Sarzah Yeasmin

Sarzah Yeasmin is a Boston-based writer and contributor to The Daily Star. She is an alumna of Harvard University.

Harvard vs Trump: 'Limiting international participation would impoverish our academic mission'

In an interview with Dr Fernando M. Reimers, the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education at Harvard.

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Tracing women’s rights through Islamic legal history

Islam articulated a bold vision for women’s dignity and autonomy in its earliest revelations.

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REPLANTING THE BONSAI: Empowering Bangladeshi diaspora for a changing Gulf

Chief Adviser Yunus’ keynote address urged an end to the systemic barriers that restrict the potential of young people.

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Rising tariffs may lead to a global recession

The impact of the seismic shift in the global economy caused by Trump’s reciprocal tariffs is as immediate as it is personal.

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Netanyahu’s war and the human cost

The Netanyahu government spent approximately $31 billion on the war in Gaza (and Lebanon) in 2024.

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We are Asiya: A battle lost, but the fight lives on

Asiya's story is a tragedy where a child's life and worth are violently denied.

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How Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest threatens free speech on US campuses

Beyond the personal cost to activists, the economic and diplomatic fallout of these crackdowns could be severe.

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Another year of devastation for the Palestinians

Violent clashes between settlers and Palestinians have resulted in multiple fatalities throughout 2024.

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October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024

Venezuela’s experience with democracy

Venezuelan politician Freddy Guevara shares why his country could not successfully transition to a democracy.

August 12, 2024
August 12, 2024

Can the government govern itself?

The problem with parties in Bangladesh is that their activism relies on backward-looking and person-centric politics and revolves around a single leader.

July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024

How Trump's assassination attempt affects the US election

The imagery of blood trickling down Trump's face and fist up in the air is quite iconic—supporters who loved him love him more, and the ones who did not look at him are looking at him now.

June 16, 2024
June 16, 2024

Death of Bangladeshi youths in the US: When violence hits home

The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under great scrutiny.

May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024

We are not just bystanders in the colonial space

The optics of visible solidarity for Palestine is important because it shows that the world is witnessing and recording this blatant act of outright dehumanisation.

December 7, 2023
December 7, 2023

To combat gender-based violence, do away with systemic bias

Gender inequality and violence as the outcome of a society are symptomatic of the ethos that shape policies, family structures and opportunities for men and women.

November 20, 2023
November 20, 2023

Will boycotting Israeli products bring peace for Palestinians?

Regardless of the tenacious systems of injustice the BDS movement works against, boycott has historically been a useful tool for advocacy and solidarity.

November 5, 2023
November 5, 2023

Israel: A US project gone rogue

This current exchange between the US and Israel is a compelling case of how the US has become a puppet state

October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023

Western media’s ahistorical reporting around Palestine-Israel

While there are gruesome acts from both sides, this is not a war between equals.

September 4, 2023
September 4, 2023

How this city kills its people

Loneliness, anxiety, depression – these have all intricately seeped into the very core of how we live in Dhaka.