The hands that build the world must be protected

On this May Day, let us remember that the dignity of work begins with the dignity of the worker.

8h ago

How agro-processing can secure Bangladesh’s export resilience

Bangladesh's agro-processed exports are already rising.

12h ago

Undermining the CAG’s constitutional independence

A compromised CAG allows mismanagement and corruption to escape scrutiny.

16h ago
In Focus

In Focus

Raja Pratapaditya Charitra and the Birth of Bengali History Writing

The writing of history in the Bengali language by a Bengali began around 225 years ago with the publication of Raja Pratapaditya Charitra in 1801.

New Contextualism: An architectural philosophy for deltaic Bangladesh

This endeavour seeks to offer a more nuanced, responsible, and humane approach to shaping our built environments

The many Bengals: Samatata, Bangalah, Subah-i-Bangalah

Historians usually approach Bengal’s history from Gaur-Pandua in the west (i.e., Ilyas Shahi and Husain Shahi Bengal), but what of early Bengal?

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

NHRC response to The Daily Star editorial

The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh responds to an editorial by The Daily Star.

Destruction of Hargazi Canal

There are no visible changes yet.

Who will listen to the woes of trainee doctors?

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.

Views Multimedia

Views Multimedia

How accurate is Trump's claim about $29 million?

How might Trump's statement impact Bangladesh? How should Bangladesh actually handle this issue?

‘King's Party’ tag still sticks on BNP: Samantha Sharmin

What defines a youth-led movement? What ideologies would they embrace? Who are they inviting to join?

How could 30,000 foreigners stay here without valid papers?

Jamil Khan from The Daily Star discusses this issue with Sadi Muhammad Alok in today's Star Viewsroom

If we have Martyred Intellectuals Day, why isn't there a Martyred Workers Day?

Professor Dr Salimullah Khan holds an in-depth conversation with The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam.

Not only Rab, but entire state machinery involved in enforced disappearances

The Commission of Inquiry into Disappearances recommended that Rab be abolished. But the question is, will the number of enforced disappearances and murders decrease if Rab is abolished?

The hands that build the world must be protected

On this May Day, let us remember that the dignity of work begins with the dignity of the worker.

8h ago

This May Day, let us remember our child workers

Let us work towards a world where no child is forced to trade their future for their survival

9h ago

How agro-processing can secure Bangladesh’s export resilience

Bangladesh's agro-processed exports are already rising.

12h ago

Include private sector in tariff talks

We share the concerns of experts and exporters in relation to US tariffs.

14h ago

‘Labour reforms must ensure a dignified life for workers’

Writer-researcher Altaf Parvez discusses the recommendations made by the Labour Reform Commission to improve the state of workers in the country, in a conversation with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.

15h ago

Undermining the CAG’s constitutional independence

A compromised CAG allows mismanagement and corruption to escape scrutiny.

16h ago

Subaltern Aspirations in Early Modern Bengal

Poetry, History, and Caste Struggle

1d ago

Polytechnic crisis shows why an education reform commission is urgent

Govt has so far ignored the demand for broader education sector reforms

1d ago

In the company of a cat

In Bangladesh’s political culture, leadership is often marked by confrontation.

1d ago

Protect our migrants from forced participation in a foreign war

News of men trafficked to Russia to serve as soldiers raises alarm

1d ago