‘Air pollution does not discriminate; it impacts everyone’
At the household level, many families still lack access to clean cooking energy.
6 December 2025, 03:00 AM
Labour market in Malaysia: Strict conditions raise fear of syndication
The criteria Malaysia has set for selecting Bangladeshi recruiting agencies for a fresh round of labour intake have stirred concern among experts, industry insiders, and government officials, who fear the conditions could concentrate power in the hands of a few large agencies.
19 November 2025, 18:31 PM
Mediceram in Malaysia / Dream turns into despair for 10 deported migrants
Like many others, Sufian Khan borrowed a large sum of money, hoping to go to Malaysia to change his fortune.
5 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Germany pledges support for Bangladesh’s democratic transition
In an interview with The Daily Star, German vice minister says Rohingya issue demands more global attention
4 November 2025, 08:39 AM
Interview / 'Trump’s Asia tour signals renewed US engagement in the Indo-Pacific'
Parvez Karim Abbasi, assistant professor of Economics at East West University, tells The Daily Star
3 November 2025, 06:55 AM
Rohingya crisis sidelined at ASEAN Summit
The Rohingya crisis was sidelined in the ASEAN Summit in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on October 26-28, despite it being a regional humanitarian challenge affecting Bangladesh the most.
29 October 2025, 19:54 PM
Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict signals a new geopolitical equation in South Asia
Political analyst Altaf Parvez unpacks the roots of conflict, ideological spillovers, and India’s strategic return
19 October 2025, 06:36 AM
‘One repatriation, one recruitment’
Bangladesh and Italy are working on a new mechanism under which the European country will hire one Bangladeshi worker for every irregular migrant repatriated from Italy.
18 October 2025, 21:17 PM
KL for 25 recruiting agencies: Can Dhaka stick to its no-cap stance?
A debate over syndication in labour recruitment in Malaysia is swirling around, especially after Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur signed a memorandum of understanding in this regard on December 19.
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Let’s continue ‘honest conversations’
Outgoing US Ambassador Earl R Miller wants Dhaka and Washington DC to have honest and direct conversations on democracy, human rights, and rule of law as partnership of the two nations is indispensable not only for future prosperity and security but also for addressing global challenges.
20 January 2022, 18:00 PM
It’s nothing but trash
“Media reports on recruiting syndicates for Malaysia are nothing but trash,” remarked Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, while talking to The Daily Star yesterday.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Washington ties: Bangladesh seeks thaw
Dhaka plans to strengthen its engagement with Washington to smoothen the strained relationship following the US measures taken to keep Bangladesh under scrutiny as far as democracy and human rights are concerned.
12 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Sanctions on rab members: Economic ties with US won’t be affected
Bangladesh’s relations with the US are expected to be strained over a lack of political reform but economic ties will likely be unaffected, a global provider of credit intelligence said in a policy brief.
10 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Workers’ Migration to Malaysia: Some old issues still remain
Kuala Lumpur is set to resume hiring Bangladeshi workers, more than three years after the then Malaysian government, led by Mahathir Mohamad, froze fresh recruitment from Bangladesh citing forced labour and high migration costs.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
‘To respect Bangabandhu, we must instil his values in our lives’
Bangladesh hosted the World Peace Conference in Dhaka on December 4-5, 2021, inviting renowned peace and rights activists from across the world.
24 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Democracy, free press vital for peace
Dictatorship is a dangerous way of rule. It can demolish a country and poses risks for more conflict, said Turkish writer and journalist Ahmet Coskunaydin.
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Visit to Maldives: PM to push for regularising undocumented
Bangladesh is deepening its ties with the Maldives, a small South Asian island nation, as part of its greater objective of regional integration in South Asia in the areas of trade, connectivity, migration and tourism.
19 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Vaccination key to sustain progress: WB vice-president on Bangladesh’s challenge ahead
Bangladesh’s immediate challenge is accelerating the Covid-19 vaccination programme to cover the targeted 80 percent of the population, said a World Bank official.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Recruitment from Bangladesh: Malaysia opens doors, finally
Malaysia will soon open its market for Bangladeshi workers, ending a freeze of more than three years, but concerns remain over the syndication of a few agents and the high cost of migration -- major factors behind labour exploitation in the past.
17 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Sanctions on Rab Officials: Time for Dhaka to correct course
The US on December 10 imposed sanctions on Rab and its seven current and former top officials on human rights grounds.
14 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Rab in for reckoning
Rab will neither be allowed to own properties in the US nor engage in transactions with anyone in the US because of the sanctions.
11 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh, India: Celebrating 50 years of friendship
Today marks the 50th year of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India, which gave Bangladesh formal recognition – something that the Mujib Nagar Government had been seeking urgently from the international community to be independent from the misrule of West Pakistan.
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Malaysia to recruit security guards from Bangladesh
Malaysia is going to recruit security guards from Bangladesh, the second country after Nepal that has so far been allowed to send people to the Southeast Asian nation for the sector.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Biden’s Summit for Democracy: Bangladesh’s exclusion bewildering
The exclusion of Bangladesh from US President Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy has triggered surprise, questions and caution among foreign relations analysts, especially as there is no clear explanation given though Washington considers Dhaka its strategic ally in the Asia-Pacific.
27 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Pile pressure on Myanmar junta
Adoption of a resolution on the Rohingya by consensus at the UN has created momentum towards resolving the Rohingya crisis, and Dhaka now needs to amplify diplomatic efforts towards a sustainable Rohingya solution, said analysts.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
US sees Bangladesh in a new light now
Realising the growing importance of economy and security, the US is moving away from its old idea of Bangladesh and is looking to chart the next 50 years of relationship between the two countries in a new way, a top US official has said.
20 November 2021, 18:00 PM
PM’s Visit to France: Focus on trade ties, defence cooperation
Bangladesh wants to develop political and trade relations with France while the latter is keen to improve defence cooperation with Dhaka.
8 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to buy 5 naval ships from UK
Bangladesh will buy five naval ships from the UK to modernise the armed forces as part of the Forces Goal 2030 as the country aspires to become a developed nation by 2041.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM