Before Bangladesh adds a third language, it needs the right language policy
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Time to build an EV conversion ecosystem at scale
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Why Bangladesh's population planning must factor in climate-driven mobility
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An uncomfortable question facing Bangladesh's universities
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
UGC’s centralised research funding must not undermine academic independence
24 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Padma Barrage: Reviving one region, risking another?
24 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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The Commonwealth's greatest prize lies beyond the Games
23 July 2026, 16:13 PM
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‘Textbooks should not undermine girls' confidence or reinforce the beauty myth’
23 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Plan well before introducing separate question sets for DU admission
23 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Will our RMG workers get an acceptable living wage?
The reaction of the owners to the workers' legitimate demand, however, has been totally unacceptable.
2 November 2023, 00:00 AM
The suffocating occupation of Palestine is now a series of war crimes
The civilian deaths in Gaza, already outrageously high due to the uncontrolled bombing by Israel, will be unimaginable during this ground war that began on October 27.
1 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Reversing the deficit of hope
Hope is not just an emotion, but a quantifiable driver of decision-making.
1 November 2023, 02:00 AM
Saleemul Huq was and will remain one of our strongest voices for the climate
The fight against climate change is difficult even at the best of times. But this week began with the loss of one of the foremost warriors in this fight.
1 November 2023, 01:00 AM
How are our farmers adapting to climate change?
Climate-resilient farming techniques help farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change and also enhance their productivity in a sustainable manner.
1 November 2023, 00:00 AM
Could BNP have avoided violence on Oct 28?
Had the BNP leadership stayed more alert, maybe the violence could have been averted to some extent, if not entirely.
31 October 2023, 13:00 PM
‘The West has given Netanyahu the licence to kill Palestinians’
The truth is that if Joe Biden tells Netanyahu enough is enough, then Netanyahu has to stop.
31 October 2023, 04:00 AM
Dehumanising Palestinians: Israel’s rhetoric for genocide
Israel’s dehumanisation rhetoric serves to rationalise an industrial scale of genocide against the people of Gaza.
31 October 2023, 03:00 AM
A Dhaka we’ll want to arrive at
The city, the one that we want to arrive at, remains illusory
31 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Where do we go from here?
In Dhaka, the designated streets occupied by BNP looked like a battlefield.
31 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Fashion needs to support suppliers for green transition
If it’s left to garment suppliers, the green transition will take decades.
30 October 2023, 15:00 PM
Fighting on the streets cannot be the way of political parties
Has any political party ever displayed responsible behaviour?
30 October 2023, 10:58 AM
The Arab League is not doing enough to save Gaza
The escalation calls for strong and visible cooperation among the members of the Arab League.
30 October 2023, 03:00 AM
What’s even the point of having a cricket team?
Fans have limited patience, and cricket fans are being pushed dangerously close to the limit.
30 October 2023, 02:00 AM
You couldn’t have ‘Friends’ without Chandler Bing
Could we be more… mortal?
29 October 2023, 13:00 PM
Violence prevails yet again
The ruling party should stop organising parallel programmes and fuelling confrontation.
29 October 2023, 10:57 AM
The death of a climate justice pioneer
The editorial team at The Daily Star is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of eminent climate expert and scientist Dr Saleemul Huq OBE
29 October 2023, 09:28 AM
Breaking the chains of obligation at 50-something
I don’t want to be accountable for the bad fish curry, the pending electric bill, or the understocked pantry anymore.
29 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Food insecurity is haunting our poor
The soaring food prices, coupled with falling real income, pose a serious challenge for the poor in terms of accessing adequate and nutritious food.
29 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Claudia Goldin’s economics Nobel and the lessons for developing countries
A fundamental takeaway of Goldin’s work is that the source of the gender gap is not constant as a society transitions from one period of development to another.
29 October 2023, 01:00 AM