Faaria Tasin

Higher growth a must to raise income status

THE recent reclassification of Bangladesh to a lower middle income country (LMIC) has been a highlight in its long voyage towards economic development. But what does it really imply? Is it reason enough for us to relax for the time being?

9y ago

Number of Bangladeshi female migrant workers on the rise

The number of Bangladeshi female migrant workers has been on the rise even though migration of Bangladeshi workers has declined by 30 percent in 2014, compared to that of 2012.

9y ago

Death lurks on railroads

It was a morning a few years ago.

9y ago

Jaywalkers top railway deaths

The Daily Star has found out in a research that 50 percent of train accidents are because of unaware jaywalkers.

9y ago

Jaywalkers at high risk on Dhaka streets

It was 12:30pm and six-year-old Upoma had just heard the school bell ring. She could not wait to go home that day and attend to her kitten. Her father

9y ago

Jaywalkers at high death risk

The Daily Star finds that jaywalkers account for 40% of all reported road accident deaths in Dhaka.

9y ago

Study finds under-20 girls most vulnerable to rape in Bangladesh

When nine-year-old Asma Khatoon (not her real name) was coming home from school by herself on a regular afternoon, she did not know what lay ahead.

9y ago

82pc rape victims are under 20

A study by The Daily Star has discovered that 82 percent of the rape victims are under the age of 20. Fifty two percent of girls or women are raped by an individual male,37 percent are gang-raped and 11 percent faced rape attempts.

9y ago
August 4, 2015
August 4, 2015

Higher growth a must to raise income status

THE recent reclassification of Bangladesh to a lower middle income country (LMIC) has been a highlight in its long voyage towards economic development. But what does it really imply? Is it reason enough for us to relax for the time being?

July 29, 2015
July 29, 2015

Number of Bangladeshi female migrant workers on the rise

The number of Bangladeshi female migrant workers has been on the rise even though migration of Bangladeshi workers has declined by 30 percent in 2014, compared to that of 2012.

July 24, 2015
July 24, 2015

Death lurks on railroads

It was a morning a few years ago.

July 23, 2015
July 23, 2015

Jaywalkers top railway deaths

The Daily Star has found out in a research that 50 percent of train accidents are because of unaware jaywalkers.

June 30, 2015
June 30, 2015

Jaywalkers at high risk on Dhaka streets

It was 12:30pm and six-year-old Upoma had just heard the school bell ring. She could not wait to go home that day and attend to her kitten. Her father

June 29, 2015
June 29, 2015

Jaywalkers at high death risk

The Daily Star finds that jaywalkers account for 40% of all reported road accident deaths in Dhaka.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

Study finds under-20 girls most vulnerable to rape in Bangladesh

When nine-year-old Asma Khatoon (not her real name) was coming home from school by herself on a regular afternoon, she did not know what lay ahead.

June 15, 2015
June 15, 2015

82pc rape victims are under 20

A study by The Daily Star has discovered that 82 percent of the rape victims are under the age of 20. Fifty two percent of girls or women are raped by an individual male,37 percent are gang-raped and 11 percent faced rape attempts.

May 23, 2015
May 23, 2015

Lightning strikes most in May in Bangladesh

What is five times hotter than the surface of the sun and is capable of killing a person in a split second? It's lightning.

May 20, 2015
May 20, 2015

Hurdles to investment

One of the key determinants behind this growth rate has been the accumulation of capital (i.e., investment). The regulatory environment for business in a country can have a direct impact on this...