Star Special / Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work
Reviewing the Views / The implications of using AI in adjudicating legal cases
9 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
In recent times, the vast expansion and regular use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, more specifically Large Language Model (LLM) chatbots, such as ChatGPT, have gained immense popularity due to their free availability.
Your Advocate / Rights and remedies of elderly parents
9 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
An elderly couple lives next door to us. Although both of their children are affluent, they do not visit their old parents or provide any sort of financial support. The couple is now very old and feeble, and they even struggle to manage daily household activities, such as buying medicines and arranging regular meals.
Law Review / Revisiting the administrative tribunal law
9 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
In administrative law, a ‘Tribunal’ is defined as an adjudicating authority that is neither a court nor an executive department.
Law Views / Reserving seats for women on public transport
2 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The case for recognising curative petition in Bangladesh
2 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Rights Watch / Workers’ rights and remedies against unjustified terminations
26 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Review / Protecting Bangladesh’s ecological heritage through law
26 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Views / How the built environment shapes the realities of human rights
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
For Your Information / When confessional statements may not lead to conviction
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Daily Life Blues / Remedies for excessive electricity bills
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The danger of using AI in legal submissions
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Views / Constitutional environmental rights in South Asia
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / Cyber-attacks and a state’s right to self-defence
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Sundarbans: The forest that protects, feeds and sustains
The first thing one notices at dawn in the Sundarbans is not the green forest cover, the muddy riverbank or the waves breaking on the shore.
Protecting Bangladesh’s ecological heritage through law
The enactment of the Forest and Tree Conservation Act, 2026 marks a significant development in Bangladesh’s environmental law regime.
26 August 2026
Workers’ rights and remedies against unjustified terminations
Lay-off, retrenchment and unjustified dismissals have become a pervasive reality for Bangladeshi workers, especially in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector.
26 August 2026
Zen and chaos a pocket of stillness
Jatra Biroti, the café portion of the store Jatra, has always been a refuge for me.
25 August 2026
Puran Dhaka's Islampur and a tale of names
What comes to mind when you hear of Islampur? It is home to a huge wholesale market of clothes and fabrics — that sums it up, right? Indeed, the area's commercial importance oftentimes overshadows its history, which, ironically, stares down from the signboards of those very shops: the name of the locality itself.
24 August 2026
Future Ready Bangladesh: AI Skills and Youth Employability in the Digital Economy
Grameenphone and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable on July 15, 2026, marking World Youth Skills Day 2026.
23 August 2026
The jute is gone, but Adamjee is busier than ever
The jute mill was closed after years of losses; the EPZ is now exporting over a billion dollars every year
22 August 2026
Old Dhaka kabab joints: Where faith meets flavour
So today I met the gentlest man in Dhaka -- and I’m not exaggerating. In Bangla we call such a soul “mati’r manush”: more than a man moulded by earth, it honours humility, humanity, and the rare gift of connecting without ego.
22 August 2026
Afternoon of friendship and new beginnings
Goodverse Foundation is reshaping Dhaka’s social landscape with a festival for seniors that is less about charity and more about companionship
21 August 2026
Remedies for excessive electricity bills
Recently, a growing number of consumers across Bangladesh have reported unusually high electricity bills, with many claiming their monthly charges doubled or even tripled compared to previous billing cycles. In such circumstances, consumers have been baffled by one common question: where to seek redress, and how to avail it?
19 August 2026
When confessional statements may not lead to conviction
When an accused is reported to have confessed to the magistrate, most readers assume it to be conclusive evidence of guilt.
19 August 2026
How the built environment shapes the realities of human rights
The built environment, comprising residential, commercial, and industrial structures, is a typical feature of urban development, shaping the realities of human rights.
19 August 2026
How negligence and lack of law enforcement led to Sitakunda tragedy
The death of 9 ship breaking yard workers at Sitakunda has left the nation in a shock. It is primarily suspected that the exposure to toxic gas inside a confined tank onboard the vessel has led to this tragedy.
18 August 2026
Strengthening Cyber Resilience for MSMEs: Tackling Financial Fraud and Improving Grievance Mechanisms
The Asia Foundation and The Daily Star jointly organised a policy dialogue on 14 July 2026, with support from Google.org.
17 August 2026
Public-Private Partnership for Hepatitis Elimination in Bangladesh
Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC and The Daily Star jointly organised a roundtable on July 27, 2026, ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2026.
16 August 2026
The middle-class gutted by inflation
For many middle-class families, life is built around some common characteristics.
15 August 2026
Louhajang: The sweet capital of greater Dhaka
Today I take my Dhaka readers on a sugar‑high day trip into the greater Dhaka region; our stop is Louhajang upazila in present‑day Munshiganj, historically known as Bikrampur.
15 August 2026
Boat race returns to old Dhaka's Nawab Bari pond
After a pause of more than three decades, Nawab Bari’s pond, also known as Gol Talab, came alive once again with the return of a long-lost tradition.
13 August 2026
The danger of using AI in legal submissions
In Bangladesh as well as in other common law jurisdictions, court decisions are heavily dependent on the pleadings, briefs, arguments, etc.
12 August 2026
Cyber-attacks and a state’s right to self-defence
Imagine a hostile cyber operation that disables Bangladesh’s cyber infrastructure, kills the electricity grids, takes digital payment gateways offline, paralyses critical healthcare facilities and shuts down communications across the country.
12 August 2026
Constitutional environmental rights in South Asia
The concept of constitutionalising environmental rights refers to the embedding of the protection of environment into the country’s constitution.
12 August 2026