Climate change demands a new approach to protecting haor farming
11 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Views
Maritime skills development is key to expanding Bangladesh’s blue economy
11 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Views
Blended learning in an energy crisis: Innovation or institutional amnesia?
11 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Opinion
Removing vendors won’t fix Dhaka’s streets
11 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Opinion
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Were we close to a nuclear catastrophe?
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
‘We must vaccinate 95 percent of the children to curb measles outbreak’
10 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Interview
Decoding Pakistan’s diplomatic win in Iran-US ceasefire
10 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Views
The High Court has spoken: Repeal cannot undo judicial independence
9 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Opinion
Hasty diagnosis is derailing autism care
9 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Opinion
A strategic roadmap for Dhaka's solid waste management
9 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
The silent plastic crisis in rural Bangladesh
Plastic pollution is not solely an urban issue.
11 June 2025, 07:40 AM
Action fails to match rhetoric again
A clear sense of direction and strategy for the education system is lacking, as it has been under past political governments.
11 June 2025, 04:00 AM
We need both new wine and a new bottle
People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.
11 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh’s civic and digital arenas are becoming fear zones
What we are witnessing is not a series of disconnected incidents but a systemic erosion of democratic norms.
10 June 2025, 05:00 AM
For how long must women endure cyberattacks?
Despite the legal provisions in place to punish such actions, many victims find themselves powerless to pursue justice.
9 June 2025, 09:00 AM
Unlock Bangladesh's potential for sustainable employment
There is a huge scope for green employment opportunities in Bangladesh.
9 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Looking back on the investment summit: Big promises, fragile realities
It remains unclear if the summit’s promises will bring real change, and consequently greater investments, or simply fade away like many before them
8 June 2025, 05:00 AM
A recurring script is enough to prove the pattern
In Bangladesh, one does not need to teach a generation, invent a cure for a disease, feed the hungry, or fight for justice to be honoured. In this country, respect comes cheaper
7 June 2025, 13:59 PM
Living on the bridge: My life between East and West
I was born in Bangladesh, a place defined not just by geography but by rhythm.
7 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Beat a woman, become a hero
Garlands around their necks, broad smiles on their faces, motorbikes revving behind them, and a crowd of cheerleaders to welcome them—as if justice has finally prevailed with their innocence established. Only, it hasn't
6 June 2025, 06:49 AM
When mercy is missing from sacrifice
Are we so far gone that even a creature's panic, its last attempt at life, is turned into viral entertainment?
6 June 2025, 06:02 AM
Why change must start with people
On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage.
5 June 2025, 13:00 PM
Whose feminism is it anyway? : Lessons from the gender reform uproar
In Bangladesh, liberal feminism has long been perceived as centring on the secular, urban woman as its ideal.
5 June 2025, 10:00 AM
World Environment Day: A story of memory and nature
There are people who protect our little spaces so that they can be green again.
5 June 2025, 06:00 AM
‘Recovery of NPLs overseas will strengthen Bangladesh’s banking sector’
Wieger Wielinga, managing director of Omni Bridgeway, speaks with The Daily Star breaking down the concept of litigation funding.
5 June 2025, 04:00 AM
The budget was a missed chance to honour the revolution
This budget failed to redefine the role of the state and mark a departure from inequality and patronage.
5 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Weaponising hunger: An anatomy of Israel’s war crime
It is a coordinated policy that uses food as leverage.
4 June 2025, 10:00 AM
The curious case of the déjà flu
Covid is rising again—slowly, stealthily, like your relatives during iftar.
4 June 2025, 08:30 AM
Freedom in the sky?: The limits of satellite internet in Bangladesh
If we invest in satellite internet without also reforming the political culture, we will have treated the symptom, not the disease.
4 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Why victims must lead Bangladesh’s truth commission
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be inclusive, holistic and sustainable.
4 June 2025, 06:00 AM