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Bangladesh's capital market must not remain an untapped growth engine

M Kabir Hassan

10 June 2026, 08:00 AM Views

Women farmers and the fight for climate resilience

Mohammad Julfiqar Haider

10 June 2026, 12:00 PM Views

Before signing energy pacts, Bangladesh should define its own strategy

Moshahida Sultana Ritu

10 June 2026, 09:00 AM Views

How long will the untimely death of children be met with silence?

Sifat Afrin Shams

10 June 2026, 11:00 AM Views

How the FY2026-27 budget can bridge Bangladesh's climate finance gap

Muhammad Muktadirul Islam Khan

9 June 2026, 08:00 AM Views

Restoring faith in the justice system is key to ending mob violence

Aparajita Debnath

9 June 2026, 12:00 PM Views

Ramisa, Asiya, and the unfinished duty of the state

Khan Khalid Adnan

9 June 2026, 09:00 AM Views

Criminals, too, deserve a defence, even when the crimes shock us

Mahamud Khalid

9 June 2026, 11:00 AM Views

How should Bangladesh's economy grow in the second half of 2020s?

Nawshad Ahmed

8 June 2026, 11:00 AM Views

Reflections on elder care, responsibility, and understanding

Tahera Jabeen

8 June 2026, 09:00 AM Views

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Women, Life, Freedom, and the Left

We in the West have no right to treat Iran as a country that is desperately trying to catch up with us.

5 October 2022, 15:00 PM

Can teachers be the pivot of change in education?

To ignore the special role of a teacher in society is to place the future of the nation at peril.

5 October 2022, 14:00 PM

On the chaos of teaching English

I discover that teaching is more about reading people.

5 October 2022, 12:18 PM

How can Bangladesh have sustainable journalism and media self-regulation?

The concept of sustainable journalism is yet to get currency in Bangladesh.

5 October 2022, 12:05 PM

No proper conservation of Old Dhaka heritage sites

Urban Study Group (USG founder, Taimur Islam, speaks to The Daily Star about his organisation's work and experience.

5 October 2022, 09:29 AM

Russia, Iran, and the Perils of Post-Autocracy

While these regimes have no real future, there is no clear and institutionally viable alternative to replace them.

5 October 2022, 06:25 AM

Exploiting Newton’s law of gravity to store green energy

Energy generated from gravity batteries is sustainable.

5 October 2022, 02:00 AM

An open letter to Bangladeshi youth

You hold, in your anger and your compassion, the ability to bend the arc of our future towards justice.

4 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Gagging young voices: The unreasonable nature of our digital laws

As it stands now, any person whom law enforcement authorities deem to have breached the DSA will be arrested without a warrant.

4 October 2022, 15:00 PM

Turning Bangladesh into a knowledge-based economy

Bangladesh must invest wisely in training our young girls and boys to become the knowledge workers of the future.

4 October 2022, 12:00 PM

Fanfiction and the art of retelling stories

Fanfiction is just a devoted fan's mind asking, "What if?"

4 October 2022, 08:30 AM

Three factors holding back economy

The interest rate cap on loans, the frequent changes to the exchange rate regime and a relaxed attitude to enforcing austerity measures are the major challenges facing Bangladesh in restoring stability in the economy.

4 October 2022, 02:20 AM

EVMs and a mind-reading election commissioner

Did you know that mind-reading was an essential trait for the job of an election commissioner? I did not.

3 October 2022, 15:00 PM

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Stealing the applause and appreciation

What could be the psyche behind this ugly practice of stealing the limelight despite having no intellectual, technical, moral or effective input in any of the 23 goals that our girls scored in Kathmandu?

3 October 2022, 13:30 PM