The draft of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulation Act, 2021 does not have the word “independent” in relation to the BTRC, according to a report by The Daily Star published on September 7, 2021.

“Do you know that you cannot die without being born first?”

We are shocked to find out that the server of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) can be accessed and manipulated so easily by cybercriminals.

We are disheartened to learn about the findings of a study conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), which

The Covid-19 situation may seem under control in Bangladesh right now, but it would be unwise to be complacent and think it’s over.

When a fish gets caught in a net, it curses its luck and tries to free itself from the mesh.

Toilets do not, admittedly, make for a great dinner table conversation—though a few younger people might disagree.

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has doubled down on its insistence not only to continue the nationwide Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) at the end of Grade 5, but giving it a permanent institutional form by proposing the establishment of an examination board to conduct it.

There is a clear pattern of attacks on parties that the ruling party does not approve of. While the party in power brags about people’s democratic rights on the one hand, its student wing continues to carry out regular attacks on people with different opinions and political views on the other.

What recently happened in the transport sector of Bangladesh after the prices of diesel and kerosene were raised by Tk 15 per litre was truly unprecedented.

Ever since COP26 ended, we have been bombarded with analyses on how good or bad it was.

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) ended on November 13, 2021, a day after the scheduled date of closing.

This statement sparked outrage as many took to the streets in protest.

For some time now, we have been seeing the central bank flouting its own rules and regulations, swaying to the tunes of big business

University life is referred to as a critical turning point in one’s life. In all certainty, and in my experience, it is perhaps more than that.

At COP26, we were proud to see Bangladesh stand up for the worst climate-affected countries and hold the world’s polluters to account.

We are concerned by the recent discovery that a racket—which includes top officials of the Jashore Board of Intermediate and Secondary

Renowned writer and academic Prof Hasan Azizul Huq passed away on November 15, 2021, at the age of 82. A master storyteller, he won many accolades for his work, including the Bangla Academy Award and Ekushey Padak. To pay tribute to his illustrious literary career, The Daily Star reprints his interview, taken by Farhana Susmita and Rifat Munim, first published in 2012.

Bangladesh has made tremendous strides in improving neonatal health status and achieved the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goal (MDG) related to reducing child mortality (MDG 4) in 2010, five years ahead of its target year, 2015.

The Berlin-based Transparency International released its “Government Defence Integrity (GDI) Index 2020” on November 16, 2021.