Anupam Debashis Roy

​​​​​​​The United Nations Committee on Development Policy (UN-CDP) determined in February 2021 that Bangladesh has satisfied all three requirements to graduate from the category of Least Developed Country (LDC) for the second time.

You may have heard of Poseidon, lord of the seas.  But do you know about our very own lord of water and sewers?

With such poor conditions of pilots and staff, Biman will not be able to compete with other airlines and will continue to endanger its passengers and the prestige of the country.

"I don’t believe that we will get redress from the government in this matter. The only way out is a total reform of the state": Altaf Parvez, writer and researcher.

Abdus Selim’s translation and compilation is a time machine for all of us living in the new age, where poems have become much neutered.

Adarsha owner Mahabub Rahman, activist Baki Billah, journalist Bithy Shoptorshi and artist Arup Rahee have spoken to The Daily Star Opinion.

Where Faham Abdus Salam calls Bengalis mediocre, in my soon-to-be-published book, Before You Shame My People, I see Bangladeshis as a highly promising nation of tortured people who, at the same time, have dissented against and been crushed by the powers of colonialism, imperialism, and an ancestral and oligarchical political system.

The stage-breaking incident shows us that too many slogans, too much shouting, and even too much strength can be a bad thing. 

For someone with a serious mental health issue, getting up from bed every day is a great challenge.

The political culture that has been bred in the country by the ruling party is one of impunity, where party members are, directly or indirectly, encouraged to violently suppress dissenting voices. The slapping of Inamul Haque is merely a result of that attitude.

All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.

Extrajudicial killings is appealing to people who feel their justice system will fail them.

Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam of BAU talks to The Daily Star about the country's rice production.

We shouldn't be squandering money on buildings when our services need funds

The attempt to delineate Hindus as separate from Bengalis in Bangladesh is unacceptable to us as a nation

The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.

There needs to be a concerted effort to decrease the burden on our youth and listen to their problems intently

Yes, but not through Chhatra League

The government is finally considering something that could really stop the question paper leak crisis. The education secretary has reportedly hinted at using tablet computers for taking tests. In this method, a question set will be prepared randomly from a question bank 30 minutes before the test.

Donald Trump's first State of the Union speech as president sounded presidential. On Tuesday night, he sounded more like the