A budget built on recovery and reform, but can it deliver?
12 June 2026, 08:00 AM
MACRO MIRROR
Do Mamata and the Trinamool Congress have a political future?
11 June 2026, 13:48 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Islamic banking’s problem is the model, not the name
11 June 2026, 08:30 AM
Big Picture
Rule cannot survive on fear alone: Foucault, Althusser, and our mob culture
12 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Views
The unanswered questions of the Ganges Barrage
9 June 2026, 09:02 AM
Big Picture
How the FY2026-27 budget can bridge Bangladesh's climate finance gap
9 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Views
How should Bangladesh's economy grow in the second half of 2020s?
8 June 2026, 11:00 AM
Views
True sustainability for ports means going beyond green
8 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Opinion
How should we read Bangladesh’s UNGA presidency against global and domestic realities?
7 June 2026, 09:00 AM
Views
Enough is enough. Time to take strong action against child sexual abuse
7 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Views
Isn't it time we stop shooting the messenger?
Recently, a video of two television journalists being attacked by staff of a popular private hospital in Dhaka has been doing the rounds of social media.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Promises not kept
Hundreds of fishermen in coastal and other districts are passing hard days, as they are yet to get the promised food support in compensation from the government for not catching hilsa during the ongoing ban.
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Digital Security Act, 2016
The draft Digital Security Act 2016, intended to address the need for cyber-crime legislation, according to the authorities, was approved on August 22, 2016, by the Cabinet. But members of civil society, media and activists have already expressed their concerns over the draft law impinging upon people's freedom of expression.
28 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Law breakers untouched in Dhaka
The re-excavation of Shubhadda Canal from Shubhadda to Aganagar is almost done.
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Her finest hour
One might say this is the finest hour of Sheikh Hasina in her political career.
21 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Isolation of Pakistan will not isolate terror
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has labelled Pakistan as a “mother ship of terrorism” at a summit of the BRIC nations held in the
20 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Sundarbans risks being World Heritage in Danger
Despite the government's assurance that the Rampal power plant would not harm the Sundarbans, the Unesco stays firm in its stance against the project and has again requested the government to cancel and relocate it to a more suitable place.
19 October 2016, 18:00 PM
The Next Hope
A car hit one of the workers working in our house this morning. He was cleaning the wall and the car smashed his bones.
18 October 2016, 18:00 PM
An Asian success story?
Much was expected prior to the Chinese President's visit to Bangladesh, and surely enough, he did not disappoint. The milestone visit — the first to Bangladesh by a Chinese President in 30 years — was capped off by the largest ever pledge of assistance to Bangladesh by any single country.
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
China, South Asia and Asian regionalism
China's rising prosperity and the shift to a strategy of economic rebalancing, for the better part of a decade now, presents a unique opportunity for much stronger trade and economic relations with the country, not only for developed countries but also for developing countries, including South Asia, as it shifts resources to grow its domestic market.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A new horizon for malta
When Motiur Rahman, a driver by profession, from Rehaichar in Chapainawabganj town first planted malta trees, results were far from certain. The red, hard and dry Barind Tract soils offers challenge to even seasoned farmers. Maltas have no tradition of being grown there. Nonetheless, Motiur thought to give them a try.
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
On a transformational journey
China has been taken a strong place in the global economic landscape with its large GDP and rapid economic growth.
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Girls break a social barrier
Women selling tickets at bus counters is unusual in Bangladesh as this profession is absolutely dominated by males. But some female
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Relevance of surgical strikes
I was against surgical strikes because I thought they would escalate matters and probably go to a point of no return. But now that the strikes have been made, I back the government. I am reminded of George Bernard Shah, eminent literary personality, who said that he was the worst critic of the British government but since it was in the midst of war, he supported it.
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Why we couldn't protect Khadija
Remember Suraiya Akter Risha? The eighth grader of an English medium school in Dhaka, who was stabbed by her stalker, a man who
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
The undoing of a World Heritage Site
Today, facing a governmental decision of enormous national and international consequences, we, on behalf of Women for Good Governance, appeal to the leaders, activists and people of Bangladesh as well as the world, to deter from the dangerous path we are about to embark on that could cause incalculable,
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Vertical farming takes shape
We can certainly do more to reduce food wastage in our supply chains. It is not just Bangladesh where a lot of the produce goes to waste due to inefficient marketing and distribution channels...
3 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Building the evidence base
Rekha (not her real name), who lives in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh, got married when she was just 13 years old –
30 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Is SAARC coming apart?
When we speak of SAARC, we usually hear two reactions – cynicism and skepticism,” Modi had told the 18th Kathmandu summit, which was to be held in 2012 but postponed to 2014.
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM
The unstoppable
Bangladesh has not become the second largest exporter of apparel because of media spotlight. Bad press affects us, but does not kill us, as we know how to rise from the ashes. Negative publicity may dampen, but does not annihilate us as we are far stronger than expected.
27 September 2016, 18:00 PM