How the power and energy sector can come out of constant financial crunch

The sector has faced prolonged financial losses, rising public debt, and increasing fiscal burdens.

41m ago

Cars are killing Earth, in more ways than we think

Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.

4h ago

Development is not just about macroeconomic progress

Do macroeconomic concepts reflect the realities on the ground?

5h ago
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Views

Israel's war in Gaza: An alliance that threatens global peace

Palestine is being reduced to a business opportunity under the Trump administration. Gaza is seen as prime real estate.

Opinion / Rising gas prices threaten our investment prospects

The previous government not only turned the country into a net importer of energy, but also initiated a process to make it an import-dependent.

What the educated elite are getting wrong

A new danger is emerging from within the very segment of society that should know better.

In Focus

In Focus

Raja Pratapaditya Charitra and the Birth of Bengali History Writing

The writing of history in the Bengali language by a Bengali began around 225 years ago with the publication of Raja Pratapaditya Charitra in 1801.

New Contextualism: An architectural philosophy for deltaic Bangladesh

This endeavour seeks to offer a more nuanced, responsible, and humane approach to shaping our built environments

The many Bengals: Samatata, Bangalah, Subah-i-Bangalah

Historians usually approach Bengal’s history from Gaur-Pandua in the west (i.e., Ilyas Shahi and Husain Shahi Bengal), but what of early Bengal?

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor

NHRC response to The Daily Star editorial

The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh responds to an editorial by The Daily Star.

Destruction of Hargazi Canal

There are no visible changes yet.

Who will listen to the woes of trainee doctors?

The trainee doctors at BSMMU have been demanding an increase of monthly allowance from Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000 – a demand which is justified.

Views Multimedia

Views Multimedia

How accurate is Trump's claim about $29 million?

How might Trump's statement impact Bangladesh? How should Bangladesh actually handle this issue?

‘King's Party’ tag still sticks on BNP: Samantha Sharmin

What defines a youth-led movement? What ideologies would they embrace? Who are they inviting to join?

How could 30,000 foreigners stay here without valid papers?

Jamil Khan from The Daily Star discusses this issue with Sadi Muhammad Alok in today's Star Viewsroom

If we have Martyred Intellectuals Day, why isn't there a Martyred Workers Day?

Professor Dr Salimullah Khan holds an in-depth conversation with The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam.

Not only Rab, but entire state machinery involved in enforced disappearances

The Commission of Inquiry into Disappearances recommended that Rab be abolished. But the question is, will the number of enforced disappearances and murders decrease if Rab is abolished?

CAAB’s monopoly is a barrier to aviation growth

CAAB has yet to succeed in building a healthy aviation sector.

3w ago

The pervasive curse of toxic masculinity

The real issue here is power and control over women’s bodies and space.

3w ago

Crisis in emergency care

People could not avail of timely and adequate healthcare services during Eid.

3w ago

Rebuilding trust in global trade: The case for multilateralism in the Trump era

If Bangladesh exports fabric to a country assembling garments for the US, American tariffs on those final products can sharply reduce demand for Bangladeshi inputs.

3w ago

Are we trading away our privacy for comfort?

Perhaps the question is not whether we can live without privacy, but whether we are willing to.

3w ago

Take effective steps to reduce child mortality

Our success in health-related SDGs is eclipsed by high numbers of stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

3w ago

Dhaka's urban planning must balance growth and conservation

As Dhaka’s skyline rises, its agricultural lands and waterbodies are sinking under relentless urban sprawl.

3w ago

To combat poverty, we need to revamp social protection

Poverty in Bangladesh remains high, with climate change and inflation deepening hardships.

3w ago

Why must Eid festivities always turn tragic?

The usual trend of holiday road crashes continues across Bangladesh.

3w ago

The urgent need for a worker database

In the last one and a half decades, “digital Bangladesh” was probably one of the most uttered terms that is now found useless because of the absence of a digital information storage and management system in most sectors.

3w ago