The Daily Star

Teachers and their obsession with respect

Perhaps it is a point of pride for teachers that their students revere, or even fear, them.
26 September 2022, 15:06 PM

Reverse racism isn’t real. Here’s why.

We need to distinguish between racial prejudices and structural racism.
24 September 2022, 15:30 PM

Why do Celtic fans hate the Royal family?

As football fans around the world united to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, one club stood out. Tempers flared when Celtic F.C took to the field.
23 September 2022, 15:01 PM

What is happening in Iran right now

On September 13, a woman named Mahsa Amini, 22, from Iran’s Kurdish province was put under arrest for a dress-code violation in the country’s capital Tehran.
23 September 2022, 11:11 AM

How to stop being chronically online

If you use social media for countless hours, then chances are you’re chronically online.
22 September 2022, 00:00 AM

What it really means to be a tutor

Even seasoned tutors face a lot of struggles from time to time, which is absolutely normal.
22 September 2022, 00:00 AM

Checking exam scripts: One moral side of teaching

I can safely proclaim that one of the hazards of teaching is checking exam scripts.
22 September 2022, 00:00 AM

Striking a balance between work and life

Touted as an antidote to burnouts and key to increased productivity, the work-life balance is an elusive state or the mythical “best of both worlds” that many aspire to.
22 September 2022, 00:00 AM

Should patriotism be unconditional?

The idea that citizens owe unquestioned devotion and gratitude to their nation is flawed.
21 September 2022, 17:00 PM

Everything wrong with mob justice

The punishment for a crime should be proportional to the crime itself — no more and no less.
20 September 2022, 13:41 PM

House of the Dragon opening sequence explained

Here's the hidden meaning the opening sequence of House of the Dragon.
19 September 2022, 12:58 PM

The 6 Stages of Falling in Love with BTS

The enemies-to-lovers arc of becoming an ARMY.
18 September 2022, 17:00 PM

The strange failings of admission tests

The problems are systemic, and thus changes need to be made to the system.
15 September 2022, 00:00 AM

How texting reinvented the way language works

Texting is a quick way of relaying messages, but it has changed communication.
15 September 2022, 00:00 AM

How to work out when you don't want to

Once we fit the habits into our lifestyle, “not feeling like it” will be a thing of the past.
14 September 2022, 17:00 PM

Engineering students demand jobs based on memorising solution manuals

The art of ingesting and dumping irrelevant information has been mastered by Bangladeshi students.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM

The eyes that follow me, even in my street

The notion that privacy exists for women often feels like a myth.
13 September 2022, 16:00 PM

I am a 1000 taka note and I feel unwanted

Unlike most of you, I don’t have the luxury of determining my self-worth.
11 September 2022, 17:23 PM

The Bangladeshi Hero Political Compass

The real use of the political compass is to see where Bangladesh heroes fit in.
11 September 2022, 15:00 PM

To the groupmates who disappear in the middle of assignments

Certain teammates will mysteriously disappear into thin air whenever their work is due.
10 September 2022, 15:00 PM