‘The Fourth Estate will not survive unless defended’
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.
2 November 2025, 05:00 AM
‘The Fourth Estate will not survive unless defended’
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.
2 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Reading power: How everyday texts shaped life under the British Empire
At the heart of Required Reading are forgotten readers from the past.
28 October 2025, 10:46 AM
Opinion / Whom will the Awami League supporters vote for?
The Awami League (AL) is very likely to haunt the entire exercise.
16 October 2025, 03:00 AM
A voice of resistance, progressive thought falls silent
Badruddin Umar, the eminent public intellectual, historian, and political activist, passed away in Dhaka yesterday at the age of 94. He breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital, Shyamoli, around 10:05am. He was suffering from old-age complications.
7 September 2025, 18:10 PM
Badruddin Umar speaks / 'We must not lose focus from real political barriers'
Hasina took dynasty politics to levels we could not have ever imagined. What happened to Sheikh Mujib’s former residence was unfortunate. But I would say that Sheikh Hasina is partly responsible for the incident.
7 September 2025, 08:22 AM
The 36th day of July / August 5, 2024: The day the people triumphed
August 5 became a watershed in Bangladesh’s history -- the climactic peak of the July uprising.
4 August 2025, 18:10 PM
The July that rocked Bangladesh / August 4, 2024: The deadliest day of the uprising
August 4, 2024 marked the deadliest day of Bangladesh’s student-led uprising, as the non-cooperation movement entered an explosive new phase.
3 August 2025, 18:08 PM
Bhashani’s support for non-cooperation movement
Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani addressed a mass gathering at Paltan Maidan on March 9. In his address, he proclaimed full support to the ongoing non-cooperation movement and called upon the people to continue the struggle unless success was achieved.
8 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Tikka Khan refused oath
Tikka Khan was handed over responsibilities of both the governor and martial law administrations in East Pakistan. He was also the commander
7 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Thus spoke Mujib
It was the afternoon of March 7, 1971, the day Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman made the historic speech that would resonate throughout the annals of history, changing its course forever.
6 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Yahya opts for tougher line
Yahya Khan’s speech was broadcast on Radio Pakistan on March 6, 1971. It was provocative and offensive.
5 March 2021, 18:00 PM
An end foretold
General Yaqub, who had taken charge of East Pakistan from Governor Ahsan on March 1, 1971, sent his resignation by telegram on the morning of March 5, 1971.
4 March 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Can Pakistan be saved?’
In a statement issued on March 4, 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman asked government and non-government offices where employees had not yet been paid their salaries, to function between 2:30 pm and 4:30pm for the purposes of disbursing salaries during the next two days of hartal.
3 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu rejects Yahya’s roundtable invitation
At a meeting organised at Paltan Maidan, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman urged the authorities to withdraw forces from the city and hand over power to the elected representatives of the people. He also called for launching a no-tax campaign.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh flag hoisted at Dhaka University
In a historic student rally held at Dhaka University premises, the first Bangladesh flag was hoisted. The flag was dark green with a red sphere in the centre on which the outline of East Pakistan map was superimposed.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Yahya suspends national assembly’s inaugural session
President Yahya announced the postponement of the opening of the National Assembly for an indefinite period (1.05 pm).
28 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Testimony to the Cruel Birth of Bangladesh
Half a century from where we began, throughout this 50th year of Bangladesh, Daily Star Books will revisit and analyse some of the books that played pivotal roles in documenting the Liberation War and the birth of this nation in 1971. The last issue of every month will feature an elaborate article on these books.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Maintain peace and order at any cost
Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman tells a high-level conference today in Natore that all ways and means must be devised so that Bangladesh can become self-sufficient in food as soon as possible.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Election will be absolutely free: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today reiterates that elections set for March 7 would be absolutely free and fair.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM
First industrial and investment policy announced
The first industrial and investment policy of the country is announced by Industries Minister Syed Nazrul Islam today.
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Discrepancies in pay will be reduced: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today reiterates his government’s intention to reduce the huge discrepancies in salaries of various grades of government officials.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Vested interest trying to create chaos: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman receives a warm and hearty welcome when he flies into his hometown Gopalganj today.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Those who maligned Bangabandhu asked to apologise
The prestigious weekly Time Magazine predicts that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will sweep the first general elections of Bangladesh scheduled for March 7, 1973. It writes,
4 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Go to polls and prove your worth: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today rejects the opposition’s suggestion of an all-party government before the polls to ensure free and fair elections. He refuses to grant the status of a “political party” to the opponents of the present government.
3 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Disorder, communalism must stop: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today says that some elements are trying to create disorder and communalism. He adds that those
2 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Resist bid to foil election
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today says some have realised that people would not vote for them and they are trying to create disruption to foil the elections.
1 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Judicial inquiry ordered over police firing on students
Two students are killed and seven others are injured when the police on duty open fire upon a procession of students organised by DUCSU and Bangladesh Chhatra Union in observance of Vietnam Day today.
31 December 2020, 18:00 PM