Column by Mahfuz Anam / PM continues to build confidence, BNP corrodes it
4 September 2026
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Views
Bangladesh’s digital transformation still needs human intermediaries
4 September 2026
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Views
Nepal’s claim for climate compensation and why it matters for us
4 September 2026
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Views
Time to draw up a reform roadmap for LDC graduation
4 September 2026
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Views
Bangladesh’s climate pledges need political ownership
3 September 2026
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Opinion
Ninth pay scale / Govt jobs are getting better, but what about the private sector?
3 September 2026
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Opinion
A cautionary tale from Louisiana for the Padma barrage
2 September 2026
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Opinion
We take lab reports on trust. How can we make them more reliable?
2 September 2026
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Views
Tarique Rahman’s India visit and the end of automatic deference
1 September 2026
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Views
What Nepal’s devastating floods teach us about climate vulnerability
2 September 2026
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Views
Bangladesh must hold its own amid changing geopolitics
The performative presence of two superpowers in the precincts of Bangladesh’s national parliament has added some twists in the country’s political plot.
11 July 2026
Rethinking how we teach political science
A political science student in Bangladesh will spend the first year studying European history.
11 July 2026
Bangladesh's next strategic test isn't choosing sides
Once again, Bangladesh finds itself amid South Asia’s geopolitical discourse.
10 July 2026
Bangladesh needs a new rulebook for the evolving Rohingya crisis
What is the point of negotiating repatriation with Myanmar’s central government when Rakhine State, the territory those refugees would return to, is no longer under that government’s control?
10 July 2026
250 years of US independence: Do Americans know or care about their founding principles?
America’s most powerful attraction—freedom of thought—is under stress today.
10 July 2026
The World Cup: One month of shared humanity
Football demands little. But it offers considerably more.
9 July 2026
The budgetary test of moral leadership
A national budget is meant to serve citizens. The question is: how much of the nation’s resources really reaches citizens in the end, and how much is used in simply maintaining the machinery of government?
9 July 2026
Bangladesh should enter carbon markets on its own terms
The government’s recent announcement that it intends to pursue opportunities in carbon markets signals a new phase in Bangladesh’s engagement with global climate finance.
9 July 2026
‘Unequal rural load-shedding is a symptom of a deeper structural crisis’
This is neither simply a technical problem nor merely a policy failure. It reflects a lacking in our collective understanding of equality.
9 July 2026
How Bangladesh is leaving tobacco tax revenue on the table
Bangladesh’s tobacco tax policy has long been framed around two objectives: reducing tobacco consumption and mobilising revenue.
9 July 2026
What dying mangroves tell us about coastal governance
Bangladesh does not lack understanding of its mangrove systems or their value; it lacks alignment in how decisions are made and implemented.
8 July 2026
Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes are a wake-up call for Dhaka
Every year, more than 1,000 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher occur around the world.
8 July 2026
Bangladesh must prepare for the new era of development finance
For more than seven decades, multilateral development finance has driven global development by improving a number of indicators.
8 July 2026
Tribute to Abul Quasem Fazlul Haq: A beacon in the classroom and beyond
Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Haq was one of the foremost torchbearers of Bangladeshi culture. Throughout his life, he remained committed to addressing society’s injustices and shortcomings.
8 July 2026
Is Bangladesh ready for the age of AI-driven automation?
If machines do most of the work, how will people earn a living?
7 July 2026
Dhaka's next flood is predictable. Are we prepared for it?
A planning system that designs for the last disaster is perpetually one monsoon season behind. We are not learning from our data. We are surprised by it.
7 July 2026
Adding new medical colleges won't fix Bangladesh's healthcare system
A medical college is primarily an educational institution, not a dedicated mass healthcare facility. Its affiliated teaching hospital exists primarily to provide hands-on clinical training for medical students.
7 July 2026
Bangladesh needs a national asset management company urgently
The banking sector in Bangladesh ended 2025 with non-performing loans (NPLs) of over Tk 5.57 lakh crore, 30.6 percent of the total outstanding loans in the country.
7 July 2026
AI-based traffic cases expose our legal vacuum on AI governance
Recently, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issued a public notice regarding traffic case warnings based on surveillance camera footage.
5 July 2026
The darker side of Bangladesh's World Cup fever
The violent behaviour of fans and why sports rivalries escalate so rapidly can be explained with the Bedouin syndrome.
5 July 2026