One cannot deny the fact that there are too many overconfident experts making too many predictions about too many issues too quickly these days. A basic economic principle is useful here: the 24-hour news cycle has created a huge need for expert opinion, and the market has simply created the supply to meet the growing demand.

While some studies point to brick kiln emissions as the main sources, some point to dust sources, and others to vehicular emissions.

Even if one does find the content of a certain book or the opinions of its author to be agreeable, it is unfortunate for that book to be altogether banned from having a place at the book fair.

Depiction of such problematic forms of ‘romance’ and relationships surely distort the judgement of readers regarding love and romance.

Election Commission’s capacity to hold free and fair elections questioned.

Aalo clinics are designed to provide comprehensive primary healthcare services.

How is it that such a seasoned director did not seek consent from the victims’ families when making Faraaz?

Ahmadul Kabir (Monu) had the stature and maturity to appreciate that politics was not a profession but a vocation.

These by-elections are nothing more than a mere fulfilment of legal obligations, as it won’t be able to bring in any change in parliamentary balance.

Russia’s reversion to warlordism is fuelled by a religious fundamentalism.

His is an inspiring tale of a little boy with big dreams rising from the backwaters of Bengal to become a fabled student who went on to be a professor of Dhaka University, and to hold some of the highest offices in public service.

The recent surge in human trafficking to Cambodia from Bangladesh raises questions about the intentions and capability of the relevant authorities in addressing the situation.

This shouldn’t have been a mere political statement; it should have been the reality. But the current government policies are not in line with that goal.

The 25-year power import deal with Adani "is hardly favourable for Bangladesh."

This celebration of the Language Movement which happens in the Boi Mela allows the ideas associated with it to be passed down from one generation to another. Boi Mela has become a focal point for the discussions surrounding the Language Movement. 

CPI 2022 shows how corruption, conflict and insecurity are interrelated and feed each other.

Immediate subsidy reform is needed to streamline spending for the energy sector.

Bangladesh and the World Bank (WB) have completed 50 years of their relationship. As such, there has been a lot of recounting of the WB’s successes. But what really lies behind all this praise? Of all the projects that have been carried out in Bangladesh upon the WB’s prescription, how many have been fruitful for the people of the country? Anu Muhammad, professor of the economics department at Jahangirnagar University, discusses these issues with The Daily Star Opinion.

A 2016 research study published in the Oxford University Journal analysed health inequality in Bangladesh, which found that income variance is the prime factor behind health disparities.

The West has now pushed Russia, the largest country by geographical size, to provide food, energy and fertilisers to the Rest.