Lest we forget the casualties of a revolution
August 5, 2024 is two months behind us. That’s a much longer time than between citizens demanding the authoritarian Hasina step down and her actually fleeing. Yet, for many people, July-August 2024 will always shadow their present. Even by the end of August, pretty much all the beds of the ground floor casualty wards at the capital’s National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) were occupied by those injured during the student-led movement. The wards at the National Institute of Opthalmology & Hospital (NIOH), too, were filled with those who had received severe injuries to their eye(s) during the movement.
1m ago
A woman umpire and a click-hungry media
Though the match ended well for Jessy, things took a turn for the unexpected once the media took over.
6m ago
‘The right to fear-free democratic opposition must be ensured’
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.
10m ago
‘Girls tend to be strong by default when it comes to playing football’
AKM Saiful Bari Titu, interim head coach to the Bangladesh National Women’s Football team, speaks about his experience coaching the team, their recent performances, and what can be done to take them further, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.
11m ago
VIP movements are Dhaka’s undiagnosed illness
If the capital's traffic condition makes you angry, you're normal
11m ago
A blatant, disgraceful act of discrimination
Even in its press release, NSU failed to acknowledge the deeply concerning nature of the protesting students’ agenda.
12m ago
The death of a climate justice pioneer
The editorial team at The Daily Star is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of eminent climate expert and scientist Dr Saleemul Huq OBE
1y ago
November 26, 2021
‘Misogyny embedded in the legal system has to be addressed’
Advocate Sultana Kamal is a human rights activist and the founder president of Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (msf). In this interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star, she speaks about what perpetuates violence against women in Bangladesh, and the steps that individuals, institutions and the state can take to combat it.
November 9, 2021
Think twice before giving in to fast fashion
The character of Miranda Priestly (played by Meryl Streep, from the 2006 film “The Devil Wears Prada”—albeit exaggerated for dramatic effect—was the boss of all our nightmares.
October 31, 2021
Tighten your purse strings, save the planet
This is my moment of truth. When last month I got to know that there was a day called World Thrift Day (that is, today), I immediately decided I had to write about it.
October 23, 2021
What does it say about our society when a child bride sets herself on fire?
Upon reading the news headline for the incident I am about to discuss, I only felt a momentary, dull pain in my gut or thereabouts. Because while it is a shocking incident that would rob you of hope, the elements of the story are all too familiar to us all.
October 13, 2021
All screen and no play?
We are all familiar with the sight by now: everyone in a family—adults, children, parents—sitting together, but each concentrating on their personal device, usually a smartphone or a tablet.
October 5, 2021
It’s more than just a haircut
It’s part of human nature to favour symmetry, uniformity, and evenness over something that is uneven or “disorganised.”
October 1, 2021
Third in gender, last in line?
Weighed down under the stacks of reports about crowding at vaccination centres, shortage of vaccine doses, and the rocky mass vaccination drives, is the story of how a section of Bangladeshi population is suffering from bias and a lack of access to the jabs, leaving them unprotected against the coronavirus.
September 21, 2021
Are we headed towards another dengue crisis?
Against all odds (read: the non-existent movement restrictions and the maintenance of health safety guidelines almost becoming a practice-as-you-please thing), it seems the rate of Covid-19 infections in Bangladesh is finally going down, and hopefully nearing the “safe” and much-desired mark of five percent or less.
September 9, 2021
Who made men owners of the night?
People’s tendency to drag back any individual who attempts to break away from dominant social norms or expectations has existed in all units of society since time immemorial. We just have a term for it now that rolls off the tongue easily.
July 25, 2021
The shunned, invisible cleaners of our city
As a child, my weekday dawns consisted of walking five or so minutes to the spot from where my school bus would pick me up.
X