Star Special / Rohingyas coming in through hidden hill routes
They quietly enter Bangladesh via remote forests in Bandarban; local trafficking networks help them evade security checkpoints, find work
Reviewing the Views / The implications of using AI in adjudicating legal cases
9 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
In recent times, the vast expansion and regular use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, more specifically Large Language Model (LLM) chatbots, such as ChatGPT, have gained immense popularity due to their free availability.
Your Advocate / Rights and remedies of elderly parents
9 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
An elderly couple lives next door to us. Although both of their children are affluent, they do not visit their old parents or provide any sort of financial support. The couple is now very old and feeble, and they even struggle to manage daily household activities, such as buying medicines and arranging regular meals.
Law Review / Revisiting the administrative tribunal law
9 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
In administrative law, a ‘Tribunal’ is defined as an adjudicating authority that is neither a court nor an executive department.
Law Views / Reserving seats for women on public transport
2 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The case for recognising curative petition in Bangladesh
2 September 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Rights Watch / Workers’ rights and remedies against unjustified terminations
26 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Review / Protecting Bangladesh’s ecological heritage through law
26 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Views / How the built environment shapes the realities of human rights
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
For Your Information / When confessional statements may not lead to conviction
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Daily Life Blues / Remedies for excessive electricity bills
19 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Vision / The danger of using AI in legal submissions
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Views / Constitutional environmental rights in South Asia
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
Law Opinion / Cyber-attacks and a state’s right to self-defence
12 August 2026
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Law & Our Rights
The Santals who made the hills their home
In Khagrachhari’s Panchhari, Santals carry a history of displacement and loss while holding on to their roots
Notable changes made to the Transfer of Property law
Recently, the government promulgated the Transfer of Property (Amendment) Act, 2026, creating a new category of gift which allows the donor to retain the right to enjoy the property’s benefits during their lifetime. The amendment inserted two new provisions after section 122 relating to gift, i.e. sections 122A and 122B.
18 September 2026
Watching Dhaka assemble from above
Most cities give you a designated place to stand, sigh, and pretend you are contemplating your life choices while gazing at the skyline. Be it from an elevated riverfront, a public observation deck, a fort, a cliff, a mountain, an iconic tower, or a knoll. Anything, really!
17 September 2026
Supplementary Education for Slow Learners
A roundtable titled “Supplementary Education for Slow Learners: Implementation Experience, Challenges and Prospects” was held on 29 July 2026 at The Daily Star Centre, Dhaka.
16 September 2026
The law addresses a long-standing social problem concerning daughters’ shares in their parents' property
Recently, the government amended the Transfer of Property Act 2026, which introduces legal recognition of lifetime usufruct rights in respect of the transfer of property by way of gift.
16 September 2026
The protection of elderly parents is both a social and legal concern
Recently, the government amended the Transfer of Property Act 2026, which introduces legal recognition of lifetime usufruct rights in respect of the transfer of property by way of gift.
16 September 2026
Leaving Dhaka: What you gain, miss and learn to appreciate
For people raised in Dhaka, traffic jams, crowded streets, and the constant rush may feel less like features of one city and more like the default setting of life. Moving elsewhere for study or work disrupts that assumption.
12 September 2026
Their factories are still there. Their jobs are not
When protests, political programmes or sudden changes shut down a factory, workers are usually among the first to feel the shock
12 September 2026
Digital Preparedness for Future-Ready Primary Education
A roundtable titled “Digital Preparedness for Future-Ready Primary Education” was held on 10 August 2026 at The Daily Star Centre, Dhaka.
10 September 2026
Revisiting the administrative tribunal law
In administrative law, a ‘Tribunal’ is defined as an adjudicating authority that is neither a court nor an executive department.
9 September 2026
Rights and remedies of elderly parents
An elderly couple lives next door to us. Although both of their children are affluent, they do not visit their old parents or provide any sort of financial support. The couple is now very old and feeble, and they even struggle to manage daily household activities, such as buying medicines and arranging regular meals.
9 September 2026
The implications of using AI in adjudicating legal cases
In recent times, the vast expansion and regular use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, more specifically Large Language Model (LLM) chatbots, such as ChatGPT, have gained immense popularity due to their free availability.
9 September 2026
A cup of coffee, grown closer to home
Once an import-dependent drink, coffee is taking root in Bangladesh’s hills and plains
5 September 2026
Gas bills paid, cylinders bought, dinner still pending
A trivial thought keeps pestering me like a mosquito on a humid Dhaka night -- how many burners does a kitchen actually boast, and why does it feel like the answer might upend my peace of mind?
5 September 2026
Reserving seats for women on public transport
In our day-to-day lives, we often hear derogatory remarks involving designated women’s seats on public transport.
2 September 2026
The case for recognising curative petition in Bangladesh
Every litigation must come to an end. Criminal trials are not an exception to this principle. When a person is sentenced to death, the decision too eventually becomes final after it passes certain stages.
2 September 2026
Advancing the COP28 gender action plan through A feminist climate justice lens
The Daily Star and UN Women jointly organised a roundtable on 9 June 2026, bringing together government officials, development partners, climate experts, and gender advocates.
1 September 2026
A big shift opens in Islamic finance
As full-fledged Islamic banks failed customers, they took refuge in shariah-based wings of conventional lenders
29 August 2026
What loneliness feels like in a city of millions
The incident that happened earlier this year, when news of the death of a mother who was found several days after she passed away and none of her children took any notice of this matter, made us quietly realise how the busy life of Dhaka is making us lonely.
29 August 2026
Protecting Bangladesh’s ecological heritage through law
The enactment of the Forest and Tree Conservation Act, 2026 marks a significant development in Bangladesh’s environmental law regime.
26 August 2026
Workers’ rights and remedies against unjustified terminations
Lay-off, retrenchment and unjustified dismissals have become a pervasive reality for Bangladeshi workers, especially in the Ready-Made Garments (RMG) sector.
26 August 2026