1+ week, 1+ day ago   (926+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Can Bangladesh afford not to invest in Bhola’s gas? We keep importing our energy security. Why not build it at home? Shared rivers,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (629+ words) The crisis facing cultural practice in Bangladesh is not only about obstacles to artistic endeavours but also about a deeper struggle over how society understands its own history, identity and the relationship between culture and religion, speakers at a discussion…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (875+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes We keep importing our energy security. Why not build it at home? Column by Mahfuz Anam / PM continues to build confidence, BNP corrodes…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (224+ words) Thanks to Selina Bahar Zaman, we have the facsimiles of the issues of Dhumketu. From this valuable collection, we realise that from the very beginning, the paper was not only meant to voice Nazrul’s anti-British views but also to reveal…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (224+ words) Thanks to Selina Bahar Zaman, we have the facsimiles of the issues of Dhumketu. From this valuable collection, we realise that from the very beginning, the paper was not only meant to voice Nazrul’s anti-British views but also to reveal…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (819+ words) “Give up hunger strike, our literature claims you.” Rabindranath Tagore sent the message to Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1923, when the latter was serving a one-year sentence for sedition. On April 14, Nazrul was transferred from Alipore Central Jail to Hooghly Jail, where…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (837+ words) “Limbo” marks Angshu’s return to feature filmmaking following the National Film Award-winning “No Dorai”. The project is still at the screenwriting stage, with “Laapataa Ladies” writer Biplab Goswami developing the screenplay. The Daily Star caught up with the filmmaker to…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1375+ words) The Daily Star The many worlds of Ghulam Murshid The Ghulam Murshid fan club can be said to comprise broadly three classes of people: first, close personal friends and family who shared his childhood days and, subsequently, his adult life…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (654+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Myanmar’s partial Rohingya repatriation plan: Another attempt to mislead Bangladesh? Can pink buses make travels safer for women? Is Bangladesh’s garment industry ready…...