Dhaka stares down the barrel of water
Once widely abundant, the freshwater for Dhaka dwellers continues to deplete at a dramatic rate and may disappear far below the ground.
11m ago
Groundwater not so uncharted anymore
Groundwater is indeed a huge wealth of Bangladesh, but this ample freshwater resource is now at a serious risk of gradual depletion and contamination.
1y ago
Garment sector sets worst example among industries
The R&D allocation is too meagre for an economy like Bangladesh
1y ago
Farmers kick-start a freshwater machine
Water is everywhere in and around Bangladesh, yet the lack of freshwater is one of its most pressing concerns.
2y ago
No hope for the new poor
Money is not a problem, and the government too intends to support the poor in their dire need. What’s the problem then? The government does not know who to help out!
3y ago
Opinion: Govt shoots a messenger
She wasn’t handcuffed. Yet, she was indeed guarded by hordes of police personnel all the time: from custody to court. Following an overnight stay in custody, she was taken to court with a “guard of dishonour” and then hauled on to a prison van to jail on Tuesday.
3y ago
Opinion: Hiss or boom?
Steam goes off, lid in the handle slides down to be in airtight mode, and pressure starts to mount again within the sealed pot before the next hiss.
3y ago
June 28, 2016
Over? Not so soon, please
So near, yet so far. An old story got replayed in the Copa America Centenario final.
June 22, 2016
A little groundwork too much to ask?
Should we take what police say at face value? The answer would hardly be in the affirmative anymore, especially after what has unfolded since Sunday's police briefing on a “shootout” victim they introduced as Sharif.
June 20, 2016
Silencing accused for whose benefit?
Oh, no! This was how most of us must have reacted when Golam Faizullah Fahim, the machete attacker of Madaripur college teacher, was killed in "crossfire" with police in the district Saturday.
June 5, 2016
The Greatest, one and only
Writers around the world fiddled with many words over half a century to define the aura that Muhammad Ali exuded. But eventually they all had to settle for The Greatest, the title with which Ali famously introduced himself after knocking out a fearsome Sonny Liston to become the world heavyweight champion some 52 years ago.
June 1, 2016
No fuss with Fizz, please
With a flower crown on his head, Mustafizur Rahman was flashing his trademark boyish smile to every flash of camera from a
February 11, 2016
Read before you react
Seven lawmakers have demanded in the parliament The Daily Star be closed and its editor, Mahfuz Anam, be tried for treason. With banners showing
January 1, 2016
Goodbye, welcome
As we say goodbye to 2015 and ring in 2016, the last thing we want to see this year is poisonous politics taking lives and wrecking welfare of people.
December 27, 2015
Who, why?
It just cannot be the country the world knows of.
July 12, 2015
App now your TV guide
Too many TV channels can become too much of a trouble for a viewer.
March 11, 2015
What a farce, BNP!
The last Monday and Tuesday are going to stand apart from all other days in recent memories. And Bangladeshis should remember long
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