Research should be about pursuing knowledge, not publication numbers
15 August 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
The fine line between moral courage and entitlement
8 August 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
When waiting in line for subsidised food turns deadly
1 August 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Before Bangladesh adds a third language, it needs the right language policy
25 July 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
What the protest by HSC candidates tells us
18 July 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Bangladesh must hold its own amid changing geopolitics
11 July 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Half a million HSC dropouts signal a silent crisis
4 July 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
The institutional push behind academic brain drain
28 June 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
We cannot avoid the moral questions behind the measles and Ad-din crises
20 June 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Will this be the budget that transforms education?
13 June 2026
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Opinion
Dancing with Sycophancy
The spectacle raises some serious questions about the state of academic integrity and leadership.
30 March 2024
The shadow lines of Bangladesh's birth
Our freedom struggle helped us identify both our allies and enemies
25 March 2024
Hold on, let's talk about price hikes
Consumers hardly feel any sympathy for the downsizing that they have to experience due to price hikes. And all we get is haughtiness all around.
15 March 2024
Burning issues
We must heed the warning signs and take action before tragedy strikes once more.
1 March 2024
Voices in captivity
To justify the restrictions, governments run a fear factory.
24 February 2024
How do you teach Gen Z?
What is required is a complete overhaul of higher education to meet the expectations of this new generation of students.
10 February 2024
The high cost of dying
The haunting concern over the high cost of dying is as real as death itself
2 February 2024
The controversy over the NCTB textbook
The hullabaloo entailed a case study on an imaginary boy who preferred to identify as a female
29 January 2024
Under the influence of the cold spell
This winter, our mood and sleep patterns were affected by the lukewarm electoral fever.
19 January 2024
A prelude to tomorrow
Sometimes, our lust for power brings hell to earth. We let the fire burn and kill humanity.
12 January 2024
‘I Like America and America Likes Me’
On the eve of the national election, Shamsad Mortuza explores animal imagery as the myth of union and harmony across cultures.
6 January 2024
Living with fear and searching for hope
The year 2023 will go down in history when it comes of age, leaving behind its naive understanding of liberal humanism.
1 January 2024
The perils of our English education
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
22 December 2023
Bangladesh's journey beyond Cold War realpolitik
Today marks the first Victory Day of Bangladesh being celebrated without the existence of Henry Kissinger
16 December 2023
AI, AI, Captain: Will machines end our creativity?
Will artificial intelligence end human creativity? Or will it complement and expand it?
8 December 2023
Girls are doing great in HSC, but what about the boys?
Putting aside the fanfare, the fact that boys are lagging behind girls in most school exams needs to be scrutinised carefully.
1 December 2023
All the King’s Men
Our political leaders' reluctance to engage in dialogue and to uphold the tenets of democracy may erode public trust in them.
24 November 2023
The statistics that hide our poor education system
The enchantment of statistics should not blind us to the sobering truth.
17 November 2023
The Tigers' missed opportunity to unite a nation
At the grandest stage of men's cricket, the Tigers missed an opportunity to leave a mark, precisely when the country is divided on many issues.
3 November 2023
Mind the gap in centralised university admissions
The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.
28 October 2023