#Revolution Made in Facebook
September 15, 2015. Hundreds and thousands of private university students took to the streets of the capital to press home their
28 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Reclaiming the streets of Dhaka
A good beginning lies in setting up examples, precedents that will help the violators of the law to know that one will be punished regardless of how influential s/he may be.
9 December 2015, 18:00 PM
SAVING FOOTBALL
Amidst the political uncertainty and apparent “terrorist attacks” that have given Bangladesh some bad press, prompting two foreign cricket teams...
5 November 2015, 18:00 PM
#NoVatOnEducation
In the last decade a major change has taken place in our tertiary education. Gone are the days when only students from the upper class background - English Medium to be precise - would go to private universities in Dhaka, which now have pupils from faraway districts
16 September 2015, 18:00 PM
SAVING THE DAY
The BNP's latest stance brings about a pleasant break. If the party really accepts the idea of a 'neutral' caretaker government, instead of its original demand—a non-party caretaker government—it means that the party has accepted the changed political atmosphere and has learned to concede some ground to gain more.
12 August 2015, 18:00 PM
WHAT KHALEDA DID
The BNP's future, like that of its junior partner Jamaat-e-Islami, lies in reform.
22 July 2015, 18:00 PM
For your votes only
Bangladesh along with some of its South and Southeast Asian neighbours presently stands at a crossroads.
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM
A requiem for football
Nationwide inter-school football tournaments should be held on a regular basis, age group divisional leagues can also be introduced.
24 June 2015, 18:00 PM
A Recipe for Disaster
A few days ago, a Garo woman was abducted from a busy street in Kuril in the capital while she was waiting for transport and was gang raped in a moving microbus.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Comrades in the woods
To make the future even bleaker, the Communist movement in Bangladesh lacks a visionary leadership. The weakening strength of the left is also directly proportional to the rise of rightwing politics.
12 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Opinion: The Net Effect
LAST Tuesday's elections in Dhaka (North and South) and Chittagong city corporation elections have seen some significant mechanisms that the candidates have used to woo the voters.
29 April 2015, 18:00 PM
The Other Woman
BORN in the womb of a military dictatorship and in the hands of a notoriously unpredictable leader, Jatya Party (JP) has indeed come a
21 April 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP's Dilemma
UNOFFICIAL though it is, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) decision to participate in the Dhaka and Chittagong City Corporations elections is a trifle surprising.
31 March 2015, 18:00 PM
A Titan in our shared history
As I sit at the computer in a bright room washed with sunlight to write this piece, I feel a dark cloak over my heart, as though in some
23 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Why aren't you talking?
BANGLADESH cricket team's victory against the much-fancied English side in the ICC Cricket World Cup has given the nation an opportunity to unite behind the national team. It is indeed a rare occasion, the kind that is capable of uniting the country behind a single event.
11 March 2015, 18:00 PM
It Ends Here
About 12 years ago, I, a naïve 24-year-old, joined the Star as Staff Writer, and now, it is time to bid it a tearful goodbye.
27 February 2015, 09:35 AM