Bangladesh needs to invest in home-based childcare
29 August 2026
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Views
It is time to make menstrual leave a reality in Bangladesh
29 August 2026
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Opinion
Nine years on, the Rohingya still don't have a safe road home
29 August 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Bangladesh’s gas crisis is also a logistics crisis
29 August 2026
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Views
More LNG is not the answer to Bangladesh's energy crisis
28 August 2026
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Views
Modern-day parenting needs better support
28 August 2026
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Views
We need to prioritise future-ready skills over freelancing
28 August 2026
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Views
The Pink Bus paradox and the price of women's safety
28 August 2026
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Views
Can Invest Bangladesh live up to the expectations?
26 August 2026
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Views
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
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
Unlock Bangladesh's potential for sustainable employment
There is a huge scope for green employment opportunities in Bangladesh.
9 June 2025
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
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
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
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
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
Why change must start with people
On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage.
5 June 2025
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
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
‘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
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
Weaponising hunger: An anatomy of Israel’s war crime
It is a coordinated policy that uses food as leverage.
4 June 2025
The curious case of the déjà flu
Covid is rising again—slowly, stealthily, like your relatives during iftar.
4 June 2025
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
Why victims must lead Bangladesh’s truth commission
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be inclusive, holistic and sustainable.
4 June 2025
July’s legacy and the myth of a singular vanguard
To begin with, the origins of the July uprising have been widely misunderstood, both by foreign observers and Dhaka’s own elite commentariat.
4 June 2025
FY2026 budget: A missed opportunity for structural reform
The proposed budget for 2025-26 fiscal year is at an opportune moment in Bangladesh's economic and political economy.
4 June 2025
La Vie en Paris Saint Germain
Enrique’s commitment to collective play is a refreshing change after years overshadowed by the limitations of individual egos.
3 June 2025