Rohingya crisis deepens but global focus shifts
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The BNP government has inherited one of the most complex foreign policy and humanitarian challenges in Bangladesh’s history: the Rohingya crisis.
20 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Malaysia labour market: Old ghosts haunt new recruitment push
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
The same old corrupt practices appear to be stalking the prospect of resuming labour recruitment from Bangladesh to Malaysia.
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Dhaka-Beijing ties draw close scrutiny from New Delhi
6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China has opened a new chapter in Bangladesh-China relations while triggering renewed scrutiny in New Delhi over Beijing’s expanding footprint in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal region.
6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
‘The proposed 2+2 dialogue mechanism should not be overinterpreted’
29 June 2026, 09:00 AM
Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, senior research fellow at the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance in North South University and a former diplomat, speaks with Porimol Palma of The Daily Star about the outcomes of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s just-concluded visit to China.
29 June 2026, 09:00 AM
PM’s China visit signals strategic flexibility
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China appears to be reflecting the BNP government’s pursuit of greater strategic flexibility at a time of intensifying global competition.
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
What you need to know about PM's China visit
27 June 2026, 13:18 PM
Four-day China visit expands cooperation beyond economy to diplomacy, connectivity, investment and strategic engagement
27 June 2026, 13:18 PM
Analysis / PM Tarique’s Malaysia visit signals revival of BNP’s ‘Look East’ policy
24 June 2026, 19:29 PM
Analysts see a push to deepen trade, energy, technology and strategic ties with Southeast Asia
24 June 2026, 19:29 PM
News analysis / Fixing labour recruitment a test for the BNP govt
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
During his first foreign visit to Malaysia, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman sought to redefine bilateral ties beyond labour migration by expanding cooperation in trade, investment and regional affairs.
23 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh has to respond strongly
Bangladesh has a legal obligation to provide an affirmative opinion to the International Criminal Court (ICC) allowing The Hague-based tribunal to exercise jurisdiction over forced deportation of the Rohingyas -- a possible crime against humanity, says a legal expert.
27 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Rate of strokes very high in Bangladesh
In rural Bangladesh, twenty six percent of the people aged 40 years or above are suffering from hypertension, and, of them, 21.5 percent have suffered strokes, says a new study on Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Repatriation gets stuck
Nearly six months have passed since the signing of the Rohingya repatriation deal, but Myanmar is yet to take back a single of the refugees from Bangladesh.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Influx: Needs of affected locals 'ignored'
While locals in Cox's Bazar are bearing the brunt of socio-economic and environmental damages due to the massive influx of Rohingyas, their needs are being largely overlooked, said local government representatives and officials of the district yesterday.
12 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Caught in a web of toil and torture
Every day, Rehana Khatun had to toil for hours for a family of 12 near Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Despite this, she was not properly fed and allowed to sleep for more than four hours.
30 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Save us from destruction
As a delegation of UN Security Council arrives in Bangladesh today, a Rohingya lawyer and rights activist has urged the UN body
27 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Global concern high, aid low
The World Food Programme has so far received donations of $45 million, only 18 percent of $243 million required mainly for providing food to one million Rohingyas and 200,000 locals in Cox's Bazar until December.
26 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Big leap at BSMMU
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) successfully conducted its first bone marrow transplant, adding a new
19 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Youth volunteerism a way to build peace
Youth volunteerism is a great way of building peace and developing communities, said a high UN official, urging the youths of
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at DMCH: Shortage of funds, staff making its job difficult
Haizur Rahman Himel, a first-year student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, might have had a very different
4 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Intent to deceive
Myanmar is living up to the global suspicion about its real intention behind signing the deal for repatriation of more than seven lakh Rohingya refugees. The intention, as suspected by experts and global rights bodies, was all but taking back the Rohingyas.
30 March 2018, 18:00 PM
'Some progress' in UN role
Myanmar and the United Nations have made “some progress” in terms of UN's engagement in repatriation of the
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM
A trick Dhaka fell for
The repatriation of Rohingyas was supposed to begin last month as per an agreement signed by Bangladesh and Myanmar, but a pre-condition set at the eleventh hour held up the process.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Ensure their safety, citizenship first
Return of the Rohingyas without guaranteeing citizenship and safety in Myanmar will not be sustainable, but will contribute to another cycle of exodus in the long run, says a UK-based Rohingya rights activist.
12 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Stepping up fight for safe food
People can expect a strong grip on contaminating food and its marketing as Bangladesh Food Safety Authority is gearing up its activities in a coordinated manner to ensure food safety from farm to plate.
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Excessive Lead in Powdered Milk: No marketing before laboratory tests
The customs authorities have been asked to ensure that all milk powder importers stock products in their own warehouses and have those tested at designated laboratories before marketing.
25 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Blood donors at fingertips
Imagine you have an emergency patient, a loved one, needing blood. You write a Facebook post seeking blood or contact the blood banks. If everything works well, you may get blood in time. Otherwise, the patient's life might be in danger.
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Pre-paid food card for refugees, locals
The World Food Programme has planned an e-voucher programme for 12 lakh people -- 10 lakh Rohingyas and 2 lakh locals -- in Cox's Bazar by September of this year. It is hoped that this will help improve their nutritional intake and check any possible socio-economic instability.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Tending to the sick and lonely
Following an accident that almost crippled him, Akhtaruzzaman can finally see a ray of hope in life, thanks to the love and care shown by the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity.
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Islamic scholars against militancy
A group of Islamic scholars will hand over a letter, containing signatures of more than 100,000 imams, against religious extremism to Pope Francis as he meets interfaith leaders at the Ramna Cathedral today.
30 November 2017, 18:00 PM