Hasan Meer

The writer is a journalist at The Daily Star.

NCTB must ensure accurate textbook info

Glaring mistakes about July uprising point to falling standards

2d ago

8,543 killed on roads in 2024: A wake-up call for road safety

The grim tally of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh in 2024 paints a harrowing picture. These staggering numbers are more than statistics; they are a wake-up call for a nation grappling with a systemic road safety crisis

3d ago

Conservation and community: Navigating the human-elephant dilemma

The ongoing human-elephant conflict in Chattogram's Karnaphuli, Anwara, and Banskhali upazilas is a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between wildlife conservation and human livelihoods

3d ago

Addressing the crisis in Bangladeshi labour migration

The decline in the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers is a wake-up call for the country's policymakers and stakeholders

4d ago

Zap potbellies with potholes

Getting tired of your potbelly? 

2y ago

DMCH’s ‘dirty’ laundry

People from across the country flock to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment. According to hospital authorities, around 4,000 patients remain admitted to this 2,600-bed public hospital on a regular basis.  

3y ago

Female Tea Garden Workers: Workplace sanitation still a far cry for them

For the last 20 years, Chinami Madraji has been working at a tea garden in Moulvibazar. Rain or shine, the 35-year-old mother of five works for eight to 10 hours a day.

3y ago

‘All about ensuring services to people’

With 13 districts, 42 circles and 96 police stations under its jurisdiction, Dhaka range is one of the most important institutions of police that not only ensures safety and security of people but also oversees and monitors services provided by law enforcers.

3y ago
January 6, 2025
January 6, 2025

NCTB must ensure accurate textbook info

Glaring mistakes about July uprising point to falling standards

January 5, 2025
January 5, 2025

8,543 killed on roads in 2024: A wake-up call for road safety

The grim tally of road crashes and fatalities in Bangladesh in 2024 paints a harrowing picture. These staggering numbers are more than statistics; they are a wake-up call for a nation grappling with a systemic road safety crisis

January 4, 2025
January 4, 2025

Conservation and community: Navigating the human-elephant dilemma

The ongoing human-elephant conflict in Chattogram's Karnaphuli, Anwara, and Banskhali upazilas is a poignant reminder of the delicate balance between wildlife conservation and human livelihoods

January 4, 2025
January 4, 2025

Addressing the crisis in Bangladeshi labour migration

The decline in the number of Bangladeshi migrant workers is a wake-up call for the country's policymakers and stakeholders

March 26, 2022
March 26, 2022

Zap potbellies with potholes

Getting tired of your potbelly? 

October 30, 2021
October 30, 2021

DMCH’s ‘dirty’ laundry

People from across the country flock to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for treatment. According to hospital authorities, around 4,000 patients remain admitted to this 2,600-bed public hospital on a regular basis.  

September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021

Female Tea Garden Workers: Workplace sanitation still a far cry for them

For the last 20 years, Chinami Madraji has been working at a tea garden in Moulvibazar. Rain or shine, the 35-year-old mother of five works for eight to 10 hours a day.

June 3, 2021
June 3, 2021

‘All about ensuring services to people’

With 13 districts, 42 circles and 96 police stations under its jurisdiction, Dhaka range is one of the most important institutions of police that not only ensures safety and security of people but also oversees and monitors services provided by law enforcers.

May 20, 2021
May 20, 2021

Tea Workers’ Day: 100 years of a forgotten tragedy

These days, Shamnarayan Goor doesn’t do much other than sitting on the porch of his hut and watching the day go by, over the hilly terrain of Lungla Tea Garden in Sylhet.

May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021

It’s a risky job; we do it to ensure citizens’ safety

Since its inception in 2006, Bomb Disposal Unit -- a specialised force of police trained to disarm bombs and other explosives devices -- has been