There are physical and political hurdles to the renewal of the GWT.

For an aspiring journalist like myself, there could not have been a better training ground than the East Bengal Times.

Bangladesh should not make a move which will further deteriorate the quality of public school education

The true purpose of a university is to pursue knowledge, cultivate critical thinking, and serve society. Rankings only have meaning when they strengthen these intellectual and humanistic values — not when they distort them.

Architecture is never neutral, it is the most visible, permanent, and symbolic tool through which politics announces itself.

If India’s new transit regime prioritises its internal market over regional commitments, Bangladesh must adopt a similarly clear-eyed approach

Behind the glitter of bridal jewellery lies an invisible economy, one that thrives on social pressure, consumerism, and gender inequality.

What was once a settled chapter has been reopened with constitutional force and political consequence.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal reveal the same pattern in different sequences.

Recognise education as a fundamental human right in the constitution instead of a basic principle.

The government's failure to develop a cohesive modernisation plan and to support existing mills transformed them into unprofitable.

My own experience, however, is that most people take too negative a view of the disease.

Electoral cost disclosures fail to ensure accountability when politics runs on unseen, informal streams of money.

Despite its long legacy, the publishing industry continues to grapple with many of the same challenges for decades.

It is a reminder that conviction still matters in politics—and that democratic renewal may depend on rediscovering a younger, braver Left.

When policy erases song and sport, what future are we building for our children?

Martin Moore and Thomas Colley, authors of Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News (2025), discuss how governments worldwide manipulate the media, reshape public perception, and construct competing realities in an age of digital disinformation. The interview was conducted by Shamsuddoza Sajen of The Daily Star.

Rescuing wild animals has become a public spectacle, fuelled by social media and viral content.

At the heart of the problem is what many experts call a “governance breakdown.”

Imagine a future where a tablet or phone in a village clinic can perform the work of expensive lab tests and specialists.