Reopening schools and madrasas despite a heat alert was a poor decision
Following the Rana Plaza tragedy, a global movement arose, demanding accountability, justice, and systemic change for garment workers
Lack of fire safety measures in buildings is unacceptable
Holistic approach needed to stop drug trade in Bangladeshi prisons
Who will gain from its restrictions on media access?
Ensuring the rights and protection of Bangladeshi workers must be front and centre of any bilateral discussions between Bangladesh and Qatar.
Our legal system is severely overwhelmed, and naturally its effect sweeps across the legal aid sector as well.
Let Toomaj Salehi’s words strike a chord in our hearts, a chord that will spur action, no matter how small
We should prepare ourselves for future heatwaves and help the most vulnerable people enduring the ongoing blistering heat.
The Blue or Indigo Mutiny of 1861, was an outpouring of anger by Indian peasants coerced into cultivating the unprofitable indigo crop by British planters.
The necessity that was felt a few days after the Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh was that of a Government which could take upon itself the burden of directing the liberation struggle.
In 1976, a mass procession led by a nearly 80-year-old peasant leader, Maulana Bhasani, from Dhaka to the Indo-Bangladesh Border drew huge attention from national and international media.
The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh responds to an editorial by The Daily Star.
There are no visible changes yet.
The trainee doctors at BSMMU have been demanding an increase of monthly allowance from Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000 – a demand which is justified.
Dr Syeda Sultana Razia speaks to The Daily Star Opinion regarding the causes behind frequent fires and some possible solutions.
Why is there so much difference between the reality of common people and that which the government wants to see or project?
Why is the government failing to manage the market as they should?
According to family members, Rab said the 38-year-old Sultana Jasmine suffered a stroke in their custody, but her relatives insisted that she had no medical issues
Through the Liberation War of 1971, the people of this region wanted to establish a state that would not be built in the model of Pakistan. Fifty-two years later, can we say we have achieved that goal?
How do you define a good budget? Should it be all-inclusive? Should it be too large? Or should it only focus on the possible future of the nation and allocate more to education and healthcare?
But why is it that Bangladesh can’t independently create a legal framework that protects workers' rights?
To get money from the L&D Fund, we need to prove that the losses and damages we face are due to climate change.
How much of the global outrage for Gaza will impact Washington’s attitude and its policy of blind and unconditional support for Israel?
Over the last year, human rights defenders, demonstrators, and dissenters have been met with harassment, physical aggression, detainment, and maltreatment by the authorities.
Decolonial pedagogy and thinking is a fundamental part of the movement for imagining an alternative future.
Let’s visit this discussion on three levels of analysis on the local, national, and global scenarios and impacts.
We celebrate a life well lived and mourn the loss of a valued friend and colleague
The US has decided to generously reward Israel $1 billion per thousand women and children that Israel has killed in the Gaza Strip.