THE THIRD VIEW
Editor and publisher, The Daily Star
Welcome to the latest issue of Your Property Guru, brought to you by The Daily Star. In this quarterly edition, we’re excited to share the latest trends and insights from Bangladesh’s ever-evolving real estate sector, keeping you informed and ahead in this dynamic market.
Whatever the differing stances of various political parties may be, people in general would prefer to exercise their franchise.
Do we have the expertise to tackle the crises and exploit the opportunities in the evolving geopolitical scenario?
What has shocked me is their refusal to fact-check what they are writing, broadcasting or televising—a basic duty of any journalist.
The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam's appeal to the ‘new generation leaders’
The bilateral relationship must be based on a "win-win" policy, rooted in mutual respect, non-hegemony, and the pursuit of shared prosperity and deeper understanding.
Though the signals are mixed we still hope that the media in Bangladesh will see a new dawn.
The present leadership must prioritise the development of these two assets of Bangladesh for a sustainable and prosperous future.
The question in the title of this column was triggered by a press comment following our president’s dialogue with National Awami Party (NAP) leaders, published on December 27, 2021.
Using plastic is very convenient. But now it is posing a threat to our healthy living.
The mood of the moment is overwhelmingly celebratory. And why not? Not only are we observing 50 years of our independence, but we are doing so with a new sense of pride, accomplishment and, most importantly, confidence—confidence that we can face all the challenges that come our way.
50 years ago, on this day, Bangladesh was born out of a bloody war. In the face of a brutal massacre by the Pakistani military, the freedom-loving people of this land, with their unwavering resolve and monumental sacrifices,
Over the last 49 years, we have observed the Martyred Intellectuals Day annually, realising more and more the significance of the damage that the enemy caused to our nation. What sort of an enemy who, on the verge of defeat, c
Just as we are making news as a role model of development, we are also attracting global attention as perhaps the only country in the world where school students need to demonstrate on the streets for days on end to demand road safety measures.
When it comes to the BNP is it at all possible for the ruling party to see it through any other prism but political? Can the decision to allow Khaleda Zia to go abroad for medical treatment be seen as a humanitarian case rather than party politics?
Judge Mosammat Kamrunnahar, of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7, found all the five accused “not guilty” in the rape case of two university students filed with Banani Police Station on May 6, 2017.
Starting from unannounced road blocks forcing commuters into hours of traffic congestion, to making important arterial roads off limits for visiting foreign guests, to cutting off gas and power for maintenance work without prior information, to unreasonable diversion of traffic for megaprojects, to frequent government price hikes of essentials—all are done without an iota of consideration for public convenience, leave alone rights.
At the very start, I say with as much vehemence as I am capable of that a game is a game is a game.