Explainer / Why does the Middle East have so much oil?
31 March 2026, 22:00 PM
News Analysis
Reaction / The cost of a distant war being paid in Bangladeshi lives
19 March 2026, 18:40 PM
Feature
Reaction / Don’t turn childhood into a rat race
17 March 2026, 12:49 PM
News Analysis
Explainer / Constitution reform council: Why the dispute and what the law says
16 March 2026, 21:13 PM
News Analysis
Analysis / Middle East conflict now brings hot waters to distant shores
5 March 2026, 13:13 PM
News Analysis
Analysis / How Europe absorbs, but can't direct global conflict
3 March 2026, 18:26 PM
News Analysis
Reflection / The Empire and the performance of moral high ground
2 March 2026, 21:29 PM
News Analysis
Analysis / Iraq, Libya, and now Iran?
1 March 2026, 17:54 PM
News Analysis
Analysis / A break from global norms at Bangladesh Bank
27 February 2026, 15:50 PM
News Analysis
Analysis / Out with the reformist governor, in with the businessman
25 February 2026, 21:28 PM
News Analysis
Why does the Middle East have so much oil?
Region’s enormous reserves are the result of ancient seas, organic-rich sediments, ideal rock layers and millions of years of geological stability
31 March 2026, 22:00 PM
The cost of a distant war being paid in Bangladeshi lives
Bangladeshi migrant workers sustain the nation, even as they face growing dangers abroad
19 March 2026, 18:40 PM
Don’t turn childhood into a rat race
Decision to change lottery system and restore the entrance exam merits further deliberation
17 March 2026, 12:49 PM
Constitution reform council: Why the dispute and what the law says
Is the BNP dragging its feet over July charter reforms?
16 March 2026, 21:13 PM
Middle East conflict now brings hot waters to distant shores
Sends shockwaves to Indian Ocean shipping lanes
5 March 2026, 13:13 PM
How Europe absorbs, but can't direct global conflict
Caught between reliance on US hard power and its own ambitions for strategic autonomy, Europe manages fallout rather than commanding outcomes
3 March 2026, 18:26 PM
The Empire and the performance of moral high ground
How the US wages war, removes leaders, and redraws nations -- all while insisting on its ethical supremacy
2 March 2026, 21:29 PM
Iraq, Libya, and now Iran?
The US-Israeli strike revives a familiar belief: that removing strongmen brings stability; record says otherwise
1 March 2026, 17:54 PM
A break from global norms at Bangladesh Bank
A review of 18 countries shows most central bank governors are career economists or regulators
27 February 2026, 15:50 PM
Out with the reformist governor, in with the businessman
A hasty exit for the central bank governor raises questions about its independence under the new govt
25 February 2026, 21:28 PM
The burden after the ballot
Bangladesh has always had a rocky democracy
17 February 2026, 20:41 PM
Analysis: How will the new government be formed?
Star News Analysis on the procedure to form new govt
13 February 2026, 19:26 PM
The landslide triumph is also a litmus test for BNP
Whether commanding majority yields reform or relapse depends on how power is exercised
13 February 2026, 16:36 PM
Peaceful polls, a show of order in Bangladesh
A largely peaceful vote marks a significant moment for Bangladesh
12 February 2026, 19:28 PM
Only women can decide whether, and how much, they want to work
Why women’s participation in public life cannot be conditional or negotiable
10 February 2026, 21:10 PM
Gender justice: Pink toilet edition
A masterclass in solving inequality without changing anything
30 January 2026, 15:54 PM