Dhaka’s vanishing wildlife
Gendaria, a neighbourhood in Old Dhaka, once known for its spacious roads and European style colonial buildings, has lost much of its grandeur.
RMG Workers’ Life After Protests: Plagued by uncertainty
Since the announcement of the new wage, the workers have been reiterating that it will not bring them any semblance of relief, but fighting for it has brought on all kinds of trouble.
Toiling away childhood
At a time when he should have been going to school and growing up with all the happiness and blessings life has to offer, Sajjad ended up experiencing the other end of the spectrum.
Khawaja Tower Fire: ‘The help that didn’t arrive’
Aklima Akter, 33, worked on the ninth floor Khawaja Tower, a 14-storey commercial building located on Bir Uttam AK Khandaker Road in Dhaka’s Mohakhali, which was engulfed by a devastating fire on Thursday afternoon.
'The help that didn't arrive'
Obaidur went looking for his sister by himself after taking permission from a fire official. He searched the floors (eight to 11) for her using flashlight of his mobile phone. He found a body on the 11th floor. It was his sister’s
Laurels for OTT highfliers
It was a vibrant gathering of celebrities, artistes and influencers at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre last evening.
Protect senior citizens from the clutches of corruption
The government has failed miserably to prevent corruption in the existing pension and social protection programmes.
Khadija’s ordeal and the questions we need to ask
Jailed without any trial, Khadija did not get any opportunity to prove her innocence.
June 10, 2023
Final nail in jute mills’ coffin?
Three years after the closure of state-run jute mills, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) is still failing to attract investors to re-open its jute mills.
June 10, 2023
The silent demise of National Book Centre
In a shabby, derelict building located at Gulistan’s Bangabandhu Avenue, lies Bangladesh’s only state-run organisation that looks after non-government libraries and takes initiatives to popularise reading books.
April 19, 2023
A cause worth fighting for
Kiran Verma, a youth from Delhi, has walked 12,000 kilometres and reached Bangladesh to raise awareness about blood donation.
April 2, 2023
How music galvanised the struggle for freedom
Music plays an integral role during every mass movement in Bangladesh. Whenever Bangalees wanted to be united to achieve freedom, self-determination and justice, music was one of the key factors that brought the nation together.
March 25, 2023
Shankhari Bazar carnage ‘71: Death knocked on their doors at sundown
Shankhari Bazar is a neighbourhood in the old part of Dhaka, largely inhabited by the Hindus.
March 6, 2023
Sexual violence in madrasas: sufferings remain unheard
By interviewing current and former students of Qawmi madrasas, we wanted to know why sexual violence happens in the institutions where they go to study the Quran and where they are supposed to maintain strict Islamic practices.
February 11, 2023
Dhaka’s uninspiring govt primary schools
The government aims to build a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041, but without fixing our faulty public education system, how far can it achieve this goal? The human resources for Bangladesh’s future are being short-changed at the primary education level, finds The Daily Star through visits to several schools right in the heart of the capital.
February 8, 2023
‘Textbooks cannot be made completely error-proof’
We need to think about how quickly and efficiently we can remove the errors and print the corrected versions.
January 21, 2023
The ordeal of patients with chronic kidney diseases
Four years ago, Md Tobarok Hossain left for Malaysia to work as a labourer on a palm oil plantation. He consciously accepted the brutal life of a plantation worker, only because he wanted to give his family a better life.
January 8, 2023
True grit for true identity
Perhaps even a few years ago, it was unimaginable for an openly trans person to pursue higher education in the country.
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