I spent two years learning AI, then another year unlearning it
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Gazi Nazrul’s case raises bigger questions for parliament
27 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Chattogram port’s empty-container problem needs more than quick fixes
27 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Our digital evidence framework must evolve with AI
27 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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We need stronger digital systems to seize the China-plus-one opportunity
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Our forestry policy must be rooted in local evidence
26 July 2026, 15:45 PM
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Why are we still struggling to make health insurance work?
26 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Citizens have already answered the ‘amendment or reform’ question
26 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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Interview / ‘Every child has the right to be taught by a properly trained teacher’
26 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Mangroves, livelihoods, and Bangladesh’s economic future
26 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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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
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
How can Bangladesh turn on its ‘brain gain’?
Bangladesh is currently suffering from an acute shortage of skilled workers and managers.
3 October 2022, 13:00 PM
Roger Federer: The legend, the person
Federer the person was even more important to me than Federer the tennis player.
3 October 2022, 12:30 PM
Must urbanisation be all-devouring?
In 1985, the United Nations declared through Resolution 40/202 that the first Monday of every October would be observed as World Habitat Day.
3 October 2022, 12:10 PM
How will we measure development if we don't have data?
In Bangladesh, the quality of the available data does not always meet expectations, and data is not always made readily available to researchers.
2 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Who wants a piece of forest?
Plans to build a prison on forestland show that the country is in environmental free-fall
2 October 2022, 16:00 PM
Kennan’s 1946 ‘Long Telegram’ from Moscow: Is it relevant for Beijing?
The China containment policy has taken deep roots following Kennan’s anti-Soviet postulations.
2 October 2022, 12:33 PM
Volatile energy could become the norm for garment makers
Global energy challenges are continuing to impact Bangladesh's garment industry.
2 October 2022, 12:25 PM