Monorom Polok

is a member of the editorial team at The Daily Star.

Dhaka is not for old people, but it is their city too

We have built a society where many elderly people are entirely dependent on others to go out.

1w ago

When will there be justice for enforced disappearances?

The interim government should have made some headway by now.

1m ago

'There is no reason not to accept OHCHR assistance'

OHCHR alone cannot prevent atrocities anywhere when there is systematic denial by the concerned state or any authority of its duties, and a failure of the international community to act.

2m ago

‘Those responsible for custodial torture and death are rarely punished’

Nur Khan Liton, a human rights activist, discusses his experience of dealing with cases of custodial torture and deaths in an exclusive interview with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.

3m ago

‘Labour reforms must ensure a dignified life for workers’

Writer-researcher Altaf Parvez discusses the recommendations made by the Labour Reform Commission to improve the state of workers in the country, in a conversation with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.

5m ago

An unfinished struggle: Democracy, identity and reform

The interview explores the evolving narrative of democracy in Bangladesh since 1971.

6m ago

'A truly democratic society must not suppress differing opinions'

Samina Luthfa talks about the interim government's performance 6 months after it took office.

8m ago

‘The BRT project was flawed from the start’

Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the maiden BRT line in Dhaka that opened last month.

8m ago
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025

Dhaka is not for old people, but it is their city too

We have built a society where many elderly people are entirely dependent on others to go out.

August 30, 2025
August 30, 2025

When will there be justice for enforced disappearances?

The interim government should have made some headway by now.

August 3, 2025
August 3, 2025

'There is no reason not to accept OHCHR assistance'

OHCHR alone cannot prevent atrocities anywhere when there is systematic denial by the concerned state or any authority of its duties, and a failure of the international community to act.

June 27, 2025
June 27, 2025

‘Those responsible for custodial torture and death are rarely punished’

Nur Khan Liton, a human rights activist, discusses his experience of dealing with cases of custodial torture and deaths in an exclusive interview with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.

May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025

‘Labour reforms must ensure a dignified life for workers’

Writer-researcher Altaf Parvez discusses the recommendations made by the Labour Reform Commission to improve the state of workers in the country, in a conversation with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.

April 6, 2025
April 6, 2025

An unfinished struggle: Democracy, identity and reform

The interview explores the evolving narrative of democracy in Bangladesh since 1971.

February 9, 2025
February 9, 2025

'A truly democratic society must not suppress differing opinions'

Samina Luthfa talks about the interim government's performance 6 months after it took office.

January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025

‘The BRT project was flawed from the start’

Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the maiden BRT line in Dhaka that opened last month.

January 4, 2025
January 4, 2025

'An honest, patriotic political leadership can transform the nation'

Prof Syed Munir Khasru, who heads the Institute for Policy, Advocacy, and Governance (IPAG), in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.

November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024

When art and politics collide

Dr Samina Luthfa, associate professor at the Department of Sociology in Dhaka University, talks about the recent controversy surrounding Shilpakala Academy and the theatre scene in Bangladesh with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.