Blowin’ in the Wind

The economy of premium education and parental anxiety

Shamsad Mortuza

16 May 2026, 09:00 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

Mohammadpur and the reality of urban crimes in Dhaka

Shamsad Mortuza

9 May 2026, 09:00 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

An open letter to Limon and Bristy

Shamsad Mortuza

3 May 2026, 10:00 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

Cox’s Bazar at the crossroads of beauty without design

Shamsad Mortuza

18 April 2026, 11:00 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

Blended learning in an energy crisis: Innovation or institutional amnesia?

Shamsad Mortuza

11 April 2026, 08:00 AM Opinion

Austerity and the crisis of fuel, confidence and coordination

Shamsad Mortuza

4 April 2026, 09:00 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

The surcharge of Eid-time tragedies

Shamsad Mortuza

28 March 2026, 08:00 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

The unfinished promise to Bangladesh’s women

Shamsad Mortuza

14 March 2026, 02:15 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

When our indifference breaks our children

Shamsad Mortuza

7 March 2026, 01:16 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

Depoliticise institutions, not ideas

Shamsad Mortuza

28 February 2026, 01:06 AM Blowin’ in the Wind

Seven colleges, one crisis: Dhaka University’s affiliation nightmare

Disenchanted students are now demanding the creation of a “Dhaka Central University” comprising the seven colleges.

26 October 2024, 02:00 AM

From classroom to martyrdom: A tribute to the fallen HSC examinees

These martyred students achieved more in the years that they lived than many of us would do in decades.

19 October 2024, 05:00 AM

Ranking Realities : Bangladesh’s higher education strategy needs a redesign

For the cynics, the absence of any Bangladeshi university among the top 800 institutions recently ranked by Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THEWUR) 2025 is unacceptable.

12 October 2024, 05:00 AM

Education, identity and ideology: Bangladesh's struggle for unity

"The 2024 uprising as an opportunity to return to the original desires of the deprived and persecuted masses of 1971."

5 October 2024, 04:00 AM

Shakib's final over: A hero’s farewell or a quiet exit?

Shakib has been at the heart of our national pride. He also has been someone who has hurt our feelings.

28 September 2024, 01:30 AM

We must protect doctors from violence

Violence against doctors is an issue that is neither unique to our country nor recent.

21 September 2024, 04:00 AM

Mass wedding in academia: A new kind of ‘taboo-breaking’

An institutionalised mass wedding will replace one form of social regulation with another.

14 September 2024, 04:00 AM

The release of 57 Bangladeshi nationals who were sentenced to prison by a UAE court demonstrates the strength of the two countries' relations and the persuasive power of diplomatic negotiations. FILE PHOTO: REUTERS

Our migrant workers in UAE: Bound by borders, freed by conscience

The Washington Post recently speculated that Dr Yunus’s soft power may have indirectly influenced the UAE's decision to grant clemency.

7 September 2024, 04:00 AM

When teachers become targets: Lessons from Emperor Alamgir

How do you process the nationwide humiliation of teachers?

31 August 2024, 02:35 AM

The triumphs and challenges of a generation in flux

The students are once again at the forefront by reaching out to the victims of the flood that has inundated the country’s eastern region.

24 August 2024, 04:00 AM

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Universities must prepare for the transition of students

While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.

17 August 2024, 04:00 AM

The students of Bangladesh have spoken through their movement, giving us an opportunity to fix the systemic issues in our education system and pave the way for a more prosperous, equitable, and democratic future for the country. PHOTO: REUTERS

The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'

Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.

10 August 2024, 06:24 AM

The lives of fallen students must inspire the change we need

Reconciliation cannot occur without truth-telling, accountability, and a commitment to dismantling the structures of violence that perpetuate inequality and injustice.

3 August 2024, 02:00 AM