When it comes to allegations of human rights violations against law enforcement agencies, the NHRC claims that its hands are tied in investigating themselves and it can only ask for reports from the government.

They came home and found the backdoor open. Stan, who was the last one out, had forgotten to lock it. But there was no I told you so from Carla as she traipsed around to assess the damage, which wasn’t much—one smashed chair and a bed that looked slept in, both Junior’s.

When I was 12 years old, I was a wide-eyed girl in sixth-grade history class, learning about the First World War—how the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a young man by the name of Gavrillo Princip triggered a war in Europe and plunged the world into chaos.

Many of the animals at the Bangladesh National Zoo are passing days with immense suffering. With poor medical care, scarce food and congested cages, the captive animals look so miserable and weak that seeing them is not exactly fun for all the visitors. However, the zoo, located in a sprawling 186 acres of land in Dhaka's Mirpur section, is the 4th largest in the world in terms of area. With two picturesque lakes, a museum, two camping sites, huge gardens and orchards, this zoo has the potential to be one of the best in the world.

Most children cannot wait to grow up and become adults. Of course, we all know, kids are not the most reliable people when it comes

They require no introduction, especially in the river country of Bangladesh, but I will take the liberty to introduce them.

I know I have not been to every city in Europe, nor have I been to every country in Europe (yet), but I feel confident in claiming that

It was sometime in winter last year that co-curator Sharmilie Rahman invited a group of artists—Abdus Salam, Abir Shome, Emran

When I started reading Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire, it was not for the fact that it was the new work of a much-admired writer of the

There is a concept called the Resource Curse. Countries with high quantities of natural resources such as oil and certain minerals have

Please accept this letter as formal notification of my resignation from my position in Pathao. As per my appointment letter I am

The High Court issued a rule on June 23 on why it will not send out instructions to set up air-conditioning in all district courts of the

This year’s budget had many issues, from raising taxes on everything from sanitary napkins to gas burners. Supposedly, the government

Every year, the amount of budget is increasing but there are certain sectors which are not discussed. Every year, a major portion of the

In October 11, 2018, the World Bank launched the Human Capital Index (HCI) which published a range of noteworthy information

TURN THE BEAT UP

“Mariam, get up!” comes a scream from the other side of the room. Mariam’s eyes open and she is forced back to reality. The sweet

Myanmar has granted early release to the soldiers who were jailed for the killing of 10 Rohingya Muslim men and boys during the 2017 military crackdown in Rakhine.

“You will never look like the girl in the magazine. The girl in the magazine doesn’t even look like the girl in the magazine.”

Sitting in the cafeteria of The Daily Star, Nipa Begum aka Sohagi was taking her first meal of the day nearly at three in the afternoon. The dark circles beneath her eyes bore testament to her sleepless nights and exhaustion.