The author is a Sub Editor, News Desk at The Daily Star
'Biggest threat to animal welfare in Bangladesh are overenthusiastic activists'
Progress limps while women bleed, and no one seems to care.
The ability not just to use technology but to understand, interpret, and engage with it wisely is glaringly absent from our collective behaviour
In Bangladesh, nearly nine out of every 10 rapes in the first four months of this year involved children.
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.
Despite the legal provisions in place to punish such actions, many victims find themselves powerless to pursue justice.
Are we so far gone that even a creature's panic, its last attempt at life, is turned into viral entertainment?
How many broken bodies, how many babies torn apart, how many headlines soaked in blood will it take before this nation wakes up?
Yet beneath its leisurely charm, Chengdu is a powerhouse of technology and industry, home to a rapidly growing high-tech sector. The city’s vibrant nightlife, neon-lit skyline, and thriving music and art scenes stand in stark contrast to its ancient roots, where the Wuhou Shrine whispers tales of the Three Kingdoms era, and the Thatched Cottage of Du Fu keeps the spirit of China’s most celebrated poet alive.
As part of a new chapter in bilateral ties between China and Bangladesh, 14 patients from Bangladesh were sent for free medical treatment
The first batch of Bangladeshi patients reached China’s Kunming city for medical treatment on Monday, marking a new chapter in the bilateral ties between the East Asian country and Bangladesh
We must acknowledge that gender equality can't be achieved until women are free from violence
Double standard is deeply rooted in subcontinental gender norms, cultural expectations and moral policing.
Controlling behaviours and emotional abuse were identified as the most common forms of IPV, pointing to the significant psychological toll that this violence takes on women.
My mother’s love for Hindustani classical music was infectious, to say the least.
Star Lifestyle caught up with four such female sportspersons who have had their impacts on Bangladesh’s upward journey in global sports.
Star Lifestyle speaks to some of the women athletes of Bangladesh who are role models for countless young girls across the country.
The infiltrators were handed the opportunity on a silver platter the moment BCL ensured that violence took over the movement.