Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.

Over the past month, journalists and activists have been subjected to an amplified scale of threats, intimidation, and incarceration at the hands of powerful group.

Adarsha owner Mahabub Rahman, activist Baki Billah, journalist Bithy Shoptorshi and artist Arup Rahee have spoken to The Daily Star Opinion.

Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?

We should be concerned about the deployment of surveillance tech without any judicial oversight

This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.

A consensus among political parties is essential for holding a good election.

The political culture that has been bred in the country by the ruling party is one of impunity, where party members are, directly or indirectly, encouraged to violently suppress dissenting voices. The slapping of Inamul Haque is merely a result of that attitude.

It is imperative that we pay respect to him but what we need to recall is what was written on his bare chest and back, writes Ali Riaz.

Probably on account of my last two articles on Covid and dengue, someone thought I was a doctor.

All our institutions are crumbling because of politicisation, inefficiencies, and corruption.

Recent mass gatherings mobilised by BNP signal a change in their strategy

The rude disobedience shown by the field-level administrators – deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) – to the current Election Commission (EC) has once again shown us what’s wrong at the core of our election management mechanism.

While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.

Akbar Ali Khan is no more. His passing leaves a deep chasm in the intellectual firmament of Bangladesh.

His death is a loss for the nation.

The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.

UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.

Two university students have made Bangladesh the first Asian country to win the World Universities Debating Championships. Will this stunning rhetorical feat spark the spirit of debate in our society?

The political division regarding how to deal with the attack on the US Capitol Building does not augur well for democracy in the US. What does this tell us about the fate of democracy in the world?