Experts' Comments on World Prematurity Day

A roundtable on World Prematurity Day was held recently at The Daily Star with the support of Save the Children. Distinguished
7 December 2016

Access to Justice and the Sustainability of Legal Aid

It is primarily the state's responsibility to make laws to enhance accessibility to justice and legal aid. Our constitution prepares us for
6 December 2016

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for future Energy Security

Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Power and Energy: Globally, renewable energy and energy efficiency promotion activities is in
23 November 2016

Green Banking for Sustainable Energy

Recently, The Daily Star organised an opinion sharing session on 'Green Banking for sustainable energy'. Here we published a summary of the discussions.
20 November 2016

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

Our roundtable hopes to address the global phenomenon of beauty anxiety. Research shows that only 10 percent of women are comfortable revealing their real age whereas the rest conceal it.
27 October 2016

Transforming frontiers of extreme poverty: Beyond livelihoods

Anowarul Haq, Director, Extreme Rural Poverty Program, CARE Bangladesh
16 October 2016

Connecting two economies

On October 10, 2016, The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled “Bangladesh-China Relations: Connecting Two Economies” in the run-up to the Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit. Diplomats, researchers and business leaders attended the roundtable. Here we publish a summary of the discussions.
13 October 2016

Zero Tolerance to Child Pregnancy

According to BDHS 2014 findings on maternal health, 31 percent of adolescents in the country between the ages of
10 October 2016

Balanced fertilization: Food for thought

And he gave it for his opinion, that whosoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a
24 September 2016

Balanced Fertiliser Usage

Recently The Daily Star organized a roundtable on "Balanced Fertilizer Usage” in cooperation with NAAFCO Pvt. Ltd.
24 September 2016

Private Universities: Successes and Challenges

After the recent terrorist attacks, private universities have come into focus in a negative way, which is unfortunate. The
2 September 2016

Investing In Teenage Girls

An interactive and lively discussion looked into the issue of improving the lives of millions of teenage girls in
24 August 2016

“International Women's Day 2016, Planet 50:50 by 2030: Step it up for Gender Equality and against Gender Based Violence”

On the 24th of March, The Daily Star and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) jointly organized a roundtable
15 June 2016

VOICE OF THE YOUTHS FROM COX'S BAZAAR

* We see a lot of activities regarding gender equality, but is there proper follow-up on these activities? Only 2.4% of
15 June 2016

Towards a Midwifery Profession in Bangladesh - a Systems Approach for a Complex World

Safe motherhood is about a woman's right to choose as well as her right to survive. Registered midwives are required to ensure these two rights. Our honorable PM gave a commitment at UN in 2010 that 3000 midwives will be developed by the end of MDG.
13 June 2016

Faecal Sludge Management: Second Generation Sanitation Challenge

Faecal Sludge Management: Second Generation Sanitation Challenge
8 June 2016

Problems and prospects of quality vegetable seeds

In the context of massive loses in traditional paddy cultivation in consecutive years, farmers in northern districts adopting with new crops pattern as inclining more and more to vegetable farming which is proved to be profitable.
11 May 2016

Role of Quality Seed in Agriculture

Agriculture plays an important role in the overall economic development of Bangladesh where the vegetable sector alone contributes a good percentage of the country's GDP.
11 May 2016

Deliberation on Ensuring Seed Quality

Md. Abu Sayem, Regional Farm Broadcasting Officer, Agriculture Information Service presented the keynote paper in which he mentioned that according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Bangladesh is the third largest vegetable producer in the world. In
11 May 2016

Social Protection Strategy and Budget 2016

Abdul Quayum, Associate Editor, Prothom Alo & Moderator of the Session
26 April 2016