Energy crisis: Global problem, local failure
26 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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How Bangladesh can give its women migrants a real edge
26 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Can playing a historic speech justify repeated bail denials?
26 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Digital cards and the reality of poverty in Bangladesh
26 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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The silent exclusion built into Bangladesh’s ID system
25 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Uneven heat: How Bangladesh’s power cuts draw a map of inequality
25 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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The PMO needs a policy and programme coordination cell
25 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
Reimagining sustainability from the ground up
25 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: 35th anniversary of The Daily Star / When independent newspapers burn, so does democracy
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
Climate change demands a smarter approach to healthcare
24 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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EC must maintain peace on the ground ahead of the election
The outlook for Bangladesh appears grim as the nation once again grapples with a resurgence of violence.
18 November 2023, 00:00 AM
EC’s act is ‘an improbable fiction’
The EC’s action has already contributed to the deterioration of the political situation, and it will continue to reverberate in the coming days.
17 November 2023, 18:00 PM
It is now up to the EC to show their responsibility to the nation
If a single party comes to power repeatedly, without any competition, then how meaningful are elections?
17 November 2023, 17:30 PM
A fair election is the cornerstone of democracy
It is disheartening that none of the country's ruling party leaders have so far demonstrated the courage to face the people with a credible electoral process.
17 November 2023, 17:00 PM
The statistics that hide our poor education system
The enchantment of statistics should not blind us to the sobering truth.
17 November 2023, 14:30 PM
A philanthropic visionary and secular icon
Ranada Prasad Shaha, a true trailblazer in public health for Bangladesh, dedicated himself to philanthropy from the inception of his economic success.
17 November 2023, 03:00 AM
The ‘Karar Oi Louho Kopat’ controversy
The makers of "Pippa" could have chosen singers with prior experience of rendering Nazrul Islam’s songs.
17 November 2023, 02:00 AM
A philanthropic visionary and secular icon
Ranada Prasad Shaha, a true trailblazer in public health for Bangladesh, dedicated himself to philanthropy from the inception of his economic success.
16 November 2023, 19:50 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Israel’s ‘right to self-defence’ and the Palestinians’ fate to be slaughtered
The West's global standing is being corroded by Israel’s flagrant violation of each and every international law in its crackdown in Gaza.
16 November 2023, 18:30 PM
Polls schedule is not a cut-off point for dialogue
Without political reconciliations, we're headed for another violent, one-sided election
16 November 2023, 13:02 PM
For sustainable Rohingya repatriation, citizenship and security are must
A 30-member Myanmar delegation—during their recent visit to Cox’s Bazar—failed to make any commitment to the refugees regarding their request for repatriation to their original homes
16 November 2023, 03:00 AM
A tale of the Green versus the Red
The RMG sector needs to be united in being professional, go forward with value addition and, most of all, opt for strong industrial relations with labour.
16 November 2023, 02:00 AM
Crackdown, groupthink, and the dialogue that didn’t happen
How many of us really believe that the current laws and institutions in Bangladesh lend the capacity to hold free and fair elections?
15 November 2023, 14:00 PM
Reading Donald Lu’s letter, intently
Is there a connection between India’s clarification of its policy and Lu’s letter?
15 November 2023, 09:06 AM
RTI unearths discrimination against female students
Bangladesh’s High Court has asked the authorities of a public university to allow pregnant and married female students to remain in the dormitories for the time being
15 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Has the Bangladesh cricket team reached their ceiling?
One of the best prepared ODI teams in the history of Bangladesh cricket could only muster two wins against the best in the world.
15 November 2023, 01:59 AM
Bangladesh needs to do better for its elderly
Globally, the older people are called senior citizens and they receive various support and benefits.
15 November 2023, 01:00 AM
Bangladesh's human rights record under scrutiny
Several human rights concerns including shrinking space for dissent, extrajudicial killings, and attacks on minority groups have been highlighted.
14 November 2023, 14:00 PM
Why are Afghan families being forced to deport from Pakistan?
Unaccompanied children are being detained and put on buses destined for Afghanistan
14 November 2023, 03:00 AM
A plea for common humanity
Attitudes that insist on finding differences rather than commonalities are troubling.
14 November 2023, 02:00 AM