DAAD – Change by Exchange

The Germany Academic Exchange Service has supported over 2.6 million students and researchers.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Germany assumes responsibility

Germany is counting on multilateralism. Did you know how strong the country’s international involvement is? 15 examples.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM

The importance of pharmacovigilance in healthcare

In celebration of World Patient Safety Day 2021, Beacon Pharmaceuticals Limited and The Daily Star jointly organised a three-part webinar series from September 16 to 18, 2021.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Harnessing the power of digital health to improve heart care

Monir Hossain found himself in a precarious situation as soon as Covid-19 hit the country in March last year. The 70-year-old businessman from Faridpur has been suffering from heart disease for the past five years and as such, regularly visits Dhaka for check-ups.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM

United Hospital’s Triumph in Cardiac Care

“While on a trip to Bandarban with a group of about 50 doctors and their families, I noticed a professor of surgery sitting on a bench with his wife screaming for help.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Cardiac care facilities fall far short of country’s needs

At around 10:30am on September 22, a noisy crowd of people were seen standing in queues in front of the ticket counter of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), eagerly awaiting an appointment with one of 12 physicians at its outdoor department.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Covid-19 kept cardiac patients at bay

Abdul Hakim suddenly felt severe chest pain late at night sometime in August last year.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Family living in classroom for 3 months!

In an example of misuse of public property and flagrant disregard for rules, the chairman of Madarbunia Union Parishad (UP) allowed a family to live in a classroom of Nandipara Government Primary School in Patuakhali Sadar upazila.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Nagad unblocks all but 8 accounts

Nagad yesterday said it unblocked all but eight accounts, including that of the chief executive officer of digital commerce company Shirajganj Shop, which were alleged to have been involved in a “scam”.
23 September 2021, 11:09 AM

Need for sustainable finance: A policy maker’s perspective

The world at large is now experiencing the devastating effects of the global climate crisis, including droughts, floods, tsunamis, water scarcity, and rising sea levels.
11 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Towards sustainable finance: the global and local imperatives

Following the global financial crisis of 2009, there has been growing recognition that the financial system must stay grounded and look beyond short-termism.
11 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh sees encouraging rise of green finance

Sustainable financing has gained popularity in recent years as both banks and enterprises in Bangladesh have become increasingly keen to embrace the business model that protects the environment from pollution. 
11 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Walk the talk

Sustainable finance has become one of the mainstream considerations of City Bank. City Bank is a good contributor in financing sustainable rural agri-businesses and women entrepreneurs through its small and micro financing.
11 September 2021, 18:00 PM

Healthy Air, Healthy Planet

Today is the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.
6 September 2021, 18:00 PM

In the shadow of a larger-than-life father

Daily Star (DS): You may not have any memories of Sheikh Shaheb of the early years, like his role in the menial workers strike of 1949. But what are your earliest memories?
14 August 2021, 18:00 PM

A reflection on Bangabandhu’s development plan

No government can work in a legal vacuum or without a proper roadmap for its initiatives to achieve development goals. After Bangladesh secured independence in 1971,
14 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Sheikh Mujib Murder Enquiry

The earliest effort to enquire into the murder of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members and of the four national leaders was to constitute a commission in the UK in 1980. The commission published their preliminary findings on March 20, 1982. Here we publish the preliminary report.
14 August 2021, 18:00 PM

Message from the Embassy of Switzerland

In early August 1291, people of three alpine cantons found that they were stronger together and they signed a Charter forging an alliance of mutual protection. This moment is considered as the very beginning of the Swiss Confederation and the First of August has become our National Day.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM

Switzerland boosts COVID-19 resilience in Bangladesh

As the COVID-19 pandemic imperils lives and livelihoods, Switzerland has provided additional 9.8 million Swiss Francs (approximately 90 crore taka) to Bangladesh to scale up its support for an effective community-based response to the pandemic.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM

How well do you know Switzerland?

Close your eyes for a couple of seconds and think about Switzerland. What do you see?
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM