Anti-torture laws without real safeguards are not enough
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What BJP’s win in West Bengal means for Bangladesh
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Can Bangladesh ease dollar dependency without risking stability?
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Crocodiles, snakes, and India’s sovereignty anxiety
5 May 2026, 17:22 PM
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Farmers of the haors are dying of despair
5 May 2026, 08:00 AM
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Advancing Bangladesh’s energy sovereignty for a resilient future
5 May 2026, 09:00 AM
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As a flood-prone country, Bangladesh needs stronger early flood warning systems
5 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Dhaka’s Metro Rail: Why are we paying so much?
4 May 2026, 09:00 AM
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Without NBR reform, the revenue crisis will only deepen
4 May 2026, 13:00 PM
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What Nasa satellites say about Bangladesh’s climate
Recent data reveals terrifying conditions of freshwater bodies in the country.
30 January 2023, 12:30 PM
How do we cope with high energy prices?
Consumers in Bangladesh are at the mercy of policymakers
30 January 2023, 06:29 AM
What’s in store for our agricultural production potentials?
Both the government and private sector should come forward and encourage climate-smart agriculture as well as the production of non-local crops, which have immense possibilities. It would not only increase the productivity of our agriculture sector, but also maintain self-sufficiency and ensure food security in Bangladesh.
29 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Conflict with Israel: Iran should tread with caution
Iran's response to Israel's provocations should be non-violent and measured.
29 January 2023, 16:00 PM
Dowry still exists in the guise of ‘gifts’
The asset loss due to dowry pushes poor families further into financial insecurity.
29 January 2023, 14:00 PM
Protest against the decision to not allot a stall for Adarsha
Adarsha owner Mahabub Rahman, activist Baki Billah, journalist Bithy Shoptorshi and artist Arup Rahee have spoken to The Daily Star Opinion.
29 January 2023, 11:20 AM
No justice in paying tea workers’ arrears
The owners’ fickleness about signing of the agreement has come as a big shock to tea garden workers.
29 January 2023, 02:00 AM
Can increased gas prices fix anything?
If the gas crisis could be solved by merely increasing gas prices, why has no impact been visible after previous gas price hikes?
29 January 2023, 01:00 AM
Our collective role in building a Smart Bangladesh by 2041
To achieve and reach the expected goals of Smart Bangladesh, the AL government should emphasise on attracting more creative, visionary, and young leaders in the party who are aware of the latest developments in the field and able to leverage the benefits of this rapidly changing world.
28 January 2023, 19:00 PM
How not to fight inflation
Anyone with any faith in the market economy knew that the supply issues would be resolved eventually; but no one could possibly know when.
28 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Metro magic and the charms of development
Dhaka greeted the new year with the country’s first metro.
28 January 2023, 04:00 AM
Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?
Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward
28 January 2023, 04:00 AM
An Indo-Pacific Outlook for Bangladesh
A specific strategy would project Bangladesh as an active and responsible stakeholder in the region
28 January 2023, 01:00 AM
The Ideological Elephant in the NCTB Textbooks
The newly introduced textbooks for Grades 1, 6 and 7, prepared by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), have created quite a stir.
27 January 2023, 15:00 PM
Why I disagree with ‘Bangaleer Mediocrityr Shondhane’, the book that got Adarsha banned from Boi Mela
Where Faham Abdus Salam calls Bengalis mediocre, in my soon-to-be-published book, Before You Shame My People, I see Bangladeshis as a highly promising nation of tortured people who, at the same time, have dissented against and been crushed by the powers of colonialism, imperialism, and an ancestral and oligarchical political system.
27 January 2023, 13:28 PM
The Next Globalisation
Developments in three areas – telework, renewables, and AI – will bind countries together in new networks of interdependence.
27 January 2023, 10:24 AM
Clarification, or admission of guilt?
The worst part in the academy's attempt to clear the air is the admission in its statement that it had not read the alleged offending book before deciding to exclude its publisher from the exhibition.
27 January 2023, 02:00 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Who runs the country?
There is no question as to who runs the country. It is Sheikh Hasina, our prime minister. But who does she run it through?
26 January 2023, 18:00 PM
The ‘War on Trees’ is winning
Unlike the “War on Terror,” a script written and executed by US President George W Bush, the “War on Trees” has been far more successful.
26 January 2023, 11:52 AM
Family of feelings: Iffat Nawaz's 'Shurjo's Clan'
Part memoir, part magical realism, this is a story about identity and the idea of home.
26 January 2023, 10:20 AM