Star Special / Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work
Rights Watch / Workers’ rights and remedies against unjustified terminations
26 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Lay-off, retrenchment and unjustified dismissals have become a pervasive reality for Bangladeshi workers, especially in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector.
Law Review / Protecting Bangladesh’s ecological heritage through law
26 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
The enactment of the Forest and Tree Conservation Act, 2026 marks a significant development in Bangladesh’s environmental law regime.
Law Views / How the built environment shapes the realities of human rights
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
The built environment, comprising residential, commercial, and industrial structures, is a typical feature of urban development, shaping the realities of human rights.
For Your Information / When confessional statements may not lead to conviction
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Daily Life Blues / Remedies for excessive electricity bills
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The danger of using AI in legal submissions
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Views / Constitutional environmental rights in South Asia
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / Cyber-attacks and a state’s right to self-defence
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
How negligence and lack of law enforcement led to Sitakunda tragedy
18 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / The sleeping giant
8 July 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law views / Refusal of entry visa in a global sporting event and international law
2 July 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The need to protect our data
2 July 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Gender and Law / Recognising women’s right to a safe workplace
2 July 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Rajshahi: The story behind Bangladesh’s cleanest city
A man finishes a bottle of water, looks around, then walks over to a bin set up by the Rajshahi City Corporation to discard it instead of throwing it on the roadside.
Farashganj: The testimony of French trade in Puran Dhaka
The word "Farash" means French and "ganj" means market, and hence, the name of the locality stands as a testimony of the French people and their businesses in Dhaka during the olden times.
25 May 2026
From toxic waste to industrial resource
Bangladesh’s waste oil recycling industry is expanding, reducing imports and pollution
23 May 2026
Caught between soil and signal: The collapse of Bangalee adda
Last Friday I realised something maddening: our once‑famous Bangalee addas -- those spirited gatherings that felt like cultural performances, a way of living -- now stand fractured and quiet.
23 May 2026
The anomalies within our child marriage restraint law
Child marriage is a harmful social vice that impinges on an array of rights of a child and disproportionately impacts girlchildren in particular.
21 May 2026
Lost professions in Dhaka
Have you ever realised that we are slowly forgetting the essence of Dhaka, especially those regular things we once used to start our day with?
21 May 2026
State obligations with respect to climate change
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) unanimously delivered a landmark advisory opinion concerning the states’ obligations relating to climate change.
21 May 2026
Why the adda of Aziz Super Market is fading away
There are certain places in Dhaka that now exist less as actual locations and more as long, emotionally charged stories older generations refuse to stop telling. Aziz Super Market is one of them.
19 May 2026
Ever wonder how the name Tikatuli came about?
A curious detail regarding all this involves one tikiya-maker.
18 May 2026
Bhasan Char: An economy that floats on boats
The island has built a small but functioning economy around cargo transport, informal trade, MFS-based transactions and steady demand
16 May 2026
A roadmap to amending the National Human Rights Commission Act 2009
The National Human Rights Commission Act 2009 was enacted to establish an independent National Human Rights Commission for the protection, promotion, and effective enforcement of human rights in Bangladesh in accordance with its constitutional and international obligations.
16 May 2026
What Dhaka people look for in an apartment
If you live in Dhaka and are not from around here, chances are you had to look for an apartment one time or another. Apartment hunting in Dhaka is a special kind of punishment.
14 May 2026
The silver screen speaks of celluloid dreams
My grandmother-in-law watched the cult Bangla cinema Shujan Shukhi eight times in the halls of Narayanganj, back when she lived in a wooden two-storied bungalow -- the downstairs serving as her husband’s gaddi, his office and business hub.
12 May 2026
A Bank Held Hostage
DGFI ran the pickups. The central bank signed off. A board meeting in a hotel. Everyone did their job and a bank was taken over
11 May 2026
From intelligence office to Westin: How S Alam took over SIBL in a day
Those taken to the DGFI office said the day’s operations centred on one man: S Alam, a feared figure during the AL’s 2009–2024 rule due to his ties to Sheikh Hasina and her family
11 May 2026
Oil flowers on the coastlines
Sunflower fields in coastal districts meet farmers’ edible oil needs, with scope to boost national supply beyond tourism appeal
9 May 2026
When theatre speaks in letters
I found myself back on Bailey Road with my friends last weekend, after what felt like ages. Joining us was Anisul Haque, a friend’s better half and the celebrated writer who makes pop culture look effortlessly stylish.
9 May 2026
Achieving Equality Before the Law in Bangladesh
A roundtable was organized on March 9, 2026, by UN Women in partnership with The Daily Star, with support from the European Union.
7 May 2026
Symbolic reforms or substantive changes?
‘Reform’ was a magic word pronounced innumerable times during the interim government’s time, yet the actual efficacy, urgency, and process of bringing those reforms still remain a matter of debate.
6 May 2026
Jurisdictional complexities in the Land Survey Tribunal
The Land Survey Tribunal (and Appellate Tribunal) is constituted under Chapter XVIIA of the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act 1950 (SAT Act).
6 May 2026
South Asian approaches to refugee protection
The South Asian region continues to be an epicentre of the displacement crisis and refugee movement.
6 May 2026