There is very little logic behind the acts of bullies, whether they are in the streets or in cyberspace. Women are the favourite targets because they can always be accused of immodesty, even for enjoying an old romantic song!

Use our information for the right purpose, stay within your limits, and answer to us when your power interferes with our lives. This is called the social contract.

The other day, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman reaffirmed his government’s commitment to transforming Bangladesh into a $1 trillion economy by 2034. While the ambition is welcome, there is a policy puzzle that needs to be encountered

When a physician prescribes treatment, almost every clinical decision depends on one fundamental assumption—that the laboratory report is accurate.

Ask anyone in Dhaka who has tried to transfer a plot of inherited land what the hardest part was, and the answer will be: the paperwork.

A report published in The Daily Star in March describes a case from Bagerhat where a woman was blackmailed using a video recorded without her knowledge.

Recent floods and landslides have highlighted the serious risks associated with development in geologically sensitive areas.

A char is a temporary arrangement between people and a river that owes them nothing.

Every year, monsoon showers invariably turn stretches of Dhaka into shallow, stubborn lakes.

The World Cup has grown beyond being just the largest global sporting event.

Like many people working close to technology, I believed AI would become the defining aspect for our generation.

Between April and June last year alone, Bangladesh received more than $53 million in fresh Chinese investment, nearly $30 million of it flowing straight into textiles.

In Bangladesh, a person may be criminally liable based on digital evidence in the form of CCTV footage, WhatsApp conversations, Facebook posts, and so on.

A recent dispute over empty containers at Chattogram port has brought to renewed focus a deeper problem in Bangladesh’s trade logistics system

The controversy surrounding Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam poses two questions that must not be confused.

The government ban on exotic tree species such as eucalyptus and acacia during the current planting season has sparked debate among the public, policymakers, and forestry professionals

The July National Charter was no party manifesto; it emerged from 11 reform commissions and months of dialogue with about 30 parties.

The Sundarbans is an ecological treasure and a strategic economic asset.

Samir Ranjan Nath, programme head at the BRAC Institute of Educational Development, discusses learning gaps in primary education.

Bangladesh has committed itself to achieving universal health coverage (UHC).