Out of the six crore workers in Bangladesh, only around one crore have their trade union rights recognised.
It is key to stopping Israel’s unjust war in Gaza
Even after half a century of independence, most of the working people in Bangladesh are far from enjoying fundamental workers' rights.
Ruling-party affiliation should not get in the way of police action
Reopening schools and madrasas despite a heat alert was a poor decision
Why must our rural population always shoulder the majority of the burden?
BB has recently restricted the journalists’ access for no reason in sight.
More than 1.3 billion children aged between one and 14 years are subjected to corporal punishment at home each year.
Without a robust selection mechanism capable of identifying the most deserving families, the vision for a comprehensive and inclusive social protection system will remain unfulfilled.
I deem it a great privilege and pleasure to preside over this Convocation of the University of Dacca; and to join you in offering my blessings and good wishes for the success and prosperity of those graduates who have been admitted to various degrees today.
The Blue or Indigo Mutiny of 1861, was an outpouring of anger by Indian peasants coerced into cultivating the unprofitable indigo crop by British planters.
Listen, from one Mujibur/ A thousand Mujib’s voices rise/ The sounds and echoes of those voices/ Ring out through the wind and the sky/ Bangladesh, my Bangladesh….
The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh responds to an editorial by The Daily Star.
There are no visible changes yet.
The trainee doctors at BSMMU have been demanding an increase of monthly allowance from Tk 20,000 to Tk 50,000 – a demand which is justified.
Dr Syeda Sultana Razia speaks to The Daily Star Opinion regarding the causes behind frequent fires and some possible solutions.
Why is there so much difference between the reality of common people and that which the government wants to see or project?
Why is the government failing to manage the market as they should?
According to family members, Rab said the 38-year-old Sultana Jasmine suffered a stroke in their custody, but her relatives insisted that she had no medical issues
Through the Liberation War of 1971, the people of this region wanted to establish a state that would not be built in the model of Pakistan. Fifty-two years later, can we say we have achieved that goal?
The Police Headquarters yesterday instructed all its field level units not to allow any vehicles without fitness clearance to operate on the roads. But is it implementable?
The Eid festivities in April marked a grim milestone with a record number of road traffic accidents and casualties.
Let Toomaj Salehi’s words strike a chord in our hearts, a chord that will spur action, no matter how small
The CHT issue is a political and national issue.
How do you define a good budget? Should it be all-inclusive? Should it be too large? Or should it only focus on the possible future of the nation and allocate more to education and healthcare?
Abed bhai defined a great and worthy leader as someone who always steps down to accommodate a worthier leader.
The heavy-handedness led students in Atlanta to shout, "Stop Cop City."
The city's destiny hinges on all urbanites’ collective commitment to sustainable urbanisation.
We should prepare ourselves for future heatwaves and help the most vulnerable people enduring the ongoing blistering heat.
IP rights protection can encourage innovation and entrepreneurial enthusiasm on a large scale