Against the backdrop of the current crisis, we ought to conduct a critical interrogation of the relevance of the overarching international human rights law framework itself.

The Right to Information Act, 2009 specifies a mechanism for citizens to access all information—with few exceptions—available to the government and many other public authorities.

The education that a child can acquire is currently a matter of how much his/her family can pay.

Since 9/11, Indian cinema has played a strong role in normalising anti-Islam sentiments with repeated portrayals of Islamic terrorism

Shantanu Majumder, a professor of political science at the University of Dhaka, talks about his thoughts on Bangladesh’s recent national election and its implications on society and opposition parties, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.

Inflation, which is the equivalent of a regressive tax on the poor, accentuates income inequality to make the situation worse.

The US and UK strikes in Yemen have only aggravated the possibility of large-scale conflict in the already volatile Middle East.

The junta appears more vulnerable than ever. The formerly 500,000-strong military currently stands at around 150,000 troops or fewer and is severely overstretched.

What skills? Who decides what is relevant for our education system?

Sometimes, our lust for power brings hell to earth. We let the fire burn and kill humanity.

Creating safe and empowering public spaces demands a multidimensional approach, the first step of which is initiating table conversations.

Women-led businesses are catalysts for social progress

Politicians provided a steady supply of obnoxious, potentially title-winning examples

The most important outcome of this election is the emergence of Sheikh Hasina as the supreme leader of the country.

Politics 101 today runs the risk of being solely authored by autocrats from all over the world.

After 22 months of invasion, let’s evaluate whether it was worth it or not for Russia to invade Ukraine.

Let’s get over the prejudice that expressways are for cars.

Left unchecked, gendered disinformation poses a serious threat to women’s equal political participation.

Bangladesh now has a new government, determined through an election held on January 7 that was described as “controversial" in well-known international press

The absence of democratic behaviour is no longer hidden under the carpet.