11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (659+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes New rights laws / New rights laws: Those who control evidence eventually control accountability Bangladesh's education crisis: The future has already begun Bengal and…...

10+ hour, 41+ min ago   (273+ words) The decade began with several significant releases. Abdullah Al Mamun’s “Sakhi Tumi Kar” (1980), starring Raj Razzak, Shabana and Farooque, explored a love triangle, while Amjad Hossain’s “Koshai” (1980), featuring Alamgir, Babita and Rozina, went on to win National Film Awards. The…...

11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (989+ words) The word is deceptively simple Another recent ethnographic study of women in rural Bangladesh found that tension could encompass both bodily and emotional suffering, with participants describing headaches, chest discomfort, sleeplessness, restlessness and worry about money, children, houses and the…...

12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (384+ words) The government will take steps to align Bangla- and English-medium curricula and establish common minimum standards for students’ basic knowledge and skills, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said today. He said students should receive a common…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (487+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon people from all sections of society, including businesspeople, young entrepreneurs and researchers, to work together to build a prosperous and desired Bangladesh. “Your cooperation is needed. Your coming forward is needed for the…...

15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (284+ words) The state is unable to provide safe water to its citizens, and in some cases, imposing VAT on elements required to access it, speakers said at a discussion today. Providing safe water is the state's responsibility, yet it is shirking…...

20+ hour, 25+ min ago   (453+ words) When schooling is not education Cheating is a symptom, not the disease As Wharton psychologist Adam Grant recently argued in The New York Times, the durable defence against cheating is "moral identity"—the internalised conviction that dishonesty is incompatible with…...

18+ hour, 55+ min ago   (903+ words) An energy security roadmap, an enabling investment climate and timely policies are among the major tasks for the government to attract more American investment in Bangladesh, said Syed Mohammad Kamal, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham)....

18+ hour, 2+ min ago   (532+ words) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir yesterday said Bangladesh wants to “reset” its ties with India after what he described as an “uncomfortable” relationship over 15 years under an “authoritarian, corrupt and exploitative” regime. “We want to move towards a…...

20+ hour, 12+ min ago   (219+ words) A narrow waterway at the mouth of Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti has provided an escape route for a sizeable chunk of the Middle East’s oil. That lifeline is now looking increasingly shaky. For weeks, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels…...