The sight of Hero Alom running for his life, pursued by ruling party activists, is a distressing one that should serve as a wake-up call.

Bangladesh’s youth ministry or its Department of Youth Development (DYD) isn’t one of the 25 ministries and divisions receiving climate-relevant allocations.

It seems that some kind of infectious cancerous disease has infected all our systems.

Hero Alom may have been ostracised by our political and cultural elites, but he has a huge fan base among the poor and working class.

In a way, the BJP’s campaign on the UCC has been in the works for several months now

I will always remember the Dhaka-17 by-polls as the election where a man from the grassroots went running towards his dream and was shot down with assault.

In an era where inequality continues to proliferate in society, particularly in vulnerable communities, Mandela Day assumes even greater significance.

Ironically, under the shadow of stability, the quality of economics and politics has been compromised

Developing more robust, coordinated, and integrated solutions demands nexus thinking.

Former Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain in an interview with The Daily Star.

The outcome of the US-China rivalry hinges on the technology edge

The reality is that the Paris summit ended without any major announcements.

While both the parties said they had never “complained” to the foreigners and blamed each other for tarnishing the image of the country, it was evident that the whole point of holding the rallies was to play to the proverbial gallery

An independent body recommending viable prices for all commodities under its mandate, is something the government must consider.

Overall progress can conceal significant details regarding regional variations in development

There is no doubt that automation can be both a threat and an opportunity for our garment industry and its workers, depending on how it is implemented and managed.

Her ‘From Washington with Love’ message to China is intriguing.

It may appear to merely be another shot at creating a Twitter-killer microblogging platform by Meta, but Threads stands for something much bigger.

To the tremendous potential of the RTI Act, there are a handful of RTI activists and enthusiasts in Bangladesh who persevere to take the law forward with their zeal and determination.

The EC's rush in revising the RPO meant allowing the ruling party to impose their wish in the codification process.