Myanmar’s minister for the office of the state counsellor, Kyaw Tint Swe’s comment that Myanmar wants to repatriate the Rohingya refugees, made during the general debate at the United Nations General Assembly recently, is preposterous and misleading. Kyaw Tint

A new report by the Human Rights Support Society said that at least 92 people had become victims of enforced disappearances last year.

One wonders whether the government normally withholds implementation of a piece of legislation pending discussions with all the stakeholders directly or indirectly affected by the legislation.

Farmers are treating cattle diseases with a mixture of antibiotics that has reached dangerous levels.

We are horrified to learn from a cover story in Star Weekeend of The Daily Star on September 27 that a total of 1,086 women committed suicide in the six upazilas of Jhenaidah district between 2014 and 2018, while another 9,373 women attempted suicide during the same time, according to data from the district civil surgeon’s office.

Any social problem has to be addressed by both the government and the society at large, more so when it involves an issue as important as child labour. The redeeming feature is that there has been good progress in ending child labour in Bangladesh. Over the last ten years,

The revelations of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the state of defaulted loans in our banking sector is disturbing, if not entirely surprising. According to a report published by the international money-lender, the amount of bad loans is actually double

A research study by Transparency International Bangladesh has revealed what we had feared—that Dhaka’s two city corporations did not do their job in taking the necessary steps needed to prevent the dengue epidemic that has taken at least 146 lives.

The latest forecast by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) titled “Asian Development Outlook 2019 Update” states that Bangladesh’s economy could grow by eight percent.

The Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon has announced that the DSCC authorities will soon take necessary steps to remove illegal vehicles and rickshaws from city roads and conduct a drive to free footpaths in Motijheel,

A roundtable organised jointly by The Daily Star and North South University titled “A roadmap for sustainable solutions to the Rohingya crisis” on September 24, brought together academia, members of civil society and security analysts.

An emotional and impassioned speech by teen activist Greta Thunberg in the opening session of the United Nations Climate Action Summit on September 23 drove home the message of the need to take drastic action on climate change or risk hastening the destruction

Health is a fundamental right of every human being, yet it is not one enjoyed by everyone. Not just in Bangladesh, poor people everywhere—basically half of the world’s population—lack access to essential health services. Although the world had set itself a target

While we observed World Rivers Day on September 22 with the high hopes of saving our rivers across the country, the fact remains that those entrusted with the responsibility to save our rivers actually did very little to stop pollution, encroachment and destruction of

A report published on September 23, titled “Dead man talking”, has sent shivers down our spine, not because of its title but because it exposes the deep-seated corruption that is crippling our law enforcement institutions and ultimately affecting our justice system. The

We strongly condemn the attack on students at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU) in Gopalganj.

The dust has not yet settled after the recent shakeup of the AL’s student wing and the fallout of its youth wing’s involvement in large-scale operation of casinos in the capital, and there the BCL goes again in Thakurgaon.

It’s no longer a secret that climate change is taking place at a faster pace than we had predicated, and its effects are already punishing. Among countries that are most vulnerable to climate change is Bangladesh, where, according to the latest assessment by IMF, one-third

The European parliament has called on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to impose a wide-ranging arms embargo and targeted economic sanctions against the perpetrators of the massive human rights violation against the Rohingya populace. UNSC has also been

Investors involved in the country’s premier bourse, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) have reportedly lost Tk 31,349 crore. DSE index has slumped to a 33-month low since July 2.