Digital Features Coordinator at The Daily Star
For an outside observer, it must be baffling that the BNP, having witnessed what the actions of the last 15 years did to the Awami League in three short weeks this summer, never even considered the fact that if they didn’t play fast and loose with people’s precious time like Sheikh Hasina used to, it would set a nice contrast in the minds of voters and the young generation.
Reveals TGI analysis of content on Bangladesh on X
The number of different electoral systems around the world is testament to the complex nature of democracy
The most important details for outsiders to understand is that the United States of America is a federal state, made up of 50 states.
Anyone familiar with the previous “elections” held between 2014 and 2024 will know that it is virtually impossible these spending caps were adhered to, despite parties’ claims of compliance on paper.
Politicians need to start understanding that the loud, unnecessary, intrusive politics that we know today needs to become the politics of the past.
We can have a national cricket team who can do it all. The win in Rawalpindi is an indication of it.
Even if history is not consistent with what the youth have been taught, it doesn't explain the disdain with which many have treated his memory
Political parties who have committed to participating in the upcoming 12th parliamentary election are preparing in full swing. The Awami League and Jatiya Party have announced their list of nominees, and interestingly, it includes a handful of celebrities
The opening session of COP28 on Thursday started with an outpouring of remembrance and respect for Saleemul Huq and Pete Betts, two climate activists who passed away in October.
The opening session of COP28 yesterday started with an outpouring of remembrance and respect for Saleemul Huq and Pete Betts, two climate activists who passed away in October
The policies he implemented cemented his image as a ruthless figure in Bangladesh's history, a position he carved out for himself.
Hochemin Islam, a transgender woman and rights activist, was scheduled to speak at North South University (NSU) at an event titled “Women’s Career Carnival” on November 24
Hartal and oborodh (blockade) have been part of the Bangladeshi political reality for decades. As the political situation has tensed up after BNP's October 28 rally ended in violence, around 80 percent of working days have seen the opposition parties calling for either a hartal or a blockade
Bangladeshi activist, writer, and filmmaker Jannatul Ferdous Ivy has been named in “BBC 100 Women 2023”.
All Australia did was remind India that for once, not everything is about them.
Diabetes is often associated with older people, a disease that affects the middle-aged or the elderly. However, research indicates that diabetes among young people may be more common than previously understood
The ongoing conflict and violence in the Gaza strip has led to a feeling of hopelessness across the world. The death of over 11,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis comes amid blood curdling calls for violence from both sides, and a shocking apathy from the world's leadership to bring it to an end