In an unprecedented move, the parliamentary standing committee on housing and public works ministry has directly recommended a major development project—to build an offshore smart city claiming land from the Bay of Bengal—directly to the prime minister.

A blatant miscarriage of justice

The condition which the residents of East Jurain, under Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), have been living in for years is unbelievable.

The conflict between political correctness and incorrectness is as old as the history of political discourse itself.

Everywhere I go I hear the same maxim: sustainability is the only word forward for the fashion industry.

French sociologist Emile Durkheim described social cohesion as organic solidarity arising from peoples’ dependence on each other in a modern society.

When it comes to human development related expenses, the government should spend more.

Debt servicing has become a rising concern for developing countries in recent times.

What does one imagine when thinking of a house? A place that is safe and secure, that can provide privacy and, most importantly, protection from extreme climates.

The prime minister has made a very significant remark, as reported in this newspaper, regarding the ruling party taking initiatives to get the

Today, May 9, we mark Europe Day and commemorate the vision of the then French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, who presented in 1950 a far-sighted blueprint to prevent war from happening again.

The emergence of the Metaverse is perhaps a complete game changer for our world. Metaverse blurs the line between reality and virtual reality.

TTE Shafiqul Islam fined three passengers who were travelling without tickets. This action prompted the Pakshey Division of Bangladesh Railways (BR) to temporarily suspend him. The punishment was delivered swiftly. So swiftly that Shafiqul had to be informed through a telephone call.

Reward, not punish, honest officials for doing their job

We speak to private sector employees about workers' rights in the private sector on the occasion of May Day in this episode of The Daily Star Opinion's 'Public Speaks'.

It is disappointing that people have had to face huge trouble while buying entry tickets for the national museum and the historic Ahsan Manzil

Bangladesh Railway (BR), perhaps to no one’s surprise, is once again set to miss the completion deadline for 14 of its 20 ongoing projects

In 2009, the government introduced the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE), a mandatory test for grade 5 students to certify completion of the primary cycle.

One recurring discourse in Dhaka, especially before and after Eid holidays, is that of an “empty” city. 

Public demonstrations, political protests calling for the government to resign, and long queues at gas stations and grocery stores have been a regular feature in Sri Lanka for the last few weeks.