10 FAQs about India's citizenship law

Even in Bangladesh, people are concerned about the CAA because of its perceived impact on the fate of Muslims.

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Why are people moving back to their villages?

Rise in reverse migration has raised concerns

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Repeated fire cannot be the story of a modern Bangladesh

Godown slum fire victims need support to rebuild lives

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Trapped by societal attitudes / People with disabilities have been reduced to numbers and statistics

Most public spaces and buildings in the country are not equipped to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

A global state of disunion

In other words, the world is in disunion not just from wealth and income disparities, but through the widening digital and knowledge application gaps.

Sustainability must equal financial viability

What is more important: being a successful, financially viable business, or being a sustainable business?

In Focus

In Focus

Silencing the subaltern voice

Historian Willem van Schendel divides the historiography of the War of 1971 into two broad categories: i) first-generation historiographies and ii) second-generation historiographies.

45th Death Anniversary of Abul Mansur Ahmad / The enduring impact of Abul Mansur Ahmad’s journalism

The year 2023 marked the centennial of Abul Mansur Ahmad’s journalism—a milestone that holds not only significance but also relevance in understanding his enduring impact.

Politics and Archaeology of Ayodhya

British administrator and archaeologist Alexander Cunningham, who served as the first director-general of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), founded in 1861, conducted the first archaeological survey in 1862-1863, followed by the second one in 1889-1891.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

Trapped in a never-ending scroll?

Breaking free from the cycle of excessive consumption requires awareness.

When will the government learn from past dengue outbreaks?

We even have our own experts repeatedly giving warnings ahead of the dengue season, and every year, they fall on deaf ears.

Plug the brain drain

As a developing country, Bangladesh is a victim of brain drain.

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Tackling the causes behind fire incidents

Dr Syeda Sultana Razia speaks to The Daily Star Opinion regarding the causes behind frequent fires and some possible solutions. 

Our reality versus government's narrative

Why is there so much difference between the reality of common people and that which the government wants to see or project?

Poor policy and market management have caused price hikes

Why is the government failing to manage the market as they should?

Sued under DSA, woman dies in Rab custody

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

Have we been able to establish a state different from Pakistan?

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?

Asia-Pacific nations must work together to protect nature

When talking about access to fresh water in Asia and the Pacific region, it’s worth reminding ourselves how imperative it is to work together

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Curbing air pollution should be our top priority

It poses the greatest environmental threat to human health

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Of poetry, philosophy, politics, and praxis

When we cease to have rhythm, we are dead. And we cease to have poetry, we are spiritually dead, one way or another.

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Rubber: A death sentence to natural forests

Rubber, be it in the CHT, Madhupur or in the tea gardens, may bring some economic benefits to the state and private entrepreneurs, but in general it has not been beneficial to the people who once used these lands.

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Bangladesh in the age of nanotechnology

Bangladesh has recognised nanotechnology as an important enabler for accelerating its economic growth.

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Take homeless children off the streets and into care

Government must ensure their education and well-being

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Another albatross around the neck of the energy sector?

Surplus LNG regasification capacity predicted to emerge as a headache

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Creating a community for conservation

While our country does have long co-management experience regarding land and inland waters, it doesn't have it for the sea.

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Will Ankan and Abantika get justice?

Fairuz Abantika’s death by suicide has reopened forgotten wounds of many others at JnU over the years.

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Taming Inflation: Let the orthodox monetary policy work

Uncontrolled inflationary pressure is one of the most problematic phenomena in the country.

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