Declaring war against the Sundarbans?

The GoB has given its go-ahead to 320 polluting industrial projects adjacent to the Sundarbans.
17 August 2017

MAILBOX

The article titled 'How safe are our schools?' published in the Star Weekend on August 4, showed us that we have willingly blindfolded ourselves about the vulnerable condition of fire safety in our educational institutions.
17 August 2017

SNAPSHOT

"The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress." — Frederick Douglass
17 August 2017

Bangabandhu and the birth of our nation

Incarcerated in the camps in (West) Pakistan after the surrender of General Niazi and the capture of over 90,000 Pakistani soldiers, the Bengali Armed Forces Officers and their families counted the days and months as they eagerly awaited repatriation to their newly liberated motherland.
17 August 2017

The dolled-up, leopard-spotted women of 'Concealed'

Habiba Nowrose's first solo exhibition
17 August 2017

“Bhoyongkor Sundor”: A swing and a miss

“Bhoyongkor Sundor”, labeled a psychological drama, follows Nayantara (Bhabna) as she leaves the comfort and love of family and finds herself in a world she doesn't understand.
17 August 2017

Traffic alert fails

Why apps are unable to map Dhaka's traffic
17 August 2017

About Town

Women of Inspiration Awards
17 August 2017

Sazeda's story of breaking chains

Sazeda visits every home in the village regularly and educates parents and other family members about the harmful effects of child marriage and the importance of educating female children.
10 August 2017

Sultan's atemporal vision of awakened bodies

S.M. Sultan, in an organic way, devised a strategy to simultaneously belong to the past and the present, to the East and the West, to 'here' and 'nowhere'.
10 August 2017

The unmaking of Nawaz Sharif

The devastating Supreme Court ruling has not only delivered Nawaz Sharif the ultimate humiliation of being unceremoniously ousted from power, but has also put him and his entire family in the dock over corruption allegations.
10 August 2017

Is 'politics' a dirty word?

With no democratic student governments in private universities, what recourse do students really have?
10 August 2017

We need classrooms that unite, not divide

There is mounting evidence that inclusive institutions have positive impact on a country's growth and progress when marginalised groups gain better access to education, higher learning opportunities, and gainful employment.
10 August 2017

Why so few? Underrepresentation of women in tech

Women are under-represented in the computer science industry, especially in developing nations like Bangladesh, and not only in the workplace, but in universities as well.
10 August 2017

No country for indigenous women

Indigenous women suffer discrimination on multiple fronts—as women and as minorities
10 August 2017

The government's got your tongue

Years of majoritarian Bangla education means that certain minority communities only speak their mother-tongue, and neither read nor write.
10 August 2017

No Vote: Society's barometer

While members of the civil society admit that the reinstatement of the No Vote system may not make a huge difference, it will give the people of Bangladesh more freedom to express themselves in 2019.
10 August 2017

MAILBOX

Dhaka University in its golden era of students' organised movement contributed to upholding the democratic values and rights of citizens whenever peace was endangered and democracy threatened throughout the history of Bangladesh.
10 August 2017

SNAPSHOT

“Do not be angry with the rain; it simply does not know how to fall upwards.”
10 August 2017

A lazy man's guide to walking in Dhaka city

Experts say walking is the first step to fitness. Get it?
10 August 2017