Building stronger institutions is key to post-LDC growth
8 HOUR(s)
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Is our fiscal system addressing inherited inequality?
7 HOUR(s)
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Invest in wetlands for growth and resilience
4 HOUR(s)
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Opinion
How public schools can protect children from extreme heat
6 HOUR(s)
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Media reform and journalism protection law can help counter disinformation
28 September 2026
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The answer to children’s online risks is not a social media ban
28 September 2026
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AI’s hidden water cost, and why it matters
28 September 2026
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Opinion
World Tourism Day / As tourism changes, let’s not lose sight of why we travel
27 September 2026
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Opinion
Rethinking how the logistics sector absorbs diesel price hikes
27 September 2026
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A recurring script is enough to prove the pattern
In Bangladesh, one does not need to teach a generation, invent a cure for a disease, feed the hungry, or fight for justice to be honoured. In this country, respect comes cheaper
7 June 2025
Living on the bridge: My life between East and West
I was born in Bangladesh, a place defined not just by geography but by rhythm.
7 June 2025
Beat a woman, become a hero
Garlands around their necks, broad smiles on their faces, motorbikes revving behind them, and a crowd of cheerleaders to welcome them—as if justice has finally prevailed with their innocence established. Only, it hasn't
6 June 2025
When mercy is missing from sacrifice
Are we so far gone that even a creature's panic, its last attempt at life, is turned into viral entertainment?
6 June 2025
Why change must start with people
On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage.
5 June 2025
Whose feminism is it anyway? : Lessons from the gender reform uproar
In Bangladesh, liberal feminism has long been perceived as centring on the secular, urban woman as its ideal.
5 June 2025
World Environment Day: A story of memory and nature
There are people who protect our little spaces so that they can be green again.
5 June 2025
‘Recovery of NPLs overseas will strengthen Bangladesh’s banking sector’
Wieger Wielinga, managing director of Omni Bridgeway, speaks with The Daily Star breaking down the concept of litigation funding.
5 June 2025
The budget was a missed chance to honour the revolution
This budget failed to redefine the role of the state and mark a departure from inequality and patronage.
5 June 2025
Weaponising hunger: An anatomy of Israel’s war crime
It is a coordinated policy that uses food as leverage.
4 June 2025
The curious case of the déjà flu
Covid is rising again—slowly, stealthily, like your relatives during iftar.
4 June 2025
Freedom in the sky?: The limits of satellite internet in Bangladesh
If we invest in satellite internet without also reforming the political culture, we will have treated the symptom, not the disease.
4 June 2025
Why victims must lead Bangladesh’s truth commission
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be inclusive, holistic and sustainable.
4 June 2025
July’s legacy and the myth of a singular vanguard
To begin with, the origins of the July uprising have been widely misunderstood, both by foreign observers and Dhaka’s own elite commentariat.
4 June 2025
FY2026 budget: A missed opportunity for structural reform
The proposed budget for 2025-26 fiscal year is at an opportune moment in Bangladesh's economic and political economy.
4 June 2025
La Vie en Paris Saint Germain
Enrique’s commitment to collective play is a refreshing change after years overshadowed by the limitations of individual egos.
3 June 2025
Why shy away from prioritising culture?
Just as healthcare keeps the body well and politics energises society, culture gives life its rhythm and soul.
3 June 2025
Can we ensure road safety this Eid?
Road safety requires unified action, sustained funding, and political will.
3 June 2025
Can the consensus commission break the deadlock?
A collective dialogue should streamline the process and accelerate resolutions
3 June 2025
A conservative budget for FY2026
Here’s to hoping that the interim government initiates targeted and critical reforms in FY2026 to improve budget implementation
3 June 2025