May 19, 2022
PM’s remarks: The Daily Star editor explains
Yesterday, Wednesday, 18th May, during her speech marking her homecoming from exile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made a reference to me.
April 28, 2022
Commentary by Mahfuz Anam: What sort of a mindset is it?
Our foreign minister announced on Tuesday that he sought India’s assistance in lifting the sanctions against Rab.
April 22, 2022
Commentary by Mahfuz Anam: Can we really have a free and fair election?
Recently, the chief election commissioner (CEC) urged all political parties to participate in the national election so that “democracy can flourish.”
April 14, 2022
Dawn of a new Baishakh
Pahela Baishakh is back, so is the promise of a new year that it never fails to bring. After a two-year gap forced by the pandemic precautions, we are once again set to celebrate this very Bengali festival with all the fervour and gaiety it demands.
April 8, 2022
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and lessons for Bangladesh
Two important members of our South Asian community stand as examples of how not to run a country.
April 4, 2022
Ukraine-Russia war will affect food security
While the world was already passing through various challenges including Covid-19 pandemic, climate change that affected food production and supply chains, Ukraine war has further complicated the global situation in the food sector.
March 26, 2022
Editor's Note
Today marks 51 years of Bangladesh as an independent nation. Fifty-one years ago, in the face of a brutal massacre by the Pakistani junta, the Bangladesh Revolution was sparked.
March 25, 2022
Commentary by Mahfuz Anam: Arrogance and a disaster
Russia felt insecure, or should we say President Putin, and so Ukraine had to be invaded, population from major parts of the country had to leave their homes, millions had to become refugees, thousands had to die -- including Russian soldiers, many foreigners and a Bangladeshi sailor -- a nation needed to be terrorised and the world thrown into turmoil.
February 24, 2022
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Search Committee’s Final Hour
As announced, the Search Committee for the Election Commission will submit its recommendations to the president today, February 24, 2022.
February 23, 2022
Search Committee’s final hour: History will judge whether it was their finest
Tomorrow (February 24, 2022), the Search Committee will submit its recommendations to the President. Regrettably it will be done as before – in secrecy. We will never know (unless the President decides otherwise and sets a new precedent, and we hope he does) the ten names they recommended and only learn about the five the President will choose in consultation with the Prime Minister.