Central bank must strive to improve banking sector’s health
In the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, disinformation is not peripheral—it is central.
UNOC3 concluded with the adoption of the Nice Ocean Action Plan, a two-part outcome comprising a political declaration.
Backlog of gender-based violence cases is alarming
A pattern of impunity has fuelled Israeli aggression
Take steps to prevent further road crashes
The future of healthcare in Bangladesh depends on whether we can move beyond words and take real action.
At the end of the day, Netanyahu’s success will measured by whether he can lock the US into yet another made-for-Israel Middle East war.
It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Two women on a motorbike were stopped in Hatirjheel for not wearing helmets
Chittagong’s neighbour Sandwip is absent from Bay of Bengal history because its nature is hard to define.
The first experience of the great river Padma is nothing less than overwhelming, and slightly terrifying. I first came to face the mighty river as a young lad in my teens sometime in April of the momentous year of 1971. My first sighting came with two terrors. My father was fleeing Dhaka with the family with the hope of crossing the river to escape the brutal onslaught of the Pakistan army. Arriving at the banks, there was the Padda (Padma) before us with its glorious panorama. It seemed like an oceanic river, with no sight of the other side, and the frightening prospect of crossing it.
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.
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.
How might Trump's statement impact Bangladesh? How should Bangladesh actually handle this issue?
What defines a youth-led movement? What ideologies would they embrace? Who are they inviting to join?
Jamil Khan from The Daily Star discusses this issue with Sadi Muhammad Alok in today's Star Viewsroom
Professor Dr Salimullah Khan holds an in-depth conversation with The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam.
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?
Central bank must strive to improve banking sector’s health
In the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, disinformation is not peripheral—it is central.
UNOC3 concluded with the adoption of the Nice Ocean Action Plan, a two-part outcome comprising a political declaration.
Hill women remain largely invisible within a system that does not recognise their ancestral kinship with the land.
The recent announcement to build a new coal-fired power plant to generate cheaper electricity than oil-fired peaking plants further highlights the lack of policy coherence.
The future of healthcare in Bangladesh depends on whether we can move beyond words and take real action.
At the end of the day, Netanyahu’s success will measured by whether he can lock the US into yet another made-for-Israel Middle East war.
The concept of remittances is not new. Migrant labourers sending money home dates back to colonial times.