They want our silence, but we will not give it to them
22 December 2025
From late Thursday night through the early hours of Friday, December 19, my colleagues at The Daily Star were trapped on the roof of their burning workplace, unsure if they would survive.
22 December 2025
World Children’s Day / The children who work while we look away
20 November 2025
It is baffling how normalised we all are to child labour.
20 November 2025
International Day of the Girl Child / Girls hold the future; but we aren’t shaping the one they deserve
11 October 2025
For how long does a girl truly get to be a child in our society?
11 October 2025
World Water Day / New leadership, old rivers, and the long road to clean water
22 March 2025
New efforts to clean Bangladesh's rivers offer hope, but community involvement and innovation are key.
22 March 2025
THE SHELF / Storytelling, struggles, and reimagining identity
27 November 2024
Patriarchy would have you believe that women are inherently complicated—creatures who must be defined, boxed in, or reduced to stereotypes.
27 November 2024
The Great Wave / Fascism, self-censorship, and the 'new Bangladesh'
10 October 2024
No other government in this country's political history has been labelled “fascist” with such intensity, despite similar tendencies having existed before—at times to the same extent. The current context is unique in that it reflects the 15-year-long authoritarian rule of Awami League and its trickle-down oppression. Yet, understanding fascism is crucial if we seek to avoid the rise of another such regime.
10 October 2024
Battling against the current: The river governance puzzle we must solve
29 September 2024
Multiple ministries, overlapping mandates, and the exclusion of key stakeholders make streamlining water governance a challenge.
29 September 2024
This is not the Bangladesh we stood in the line of fire for
7 August 2024
It is time for us to be vigilant on all fronts, it’s so much harder to protect freedom than to achieve it.
7 August 2024
Sailing to save lives
While healthcare is quite accessible for city residents, people living in rural areas are far less fortunate. This is where “Jibon Tari”, a floating hospital aptly named according to the service it provides, creates an impact. The hospital has been sailing through the major rivers of the country, making healthcare accessible for rural citizens.
13 May 2022
When a little help goes a long way
When the pandemic hit, many displaced and impoverished families moved back to their native homes to survive the difficult time. Sujon had just got promoted to the fifth grade a bit before the pandemic started and his reality was no different.
6 May 2022
After conquering Mount Kilimanjaro, Bangladeshi couple eyes seven summits
Julia and Shemon have been living as expats in Mombasa, Kenya since 2012. They run a car importing business together.
20 March 2022
An open letter to those who are tired of Dhaka
What are we even here for anyway?
1 December 2021
Is education (still) a privilege?
If not, why aren't underprivileged children at schools?
17 November 2021
Nimtali Deuri: Restoring the remnants of a time bygone
Amidst the hustle and bustle of Gulistan, stands the Nimtali palace, bearing the testaments of a lost history.
12 October 2021
UNFPA and BDC organise Bangladesh Youth Dialogue 2019
From November 12-14, 2019, the Government of Kenya, the Government of Denmark, and UNFPA are convening the Nairobi Summit, a high-level conference to advance the implementation of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action.
11 September 2019
THE RESPONSIBILITIES WE HOLD AS FRIENDS
There’s a lot of stuff you can say about friends on what they mean to you, but mostly, friends are your go-to support systems for
31 July 2019
Understanding Male Body Image Issues
Starting from deodorant companies to clothing brands, corporations have been able to use the power of media and has tapped into
15 May 2019
Fire safety in schools
The recent rise of reports on fire accidents happening in Dhaka all centre around the same issues—lack of infrastructure, limited awareness on fire safety and prevention, inadequate fire extinguishing methods, and the constant reluctance in maintaining building safety codes.
8 May 2019
To Seenzone or Un-seenzone
The way we interact with each other has changed and taken many faces in the passing of time. Cavemen wrote on walls and used different sounds that would seem unfathomable to us but somehow made sense to them.
27 March 2019
Are we treating our kids right?
What if we started listening to our students? What if we started to help them resolve their own problems instead of punishing them for it?
6 February 2019
Making public commutes safer for women
For any working woman or student, having to use public transportation is the bane to their life. A study conducted by BRAC shows that 94 percent of women commuting in public transport have faced harassment in verbal, physical, and other forms.
26 December 2018
Juggling Work and Academics
Balancing a part-time job alongside academics can be challenging
26 December 2018
Breaking out of a procrastination cycle
Getting out of this loop is tricky but these methods might help.
5 December 2018
“Take care of your heart, don't let it fall apart”
The life of an average human being who has entered adulthood turns into an endless cycle of the same routines that include distorted sleep schedules, missed breakfasts and meeting deadlines. Life has now become synonymous with the motto “time is money.”
28 September 2018
Bangladesh excels at WSDC 2018
The World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is the annual debate competition where the best school debaters from all over the world face each other, holding on to the dreams of representing their motherland on the big stage.
8 August 2018
How much is too much for the students?
With results being politicised and the scrutiny and shame that follows, a walkthrough in the life of a Bangladeshi student in the current decade is probably one of the most challenging and daunting tasks that exists.
1 August 2018
Why milk matters
For all stages of life, milk is nature's elixir for good health. Milk and other dairy foods are densely packed with antioxidants, vitamins
31 May 2018
Monetising Your Personal Skills
Here are some tips you can follow.
30 May 2018