Column by Mahfuz Anam: 35th anniversary of The Daily Star / When independent newspapers burn, so does democracy
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THE THIRD VIEW
‘Even BNP is not beyond ICT’s reach if it commits crimes against humanity’
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How to grow more rice without draining the land
23 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Rethinking canal dredging to improve flood management
23 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Ecocide is hard to litigate, but we must still demand accountability
23 April 2026, 12:00 PM
MIND THE GAP
Global buyers must share the cost in RMG’s green transition
23 April 2026, 09:00 AM
RMG NOTES
When a cartoon becomes a crime, again
22 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Nutritional literacy can reduce healthcare costs in Bangladesh
22 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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How poor governance broke Bangladesh's immunisation model
22 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Fifty seats for women, but who will they really represent?
21 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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Bring back our sarees
The government should identify and register all our GI products immediately, before we see them being snatched away.
4 February 2024, 05:18 AM
The strange economics behind Trump’s resurgence
The latest Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll shows Trump leading Biden by seven points.
4 February 2024, 02:00 AM
Communication surveillance versus right to privacy: Where do our laws stand?
Communication surveillance can be intrusive and benign, like secretly installing Pegasus malware onto a digital device.
4 February 2024, 01:00 AM
Winner, winner, Jannik Sinner
Patience is a virtue that Sinner does possess, and eventually that paid off.
3 February 2024, 14:00 PM
How to lower road travel speed and save lives
Managing travel speeds on the roads of Asia and the Pacific will save lives and avoid costly, often debilitating, injuries.
3 February 2024, 04:27 AM
The violence of silencing a rape survivor
That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.
3 February 2024, 02:00 AM
The high cost of dying
The haunting concern over the high cost of dying is as real as death itself
2 February 2024, 14:00 PM
How entitled are you?
Entitlement is a bad habit that few of us can escape.
2 February 2024, 02:00 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Death of the opposition in parliament
From Bangladesh’s birth, our opposition bench in parliament has never been strong
1 February 2024, 18:15 PM
So who filed the case against Dr Yunus?
Analysing the available documents, it is very clear that it was the government, through one of its agencies, that filed the case against Dr Yunus.
1 February 2024, 15:15 PM
The conviction of Imran Khan and after
Khan has been accused of using a diplomatic document for his political objectives and misplacing the secret communication.
1 February 2024, 10:00 AM
Healthcare in Bangladesh need not be so costly
The towering and ever-increasing cost of healthcare is a constant headache for people in the country.
1 February 2024, 05:54 AM
Fact-check: Did BNP really launch an ‘India Out’ campaign?
We ought to be wary of disinformation campaigns
1 February 2024, 04:00 AM
The future is female, but so was the past
Women in indigenous, prehistoric, and precolonial societies, across all continents, were actually in positions of power and privilege
1 February 2024, 01:30 AM
Save children from the spread of fast food
Research shows that eating fast food has a direct correlation with weight gain
1 February 2024, 00:00 AM
Will 2024 Be the New 1933?
Just imagine the world a year from now, with disinformation having taken down democratic majorities around the world.
31 January 2024, 04:00 AM
After metro rail, Dhaka’s buses should be the next megaproject
Metro rail is only one part of the puzzle; rationalising bus lines and making bus services passenger-friendly has to be the next step.
31 January 2024, 02:00 AM
CPI 2023: With the lowest score in 12 years, what’s next for Bangladesh?
If Bangladesh is to succeed in corruption control, impunity must be challenged, and the powerful in particular must be brought to justice.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Respecting boundaries and holding men responsible
I wish we lived in a world where the perpetrator, not the survivor, was blamed for their actions.
30 January 2024, 14:00 PM
The fight for ‘The Story of Sharifa’
It is no wonder how it took Bangladesh nearly half a century before legally acknowledging the Hijra community
30 January 2024, 02:00 AM