Interview / Modern Islam has always been a 'secular' entity
20 July 2026, 00:01 AM
Iran provides an interesting example of the fate of Islamism and its ideological state
20 July 2026, 00:01 AM
Bengal’s forgotten connections with Nazi Germany
15 July 2026, 00:01 AM
From 1933 onwards, Hitler and Nazi Germany were admired by certain groups of right-wing Indians, who were often anti-British nationalists.
15 July 2026, 00:01 AM
500 years after Babur's victory / How the Mughal legacy continues to shape South Asia
16 June 2026, 00:01 AM
In the realm of everyday culture, Mughal influence permeated cuisine (techniques, dishes, and courtly food culture), dress, etiquette (adab), and aesthetic sensibilities, creating a shared repertoire that cuts across religious and regional boundaries.
16 June 2026, 00:01 AM
The making of India’s Bengali Muslim problem
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
I wrote this book before the July uprising, so the issues I discuss are not new developments but part of a much longer process.
8 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Beyond kaanta-taar: Rethinking life at the Bangladesh–India border
23 May 2026, 00:00 AM
In conversation with Sahana Ghosh, author of A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security Across the India-Bangladesh Borderlands and assistant professor of Anthropology at the National University of Singapore.
23 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Interview / Why the Haor film Kura Pakkhir Shunye Ura matters today
20 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Filmmaker Muhammad Quayum reflects on the haor’s beauty, hardship, resilience, and his decades-long journey behind Kura Pakkhir Shunye Ura.
20 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Re-reading Nizamuddin Auliya in history and memory
15 May 2026, 08:30 AM
As legends associated with the charisma and spiritual power of Nizamuddin Auliya spread, many anecdotes from folkloric traditions began to be linked with his life, which cannot be entirely discarded either.
15 May 2026, 08:30 AM
The untold history of horses in South Asia
25 April 2026, 15:45 PM
The earliest text to highlight the horse is the Rig Veda, which contains hymns to warrior chiefs who rode horse-drawn chariots.
25 April 2026, 15:45 PM
Rooftop gardening: Making our living space greener
A buzzword that one will hear at least once or twice every day in Bangladesh is “development”. And with development comes an even greater push for urbanisation, which brings with it certain consequences for the environment.
4 June 2022, 18:00 PM
'If Pakistan acknowledges what its Army did in 1971, it will do a favour to itself'
The Daily Star (TDS): How do you look at the events of 1971 and the birth of Bangladesh?
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
“Most of the commentators are unaware of the importance of the events between 1948 and 1952.”
Badruddin Umar: As a general student, I participated in every public event of the Language Movement in 1952. On February 21, for example,
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Decent work and migration: The path towards sustainable remittance growth
Twenty-eight-year-old Ahmed Jamal, from Barishal, was working as a labourer in Oman since 2018. He was forced to return to Bangladesh during the pandemic. As a result, he lost his primary source of income along with the hefty recruitment fee he had paid to secure the job initially.
24 November 2021, 18:00 PM