Anupam Debashis Roy

Bangladesh should lead by example by affording Indigenous people the rights they deserve.

Some of these recommendations are unprecedented, whereas some of them need further clarifications.

The July uprising is too seismic to be credited to any individual

Court ruling in favour of reinstating quotas in public jobs may reignite protests

Like the refuse of the fish, the working class is also a refuse of the capitalist economy.

The government should identify and register all our GI products immediately, before we see them being snatched away.

Why have the price hikes not pushed regular citizens into action, fuelled by anger?

Being a good wife is one of the primary teachings a girl receives in our society, but being a good husband, sadly, is not something boys are taught.

​​​​​​​The United Nations Committee on Development Policy (UN-CDP) determined in February 2021 that Bangladesh has satisfied all three requirements to graduate from the category of Least Developed Country (LDC) for the second time.

You may have heard of Poseidon, lord of the seas.  But do you know about our very own lord of water and sewers?

With such poor conditions of pilots and staff, Biman will not be able to compete with other airlines and will continue to endanger its passengers and the prestige of the country.

"I don’t believe that we will get redress from the government in this matter. The only way out is a total reform of the state": Altaf Parvez, writer and researcher.

Abdus Selim’s translation and compilation is a time machine for all of us living in the new age, where poems have become much neutered.

Adarsha owner Mahabub Rahman, activist Baki Billah, journalist Bithy Shoptorshi and artist Arup Rahee have spoken to The Daily Star Opinion.

Where Faham Abdus Salam calls Bengalis mediocre, in my soon-to-be-published book, Before You Shame My People, I see Bangladeshis as a highly promising nation of tortured people who, at the same time, have dissented against and been crushed by the powers of colonialism, imperialism, and an ancestral and oligarchical political system.

The stage-breaking incident shows us that too many slogans, too much shouting, and even too much strength can be a bad thing. 

For someone with a serious mental health issue, getting up from bed every day is a great challenge.

The political culture that has been bred in the country by the ruling party is one of impunity, where party members are, directly or indirectly, encouraged to violently suppress dissenting voices. The slapping of Inamul Haque is merely a result of that attitude.

All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.

Extrajudicial killings is appealing to people who feel their justice system will fail them.