Naziba Basher

Naziba Basher

The author is a Sub Editor, News Desk at The Daily Star

When there is harm hidden behind help

'Biggest threat to animal welfare in Bangladesh are overenthusiastic activists'

3d ago

Bangladesh must change to protect its women

Progress limps while women bleed, and no one seems to care.

3d ago

Empowered or enraged: What are we really doing with the internet?

The ability not just to use technology but to understand, interpret, and engage with it wisely is glaringly absent from our collective behaviour

1w ago

What is paedophilia and why Bangladesh should be concerned

In Bangladesh, nearly nine out of every 10 rapes in the first four months of this year involved children.

2w ago

‘Utshob’ and the art of tenderness

For anyone who grew up “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, “Utshob” is a warm wave of nostalgia. For those raised in 1990s Bangladesh -- whether or not they’re familiar with Dickens -- the film offers a loving nod to the dramas and films of that era. And even for viewers with no emotional ties to either Dickens or the 90s, this film still feels like a two-hour-long hug, a very warm one.

2w ago

For how long must women endure cyberattacks?

Despite the legal provisions in place to punish such actions, many victims find themselves powerless to pursue justice.

3w ago

When mercy is missing from sacrifice

Are we so far gone that even a creature's panic, its last attempt at life, is turned into viral entertainment?

4w ago

Are we really going to let our children be raped?

How many broken bodies, how many babies torn apart, how many headlines soaked in blood will it take before this nation wakes up?

1m ago
May 14, 2025
May 14, 2025

Is it okay to hurt animals just because they are not human?

Psychologists call this speciesism -- the deeply ingrained, culturally taught prejudice that human life is the only one that matters

May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025

The monsters we make

On 10 May, a man brutally assaulted two women with a belt in full public view at the Munshiganj river terminal

May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025

The language of oppression against women

In countless homes across this region and beyond, patriarchy does not always arrive with fists raised.

April 28, 2025
April 28, 2025

Why rape happens

Sexual desire or show of power?

April 27, 2025
April 27, 2025

The dark economy of child beggars

Across South Asia, children are trafficked, crippled, and discarded—all so someone can pocket loose change from your car window.

April 25, 2025
April 25, 2025

A legal notice that proves the need for what it seeks to ban

Sex education is not vulgarity. It is survival

April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025

Are we truly against discrimination?

“Students Against Discrimination” (SAD) sounded like a dream when we first heard about it.

April 5, 2025
April 5, 2025

From struggle to success the Nujiang story

On March 12, the 10-member journalist delegation from Bangladesh, of which I was a part, held a seminar with academicians and professors at the Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences in China’s Kunming city.

March 30, 2025
March 30, 2025

The silent struggles of adolescence

Jamie believed his actions were justified because social media had distorted his sense of right and wrong, making him think harming a woman who mistreated him was acceptable

March 28, 2025
March 28, 2025

How China’s green energy strategy can inspire Bangladesh

Shifting towards green energy would significantly improve our air quality.