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Sarzah Yeasmin

Sarzah Yeasmin is a Boston-based writer and contributor to The Daily Star. She is an alumna of Harvard University.

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What Bangladesh must learn about political transitions

12 February 2026, 16:53 PM
It is tempting to draw dramatic parallels between the Arab Spring and contemporary South Asia, especially as Bangladesh is, at the time of writing, holding the much-anticipated parliamentary elections.
12 February 2026, 16:53 PM
Interview of Harvard Professor Fernando M. Reimers

Harvard vs Trump: 'Limiting international participation would impoverish our academic mission'

28 May 2025, 04:00 AM
In an interview with Dr Fernando M. Reimers, the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education at Harvard.
28 May 2025, 04:00 AM
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Tracing women’s rights through Islamic legal history

23 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Islam articulated a bold vision for women’s dignity and autonomy in its earliest revelations.
23 May 2025, 02:00 AM
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REPLANTING THE BONSAI: Empowering Bangladeshi diaspora for a changing Gulf

14 May 2025, 07:00 AM
Chief Adviser Yunus’ keynote address urged an end to the systemic barriers that restrict the potential of young people.
14 May 2025, 07:00 AM
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Rising tariffs may lead to a global recession

9 April 2025, 06:00 AM
The impact of the seismic shift in the global economy caused by Trump’s reciprocal tariffs is as immediate as it is personal.
9 April 2025, 06:00 AM
Israel breaks ceasefire

Netanyahu’s war and the human cost

24 March 2025, 04:00 AM
The Netanyahu government spent approximately $31 billion on the war in Gaza (and Lebanon) in 2024.
24 March 2025, 04:00 AM
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We are Asiya: A battle lost, but the fight lives on

15 March 2025, 03:00 AM
Asiya's story is a tragedy where a child's life and worth are violently denied.
15 March 2025, 03:00 AM
 How Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest threatens free speech on US campuses

How Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest threatens free speech on US campuses

12 March 2025, 07:31 AM
Beyond the personal cost to activists, the economic and diplomatic fallout of these crackdowns could be severe.
12 March 2025, 07:31 AM
Gaza in 2024

Another year of devastation for the Palestinians

Violent clashes between settlers and Palestinians have resulted in multiple fatalities throughout 2024.
15 January 2025, 05:00 AM
India's misinformation against Bangladesh

Why India should address the misinformation campaign against Bangladesh

India is applying its own framework of sectarian politics to interpret and represent Bangladesh.
4 December 2024, 02:00 AM
Donald Trump after winning second presidency

Trump’s victory and why the Democratic Party failed

Kamala Harris may have offered a promise for some, but it was a change in appearance and not substance, and that alienated voters who vote based on principles.
8 November 2024, 02:00 AM
Freddy Guevara interview

Venezuela’s experience with democracy

Venezuelan politician Freddy Guevara shares why his country could not successfully transition to a democracy.
30 October 2024, 02:00 AM
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Can the government govern itself?

The problem with parties in Bangladesh is that their activism relies on backward-looking and person-centric politics and revolves around a single leader.
12 August 2024, 02:00 AM
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How Trump's assassination attempt affects the US election

The imagery of blood trickling down Trump's face and fist up in the air is quite iconic—supporters who loved him love him more, and the ones who did not look at him are looking at him now.
17 July 2024, 05:00 AM
The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under scrutiny.

Death of Bangladeshi youths in the US: When violence hits home

The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under great scrutiny.
16 June 2024, 14:00 PM
We are not just bystanders in the colonial space

We are not just bystanders in the colonial space

The optics of visible solidarity for Palestine is important because it shows that the world is witnessing and recording this blatant act of outright dehumanisation.
21 May 2024, 10:50 AM
The 16 days of activism against gender-based Violence aims to put sustained efforts into uprooting gender inequality and gender bias from society.

To combat gender-based violence, do away with systemic bias

Gender inequality and violence as the outcome of a society are symptomatic of the ethos that shape policies, family structures and opportunities for men and women.
7 December 2023, 02:00 AM
BDS movement against Israel | Will boycotting Israeli products bring peace for Palestinians?

Will boycotting Israeli products bring peace for Palestinians?

Regardless of the tenacious systems of injustice the BDS movement works against, boycott has historically been a useful tool for advocacy and solidarity.
20 November 2023, 13:00 PM
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Israel: A US project gone rogue

This current exchange between the US and Israel is a compelling case of how the US has become a puppet state
5 November 2023, 14:00 PM
Western media’s ahistorical reporting on Palestine-Israe

Western media’s ahistorical reporting around Palestine-Israel

While there are gruesome acts from both sides, this is not a war between equals.
12 October 2023, 14:00 PM
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How this city kills its people

Loneliness, anxiety, depression – these have all intricately seeped into the very core of how we live in Dhaka.
4 September 2023, 05:00 AM
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Donor agendas must include investments in higher education

The global education sector continues to endure a tumultuous period of diminishing funding and resource allocation, as competing priorities such as health, humanitarian aid and other social services require urgent financial responses from the international community.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Why another era of mainstream liberalism could be fatal

In the words of Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet laureate to read at a presidential inauguration, America is “not broken but simply unfinished”.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
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Sexualising and policing girls’ bodies

The recent spate of debates around the rape and death of an O-level student has yet again illustrated the problems with Bangladeshi schooling and the chronic need for sex education in classrooms.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM
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