Tamanna Khan

The story of Kona: A paralegal for workers

Kamrunnahar Bilkis Kona has been working as a paralegal with BLAST since 2008.

1w ago

‘Administered prices don’t work’

The government has to have an updated understanding of the realities of the supply chain

2m ago

‘July victims are entitled to truth and justice’

The last thing we want is for the process of justice to be derailed

3m ago

A new breath of life?

A joyous feeling overshadowed by waves of destruction, then revived by the hope of a new tomorrow.

4m ago

An independent Bangladesh is enough for me

As a grandchild of a freedom fighter, I would have felt ashamed to use the quota after so many lost their lives over this issue.

4m ago

'Government should not be swayed by the opinions of a small extremist minority'

Researcher Maheen Sultan shares her insights on the backlash against 'Sharifa's Tale' and promoting comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in Bangladesh.

5m ago

Myanmar civil war: Bangladesh must be firm about territorial integrity

M Humayun Kabir talks about the implications of the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state

5m ago

Are we ready for generic drug names on prescriptions?

Dr Syed Abdul Hamid, professor of IHE and moderator of the dialogue, talked to Tamanna Khan of The Daily Star about the pros and cons of using generic drug names.

6m ago
July 21, 2015
July 21, 2015

A different experience

Like many other offices, Eid holidays left an impact on three public hospitals in the capital, but the scene of the burn institute at Dhaka Medical College Hospital was a little different.

July 17, 2015
July 17, 2015

Limon losing hope

For Limon the glitzy shopping malls in the capital, jam-packed with Eid shoppers, did not mean much when he came to Dhaka recently on a short trip from Savar.

July 9, 2015
July 9, 2015

Hurdle Goes

Indigenous children growing up in remote villages of hilly Bandarban often find it difficult to adjust and adapt to formal education when they go to primary

June 17, 2015
June 17, 2015

Justice on the horizon

Families of the martyred intellectuals heaved a sigh of relief at the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the International War Crimes Tribunal's death sentence handed to convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. Asserting their faith in the country's legal justice system, they said the apex court had brought them one step closer to getting justice.

June 17, 2015
June 17, 2015

V for a mother

Even after having freedom fighters' blood on their hands, Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and his cohorts once ran free on this land.

May 10, 2015
May 10, 2015

Drawing strength from a mother's memories

Rebecca had lost her father while an infant and witnessed how her mother had struggled to give her a beautiful childhood despite her step-father's misgivings about bringing her up.

April 17, 2015
April 17, 2015

Sangrai festival concludes in Bandarban

The traditional Sangrai festival of indigenous people in Bandarban formally came to an end yesterday through Jalkeli (water splashing).

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