Flood affected people need help

As the nation celebrates the opening of the Padma Bridge, let us not forget the flood affected people of Sylhet and Sunamganj. As the water
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Myanmar military’s new survival strategy

Since independence in 1947, Myanmar has seldom experienced democracy. On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military seized power again in a military coup, overthrowing the democratic government.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

How to build trust in EVMs and the electoral system

As per statistics of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, out of 178 countries of the world where elections are held, e-voting is currently being used, partially or wholly, in the national elections of only 28 countries.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

The newest challenge to environmental goals

It was reported that US President Joe Biden will be travelling to Saudi Arabia next month and finally kowtow to its rulers.
25 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Profit shouldn’t be the goal of a public university

How will DU justify making huge profits from admission tests?
25 June 2022, 12:44 PM

Time to coordinate all relief efforts for maximum effect

Government must approach post-flood rebuilding with an eye on the future
25 June 2022, 12:13 PM

How the US could lose the new cold war

The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

The Sylhet floods are anything but normal

As you read this piece, the water is receding in Sunamganj, while the bodies surface.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

What does Padma Bridge mean to a southerner?

The need for a bridge over the mighty Padma River may not have been felt so dearly by people other than those who have been born and bred in the southwestern part of Bangladesh.
24 June 2022, 18:00 PM

A great dream of a nation, finally fulfilled

Heartiest congratulations to the PM, the technical team and workers, and the people of Bangladesh, on Padma Bridge's opening.
24 June 2022, 13:22 PM

Demolish illegal structures, recover Chaktai canal

CCC should be held to account for occupying a part of the canal
24 June 2022, 12:57 PM

India should think beyond the Hindutva agenda

Over the last few years – under the BJP government – India’s religious polarisation has increased in degree and intensity.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Why I’m a fan of Ananta Jalil

But not because of the logic-defying stunts in AJ's latest movie venture, Din: The Day. It's because of Ananta Jalil, the human being.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM

'Israel’s actions are that of an apartheid regime. The only difference is that we are all brown.'

Dr Amal Jadou, Palestine’s deputy foreign minister, talks to Porimol Palma of The Daily Star about the decades long Palestine-Israel conflict, and the recent escalation of violence against the Palestinians.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Education system in Bangladesh needs to change

In Bangladesh, although primary education is free and the government provides the textbooks, more than 4.3 million children aged 6-15 years are not in school.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh railway needs serious fixing

Chronic problems preventing it from getting expected results
23 June 2022, 12:12 PM

Ban on notebooks must not be a paper promise

Govt should take the new act as a stepping stone to wider education reforms
23 June 2022, 12:00 PM

Sanitary napkin as a relief item

More and more districts are being flooded in the country, and the affected people are in desperate need of regular relief items. Since a large
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Inflation, globalisation, and localisation

It is difficult these days to go anywhere or do anything without thinking or hearing about inflation – what is less obvious is what to do about it.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Serajul Islam Choudhury: Our foremost intellectual and writer in Bangladesh

Today – June 23 – marks the 87th birthday of Serajul Islam Choudhury.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM