The truth is, we have made a shambles of our elections and have weakened most of the accountability structures.
We have more viable options of transitioning to solar and wind energy, which are proven and significantly cheaper. But it seems that the government is more interested in supporting the Japanese firm Jica.
Chattogram district administration must answer for felling 5,000 trees
Frequent outages amid heatwaves lay bare the dysfunctional state of power sector
Bangladesh government should own up to its mistakes
DNCC’s tree felling spree must stop
Although landslides are a natural occurrence due to rainfall, recent landslides in Bangladesh have primarily been triggered by human activities.
Until now, there was no account from the government that provided a picture on the extent of the use of the law.
The Rohingya crisis continues to leave a tragic trail of immense suffering and injustice.
Winston Churchill spent three years in British India, a freshly minted cavalry subaltern,
The great revolt of 1857 was a momentous struggle against colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent—the most widespread anti-colonial struggle during the nineteenth century.
April 17, 1971, is a historic day that shines brightly in the collective memory of Bangladesh with immense pride, unwavering strength, and boundless enthusiasm.
This is a constant fear that people in the country must live with.
As a developing country, Bangladesh is a victim of brain drain.
Education is supposed to be the systematic doorway to achieving conscious growth as a human being. Of all the things our current educational system takes into account, the arts are always kept on the sidelines as an extracurricular activity.
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?