Dwindling university autonomy in Bangladesh
Our recently published study has found several alarming factors contributing to declining academic freedom in the universities of Bangladesh.
1y ago
Muhammad Shahidullah’s 135th Birth Anniversary: Shahidullah, a linguist and language activist
By the time Muhammad Shahidullah was old enough to begin his secondary education, he already knew five languages. Besides his mother tongue of Bangla, he not only learnt Urdu, Persian and Arabic—perceived to be the languages of Muslims—but he also became proficient in Sanskrit, the primary liturgical language of Hinduism.
4y ago
Social media and fake news: The beginning of the end?
When the Internet came, media outlets were faced with two contrasting choices: provide a web version for people to read content freely or risk descending into irrelevance.
5y ago
From victims to villains: The changing discourse on Rohingyas
Yet another attempt to send Rohingyas back to Myanmar ended up in an embarrassing debacle last week: Not a single Rohingya
5y ago
Tax the rich
September last year, a ranking of countries prepared by Wealth X, a global financial intelligence company, calculating the rise of ultra-rich individuals in their respective populations put Bangladesh on top.
5y ago
Vigilante justice or what?
On January 17, police in Khagan, Savar recovered the bullet-hit body of a man who was later identified as Ripon. Ripon, a line chief at a local garment factory, was the prime accused in a gang-rape case involving a female worker from his factory.
5y ago
Loan default increases because of bad management
The new finance minister, Mustafa Kamal, has vowed to address the longstanding concerns regarding increasing non-performing loans in banks. Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, a noted banker and former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, talks to The Daily Star's Nazmul Ahasan about the issue.
5y ago
Choking social media is not the answer
It's common knowledge that many opposition candidates were unable to campaign for themselves in the recently concluded elections
5y ago
January 6, 2023
Dwindling university autonomy in Bangladesh
Our recently published study has found several alarming factors contributing to declining academic freedom in the universities of Bangladesh.
July 10, 2020
Muhammad Shahidullah’s 135th Birth Anniversary: Shahidullah, a linguist and language activist
By the time Muhammad Shahidullah was old enough to begin his secondary education, he already knew five languages. Besides his mother tongue of Bangla, he not only learnt Urdu, Persian and Arabic—perceived to be the languages of Muslims—but he also became proficient in Sanskrit, the primary liturgical language of Hinduism.
November 29, 2019
Social media and fake news: The beginning of the end?
When the Internet came, media outlets were faced with two contrasting choices: provide a web version for people to read content freely or risk descending into irrelevance.
September 6, 2019
From victims to villains: The changing discourse on Rohingyas
Yet another attempt to send Rohingyas back to Myanmar ended up in an embarrassing debacle last week: Not a single Rohingya
February 22, 2019
Tax the rich
September last year, a ranking of countries prepared by Wealth X, a global financial intelligence company, calculating the rise of ultra-rich individuals in their respective populations put Bangladesh on top.
February 1, 2019
Vigilante justice or what?
On January 17, police in Khagan, Savar recovered the bullet-hit body of a man who was later identified as Ripon. Ripon, a line chief at a local garment factory, was the prime accused in a gang-rape case involving a female worker from his factory.
January 23, 2019
Loan default increases because of bad management
The new finance minister, Mustafa Kamal, has vowed to address the longstanding concerns regarding increasing non-performing loans in banks. Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled, a noted banker and former deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank, talks to The Daily Star's Nazmul Ahasan about the issue.
January 11, 2019
Choking social media is not the answer
It's common knowledge that many opposition candidates were unable to campaign for themselves in the recently concluded elections
December 26, 2018
The effect of partisan policing
In less than five days after the candidates officially hit the campaign trail on December 11, a number of opposition candidates—including prominent figures such as Dr Kamal Hossain, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mirza Abbas and Reza Kibria—came under attack from their opponents, a trend that has since continued unabated.
December 5, 2018
Nitpicking over nominations
Among the reports of a record number of nomination papers being rejected by election officials, Reza Kibria's case is particularly intriguing.
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