In a recent discussion titled “Rights of the Incarcerated in South Asia” organised by the South Asia Peace Action Network (SAPAN), rights activists from across the region lamented the terrible conditions of prisons in South Asia. Among the many problems,

On June 30, 2015, a fish trader named Mosharraf was allegedly beaten up by members of the police, placed inside an empty septic tank, and left there for nearly 36 hours. Later, he was shown arrested for carrying 200 pieces of yaba.

Bangladesh is set to embark on a new era of commuting with a new mode of transport hitherto unseen on our land—the elevated metro rail of Dhaka.

It is disappointing to know the dismal rate of progress of a Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence project that, if implemented properly,

It is a pity that when the government is working under tremendous economic strain caused by the pandemic, with an economic downturn

We are deeply saddened by the deaths of four people—three of whom belonged to the same family—and for the three injured in a gas

It is now confirmed that about 170 people, including 13 US military personnel, were killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport. The aim

It is disheartening to know, as a recent study cited by The Daily Star found out, that citizens in Cox’s Bazar district are being put through unnecessary hassles in relation to acquiring birth certificates for their babies.

After over 500 days of closure of all education institutions in Bangladesh—one of the longest pandemic-induced shutdowns of education in the world—we are pleased to hear that the authorities have decided to resume certain education-related activities from mid-October.

A transport service that depends on decrepit and outdated machines in need of frequent repairs is anything but up to scratch.

It is imperative for a country to have a strong and effective civil service, without which the process of efficient governance is almost impossible.

A group of teachers from different universities announced on Tuesday that they will start holding symbolic classes in open spaces if the authorities do not reopen universities from the first week of September.

Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly Myanmar military operations against the Rohingya community in Rakhine State,

On June 3, this newspaper highlighted the horrific experiences of three trafficked victims who were lured to India under false promises of getting well-paying decent jobs. In reality, they were tricked by members of a sex trafficking gang, sexually abused, and forced into prostitution.

It is sad but true that the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate (STIE) in Hemayetpur has defeated the very purpose for which it was established.

Statements made by the foreign minister and Biman on August 17 and 22, respectively, have led to another bout of confusion for air

It is heartening to know that the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has recently identified 19 Aedes hotspots in Dhaka—areas

At a time when we are bombarded with reports about how strained our health system is due to the Covid-19 pandemic—and how exhausted

After a period of soaring infections, the past few weeks have seen a slow but steady decline in numbers related to Covid-19 in the country.

It appears that the peddling of Covid-19 vaccines on the black market—something we have feared to be an inevitability since February—is