Women at the Forefront: Shaping Climate Action in Bangladesh
5 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Breaking Barriers: Recognize and Empower Women Fisherfolks
29 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Police reform hinges on independent commission
20 September 2025, 18:14 PM
Star roundtable on LDC graduation / Reform or brace for setbacks
15 September 2025, 18:18 PM
Star roundtable-3 / Simpler rules key to smooth transition from LDC
2 September 2025, 18:11 PM
It's a national crisis
28 August 2025, 21:42 PM
Service barriers, financing gaps stifle young entrepreneurs
28 August 2025, 21:40 PM
Skills, compliance, and coordination vital for agro export readiness
26 August 2025, 18:00 PM
No emission goals without sustainable land management
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Towards an Agricultural Price Commission: Safeguarding Farmers’ Livelihoods
24 August 2025, 18:00 PM
How girls are realizing their potentials: Opportunities and challenges
The saying goes, “if creating opportunities isn’t possible, remove the roadblocks so they can create their own.” Unfortunately, there is a prevalent mindset to restrict, particularly girls, from exploring their potential.
23 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Disability-inclusive National Budget 2023-24
Access Bangladesh Foundation in association with The Daily Star, DCF, NCDW, Sitakund Federation,
21 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Holistic approach imperative to end malnutrition and gender inequality among adolescents
Joint Action for Nutrition Outcome (JANO), in association with The Daily Star, organized a roundtable titled "Adolescent Nutrition,
20 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Dissemination Workshop on Strengthening Family Planning through Advocacy: Learnings and Opportunities
Marie Stopes Bangladesh has been working in Bangladesh since 1988 with a mission that translates Children by Choice, not Chance.
9 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Saving mother nature, saving us
USAID in association with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Saving mother nature, saving us – The role of youth in leading conservation and climate resilience’ on December 18, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
4 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Ensuring the rights of small-scale fishers for the sustainable fisheries sector in Bangladesh
In our country, the ratio of the formal to informal sector is around 15% to 85%.
26 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Biofortified crops: Connecting value chain actors and policymakers in Bangladesh
HarvestPlus - Bangladesh Initiative to Enhance Nutrition Security and Governance (BIeNGS) Project organized a roundtable titled “Biofortified crops:
9 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Understanding adolescent pregnancy in Bangladesh
During the liberation war, people living in refugee camps didn’t receive any sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services.
24 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Effectiveness of Flood Early Warning System in Building Climate Resilience
The Flood Resilience project, funded by Z Zurich Foundation has three objectives: increasing investment in climate-smart, risk-
14 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Financing Loss and Damage and Displacement - A Global Call for Climate Justice
Although Bangladesh accounts for a very small portion of global emissions, it is one of the countries most affected by climate change. Hence, Bangladesh must raise her voice seeking compensation for the loss and damage the country suffers from.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Violence against female sex workers in Dhaka city
Sex Workers Network (SWN) organized a research findings dissemination session titled “Qualitative study on violence among the female sex workers in Dhaka City, Bangladesh” on September 22, 2022. The study was funded by CREA, an international feminist human rights organization. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
19 October 2022, 18:00 PM
SDGs and Youth in Bangladesh
The Citizen’s Platform for SDGs Bangladesh in partnership with UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Action organised a day-long conference titled “SDGs and Youth in Bangladesh: Present Perspectives and Future Outlook” on September 1, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
World Sight Day 2022
Today, 13 October, marks World Sight Day 2022.In Bangladesh, the number of people in need of eye care is spiralling. In 2020, 19 in every 100 adults aged 30 years or older had visual impairment (Nationwide Blindness Survey 2020).
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Exploring the implementation of disability-inclusive WASH policy commitments in Bangladesh
WaterAid Bangladesh in partnership with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Exploring the implementation of disability-inclusive WASH policy commitments in Bangladesh” on September 24, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
29 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Mental Health: The Role of Media
To improve our mental health ecosystem journalists and mental health professionals should work together. We need to make people aware of the importance of mental health. We have to take care of our mental health and help others with mental health problems.
19 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Policy Café on Women’s Safety in Public Places
Policy Café is one of the signature programmes of the Centre for Research and Information (CRI). It provides a platform where young people can discuss various public interest issues with relevant stakeholders from the public and private sectors.
5 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Rivers and our future
The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Rivers and Our Future’ on June 4, 2022. Here we publish a summary of the discussion.
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Invest more in girls
The Tipping Point Initiative of CARE Bangladesh addresses the root causes of child early and forced marriage (CEFM) through gender transformative social norms programming.
3 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Allocations for children in Bangladesh’s public expenditure
In FY2015-16, the government, for the first time, prepared a separate budget for children. This was a reflection of the government’s commitment towards raising the welfare of Bangladesh’s children.
26 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Issues faced by plainland ethnic minority communities in Bangladesh
Traidcraft Exchange has been implementing the ‘Fighting Forced Labour with Adivasi and Dalit Communities in South Asia (MUKTEE)’ Project in Bangladesh since 2019.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM