David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, shares his observation on Bangladeshi blogger killings and state responsibility, the distinction between hate speech and offensive speech, and surveillance in the name of national security, in an exclusive interview with Sushmita S Preetha of The Daily Star.

In recent years, the government's insistence that there are no adivasis in Bangladesh has given rise to a lot of outrage amongst

On June 1, Indian Nobel Peace Laureate and child rights activist, Kailash Satyarthi sat down for an exclusive interview with Mahfuz Anam, Editor of The Daily Star.

Fran Unsworth is the Director of BBC World Service Group and Deputy Director of News and Current Affairs at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). In an exclusive interview with Amitava Kar, Fran Unsworth talks about the future strategies of the BBC and how it maintains the quality of news.

Negotiation is the language of democracy, and politics the art of compromise. People are getting fed up and voices are being raised in the country. The initiative we took is a reflection of that voice, of people's expectations. We expect that the political parties will come together and in the best interest of the people, sit down and ultimately solve the problem amicably. There will have to be a negotiation or settlement of the issues. Otherwise we will be in deep trouble as a nation, facing an uncertain future.