Priorities and challenges for the new education adviser

The primary and non-formal education sub-sector reform initiative is a positive but partial move that leaves major education sector concerns unaddressed.
13 March 2025

The rise and fall of Dhaka muslin 

Dhaka muslin: a fabled fabric from Bengal, prized worldwide, vanished quickly.
12 March 2025

Sink-based solutions can ease Chattogram's waterlogging

Sustainable solutions is needed for Chattogram's waterlogging problem.
12 March 2025

How violent slogans shape our political culture

Some slogans transcend party rivalries and explicitly call for brutal violence
12 March 2025

US exit from Ukraine: A turning point in global power struggles

The recent developments surrounding the US’ withdrawal from its active support for Ukraine are set to have profound geopolitical ramifications.
12 March 2025

How Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest threatens free speech on US campuses

Beyond the personal cost to activists, the economic and diplomatic fallout of these crackdowns could be severe.
12 March 2025

Complicity in Rohingya genocide cannot go unpunished

Rohingya in Myanmar face denial of rights, atrocities, and forced displacement since 1962.
12 March 2025

Giving people power beyond the ballot box

Democracy is not just about elections.
12 March 2025

A life dedicated in pursuit of social justice

His post-independence contributions reflect his lifelong devotion to nation-building.
12 March 2025

Parental neglect may create uncaring children

"Villains are not born; they are created"—this saying contains a profound reality that defies the conventional tales we frequently accept without inquiry.
11 March 2025

State must ensure women’s safety

Umama Fatema, a student of Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall, Dhaka University, and spokesperson for the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, talks to Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star.
11 March 2025

Beijing’s tactical silence over Trump’s global gambits

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a seasoned diplomat, opted for parables to characterise Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
11 March 2025

Echoes of Tulip Mania in our economy

Bangladesh's stock market volatility, real estate boom, and rising foreign debt is reminiscent of Tulip Mania.
11 March 2025

Why the DU student harasser got bail

Bangladesh law penalises harassment, with jail and fines under key provisions.
11 March 2025

The ongoing struggle for women’s safety

The root cause of gender-based violence lies in deeply entrenched power imbalances between men and women.
11 March 2025

Stephen D Biggs’s pioneering work in helping small farmers

Stephen was more than a university teacher and researcher.
10 March 2025

Women are more than just numbers

Women are one of the main architects of Bangladesh's economy.
10 March 2025

Fusion energy: The holy grail of clean power

The Earth possesses virtually inexhaustible reserves of the raw materials—deuterium and tritium—essential for a fusion reactor.
10 March 2025

Let’s aim for a future built on equality, inclusion

For centuries, half of humanity—women—have been systematically denied their rightful place at decision-making tables.
10 March 2025

Hasina’s regime and the systematic use of enforced disappearance

It is now irrefutably evident that Sheikh Hasina’s despotic regime systematically weaponised enforced disappearance as a ruthless tool of political repression.
10 March 2025