Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.

This dependence will only increase if we continue to become dependent on imported coal and LNG.

Afghanistan today lies in ruins. While the US wasted more than $2 trillion of its military outlays, Afghanistan is impoverished. Its 2021 GDP was below $400 per person.

The horrific accident that happened on the Dhaka-Bhanga expressway on Sunday once again brought to fore the issues in our transport sector. Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, talks to The Daily Star Opinion about the reasons behind such tragedies on our highways and how to prevent them.

Even if the outcome seems predetermined, it is essential to exercise the right to vote and make one's voice heard.

The fee-for-service model, in which providers unfairly charge patients for each and every service, has become an anathema for those seeking healthcare.

The problem in Bangladesh is that politicians consider compromise as a weakness and a sign of defeat

Arresting high prices requires more focused and extensive actions by the government.

What has led to bank failures in the US may look different from what Bangladeshi banks are living through now, but the bottom line is the same.

Greening the economy is a prerequisite for attaining sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Let’s not turn our education into a commercial farce.

Inflation followed by greedflation followed by shrinkflation – is there no way out of this trap?

For a country to showcase its national strength, military capability and coercive endurance, power becomes an important denominator in international politics.

At the hour of utmost need, the leader gave us a clarion call to unite.

A great classroom is one that is conducive to learning.

Eminent economists have blamed the hundi market for the sorry state of Bangladesh’s forex reserves and the downward pressure on our exchange rate.

So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?

Bangabandhu, through an intense process of national consciousness-building, equipped a people to defend their sovereignty.

While Putin obviously deserves reprimand, should social media and tech giants encourage violence?

Hostility between the two sectarian rivals has dominated Middle Eastern politics in recent years, spreading into Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen.