But is animal cruelty something we only condemn during this particular time of year? What are the subtle and not-so-subtle acts of cruelty we exhibit as we interact with/rear/raise/consume livestock/pets/wildlife?

The prospect of a free and fair election is still eluding us.

The legend of Louis Kahn remains strong.

Modi's recent visit to Washington appears to mark a new chapter in the India-US relationship.

All children on Earth are entitled to the right to privacy, and we must respect it, be it offline or online.

Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader discusses politics and elections in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.

Road, Transport, and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said that attempts are being made to plunge the country in turmoil ahead of the upcoming election

The resolution of the Rohingya crisis appears to have met a dead end. Quite predictably, yet another round of questionable repatriation efforts has stalled.

China’s endeavour mustn’t be viewed in an unalloyed light.

Bangladesh has access to one invaluable natural resource in abundance: sunlight. But are we doing enough to harness its power?

Drug lords are finding innovative ways – including manipulating the desperate Rohingya refugees – and new routes to bring drugs into the country.

London has the potential to become a global leader in harnessing the insurance sector to tackle climate change at scale.

The green chilli fiasco is not the first such failure to manage the market.

A Swiss Embassy project – Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Program – ranks Bangladesh as the seventh most vulnerable country in the world to the effects of climate change and fifth in the world in terms of losses incurred due to climate change.

Prof Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury  is one of two Bangladeshis who were recently named among the top 100 Asian scientists. In an interview with Abida Rahman Chowdhury of The Daily Star, she talks about her current projects, the scope of Bangladesh's policies and why they do not work, and how to encourage more women to take up STEM.

The lack of coherence between the fiscal and monetary policy stances will make the monetary policy less effective in controlling inflation.

It is well-known that an increase in government expenditure in education can contribute to economic growth and poverty alleviation

The unprecedented lovefest between India and the United States has been striking and, frankly, puzzling.

The missing link between the Wagner mutiny and its abrupt end in Putin’s Russia on June 24 this year is yet to be unraveled. 

In April this year, South Africa’s BRICS ambassador Anil Sooklal told Bloomberg that a long list of nations were now looking to join the bloc.