When art and politics collide
Dr Samina Luthfa, associate professor at the Department of Sociology in Dhaka University, talks about the recent controversy surrounding Shilpakala Academy and the theatre scene in Bangladesh with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.
1w ago
‘Karnaphuli tunnel is a white elephant for Bangladesh’
Prof Md Shamsul Hoque talks about the practicality of undertaking megaprojects like the Karnaphuli tunnel with The Daily Star.
2w ago
What's causing the unrest among factory workers?
Kalpona Akter, labour rights activist and president of Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation, talks to The Daily Star.
3w ago
‘Corruption is hijacking our development process’
Look at cities like Kolkata and Jakarta, where metros were built at much lower costs and in less time.
3w ago
Gono Bhaban shouldn’t be turned into a museum
Why should we use this symbol of destruction to remember the movement?
2m ago
The invisible prisoners of state
The current government must also identify those who have been killed during their disappearances.
2m ago
The movement of tomorrow
The youth's stance against vandalism and violence after the fall of Hasina shows that this is the movement of tomorrow.
3m ago
Don’t turn metro rail into a status symbol
Imposing VAT on metro fares and taking the service further away from the poor, it risks becoming more like a status vehicle—which rich commuters already have plenty of.
6m ago
December 27, 2023
Anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, and a cancelled exhibition
Anti-Semitism is defined as hostility or prejudice against Jewish people, while anti-Zionism opposes the movement to create a Jewish state and the occupation of Palestinian land.
November 10, 2023
Skipping the Coke Studio Bangla concert amidst Gaza Crisis
Coca-Cola’s involvement has sparked a conversation about today’s Coke Studio Bangla concert. An ethical question has emerged in this discourse: should one attend the concert?
October 12, 2023
Depression: My story in our stigmatized society
The concept of depression was foreign to me, and my limited knowledge of it came from the hushed conversations of elders
September 24, 2023
A youth forced to censor their thoughts
It is a well-known fact that politicians seek to retain power once they attain it.
December 27, 2022
Is the metro rail really opening tomorrow?
The limited launch of the metro tomorrow is unlikely to make any real dent in Dhaka's traffic problem
August 21, 2022
Shonibar Bikel: Yet another captive of the “image” protector
At the very heart of a democratic society rests the freedom to speak, to create, and to choose.
April 20, 2022
An open letter to the makers of ‘Nikhoj’
Dear Reehan Rahman, My father, photojournalist and editor Shafiqul Islam Kajol, was added to the list of hundreds of Bangladeshi victims of enforced disappearance on March 10, 2020.
January 31, 2021
‘How is your father?’
An account by photojournalist Kajol’s son.
May 12, 2020
Disappointment of a son
On 3rd May, after 12 am, I turned on my computer and began to write a short article regarding my missing father. I didn’t know back then that I was about to get a call and would be able to talk to my father in two hours.
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