2011, people reclaimed the streets, parks and public spaces in major financial districts across the world as part of the Occupy Movement.

In public discourse, there are two images of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani: “Green Maulana” and “Red Maulana”.

Corruption is at once a bureaucratic, institutional and political problem. A cure for this problem lies in accountability because there is a clear connection between corruption and lack of accountability.

Do any of our universities, public and private, ever ask their students: “Have you thought of leaving your institution for another?”

The toxic political fallout of the recent presidential elections has truly tarnished America’s reputation.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Paris Accord hammered out by more than 190 countries at the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21).

On October 6, Robiul Islam Khandokar, 35, a district correspondent of the national daily Sangbad in Rajbari, wrote a Facebook status appealing to the prime minister: “Honourable Prime Minister[,] an utterly deranged person is trying to cause unrest in the peaceful Rajbari.” (My translation)

December is a month of celebration. Early in this month in 1971, the final assault on the barbarous Pakistani army was launched by the gallant freedom fighters.

Historically, around the world women’s decision-making capacity regarding reproductive health choices had been limited by their husbands and society.

Dr Iftekharuzzaman is Executive Director, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB). In this interview with Badiuzzaman Bay of The Daily Star, he talks about distinctive features of corruption in Bangladesh, the role of the ACC, the government’s anti-corruption drive, and ways to curb systemic corruption.