Grameenphone and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable on July 15, 2026, marking World Youth Skills Day 2026.

The Asia Foundation and The Daily Star jointly organised a policy dialogue on 14 July 2026, with support from Google.org.

Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable on July 27, 2026, ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2026.

Initiated in 2023, the project ‘Development of Business Models and Policy Interventions to Reduce Informal Recycling of Lead Acid Batteries in Bangladesh’ addresses a critical global challenge, as lead poisoning affects 800 million children worldwide.

For the past 40 years, iDE Bangladesh has focused on creating livelihood opportunities for rural communities through market-based and systems-driven approaches.

The impacts of climate change are evolving and affecting different groups in different ways, with women often facing greater challenges from heatwaves, water scarcity, and other climate-related stresses.

Ipas Bangladesh and The Daily Star jointly held a roundtable on June 8, 2026.

BALLOT Project, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Daily Star jointly held a roundtable on April 26, 2026.

Media Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) and The Daily Star, with support from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), held a roundtable on April 06, 2026.

UNICEF and The Daily Star, with support from the European Union, held a roundtable on April 12, 2026.

A roundtable was organized on March 9, 2026, by UN Women in partnership with The Daily Star, with support from the European Union.

A roundtable was organized on March 9, 2026, by Bangladesh National Gender Working Group (BNGWG) in partnership with Plan International Bangladesh and The Daily Star, marking International Women’s Day 2026 under the theme “Rights, Justice, Action for all women and girls.”

Disagreements remain over the actual number of persons with disabilities in Bangladesh, making it difficult to understand their living conditions fully.

A roundtable titled “Looking into Bangladesh’s Development: Priorities for the Newly Elected Government in the Short to Medium Term” was held on March 4, 2026, at the BRAC Center, Dhaka.

A roundtable titled “Ending Digital Violence: Policy Priorities for Advancing Health and Justice for Women and Girls” was held on December 8, 2025, at The Daily Star Centre, Dhaka.

A roundtable titled “Empowering Women and Youth for Climate Resilience: Bridging Policy and Funding Gaps” was held on October 12, 2025, at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka.

A roundtable titled “Electoral Commitments on Addressing Discrimination against Women and Family Rights” was held on Monday, 2 February 2026, organised by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), The Daily Star, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), and the Danish Embassy.

A roundtable titled “Advancing Indigenous Rights in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT): Progress, Challenges and Political Commitments” was held on 26 January 2026, at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Dhaka.

The power sector has become a ‘corruption sector’ over the last 16 years of governance, bleeding trillions of taka. Our key expectation for party manifestos is a clear roadmap addressing two interlinked crises: energy security and systemic graft.

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged strict enforcement of existing laws rather than introducing new ones, calling for swift and exemplary punishment for offenders to prevent violence against women.