The Daily Star
What is happening in Iran right now
On September 13, a woman named Mahsa Amini, 22, from Iran’s Kurdish province was put under arrest for a dress-code violation in the country’s capital Tehran.
23 September 2022
How to stop being chronically online
If you use social media for countless hours, then chances are you’re chronically online.
22 September 2022
What it really means to be a tutor
Even seasoned tutors face a lot of struggles from time to time, which is absolutely normal.
22 September 2022
Checking exam scripts: One moral side of teaching
I can safely proclaim that one of the hazards of teaching is checking exam scripts.
22 September 2022
Striking a balance between work and life
Touted as an antidote to burnouts and key to increased productivity, the work-life balance is an elusive state or the mythical “best of both worlds” that many aspire to.
22 September 2022
Should patriotism be unconditional?
The idea that citizens owe unquestioned devotion and gratitude to their nation is flawed.
21 September 2022
Everything wrong with mob justice
The punishment for a crime should be proportional to the crime itself — no more and no less.
20 September 2022
House of the Dragon opening sequence explained
Here's the hidden meaning the opening sequence of House of the Dragon.
19 September 2022
The 6 Stages of Falling in Love with BTS
The enemies-to-lovers arc of becoming an ARMY.
18 September 2022
The strange failings of admission tests
The problems are systemic, and thus changes need to be made to the system.
15 September 2022
How texting reinvented the way language works
Texting is a quick way of relaying messages, but it has changed communication.
15 September 2022
How to work out when you don't want to
Once we fit the habits into our lifestyle, “not feeling like it” will be a thing of the past.
14 September 2022
Engineering students demand jobs based on memorising solution manuals
The art of ingesting and dumping irrelevant information has been mastered by Bangladeshi students.
13 September 2022
The eyes that follow me, even in my street
The notion that privacy exists for women often feels like a myth.
13 September 2022
I am a 1000 taka note and I feel unwanted
Unlike most of you, I don’t have the luxury of determining my self-worth.
11 September 2022
The Bangladeshi Hero Political Compass
The real use of the political compass is to see where Bangladesh heroes fit in.
11 September 2022
To the groupmates who disappear in the middle of assignments
Certain teammates will mysteriously disappear into thin air whenever their work is due.
10 September 2022
Living with self-hatred
Your body feels like a prison where your mind is your cellmate.
8 September 2022
Why everyone should learn sign language
Sign language shouldn’t just be limited to people whose impairments call for it.
8 September 2022
The bitter relationship between English version students and board exams
English version questions in board exams often contain errors since the translators are grossly underskilled.
8 September 2022