ActionAid, in association with The Daily Star, organised a Climate Justice Idea Competition 2022, the grand final and prize-giving ceremony of which were held on November 19, 2022, at The Daily Star Centre.

War and women – this phrase usually conjures up an image of women being victimised during war, but there are activities of women, fighting on the battlefield, or even capturing photos with a camera in hand, which represents that time.

Today, we commemorate 51 years since the birth of our beloved country. As we celebrate the revolutionary zeal and unwavering resolve of

During their heroic Liberation War, the people of Bangladesh received much international sympathy for the terror unleashed on them by the

On December 16, 2022, the proud nation of Bangladesh will celebrate the 51st anniversary of achieving victory over Pakistan in the

Following the Liberation War of Bangladesh, the savant Mahboobul Alam (1898-1981) took up the task of writing a comprehensive history of 1971.

On the night of March 25, 1971, The Pakistan Army unleashed Operation Searchlight in Dhaka. That was supposed to be the day when the

In the month of January 1971, I was a student of Class X of Holy Cross School. My par-ents and I were then living in the Dhaka University campus. My father, who taught Eng-lish literature at the university, took up the administrative post of Provost of Jagannath Hall.

According to Dhaka University’s Annual Report for 1971-72, at the beginning of Operation Searchlight, 10 Dhaka University professors were killed.

The month of December is a month of joy and celebration all over the world, and in Bangladesh as well. But to me, it brings back the horrid memory of the killing of intellectuals on December 14-15, 1971,

The Daily Star (TDS): What could be the long-term economic impact in Bangladesh if the Rohingya crisis prolongs?

Scarcity has always been a constant companion to Hafsa Akter (psaudonym). It was so bad at one point that Hafsa’s kids were unable to attend school as she was unemployed while her husband was a day labour but could not find work everyday.

The Daily Star (TDS) What is the current situation of refugee relief and repatriation in the Rohingya camps?

The Daily Star (TDS): How will you evaluate the current status of Rohingya refugees?

Rohingya Crisis A Timeline

The Rohingya refugee crisis bears several significant challenges, and the Rohingya population have specific needs. The following are the basic needs in th

Rohingya Population By Location

If you Google the word “Rohingya” or “Rohingya crisis” or anything related to the largest growing refugee crisis on the internet,

Saidul Huq is one of those forgotten Rohingyas who has been here since before the exodus of 2017. In fact, his parents had fled to Bangladesh in 1991.

Five years ago, in August 2017, the Myanmar military unleashed a brutal offensive against the Rohingya communities across the country’s Rakhine State.