Tea workers deserve fair wages, and BNP is pledge-bound to deliver them
4 HOUR(s)
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Views
Loan defaults and a world championship we did not need
6 HOUR(s)
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OPEN SKY
Ferdous Steel probe answered how the workers died, but not why
2 HOUR(s)
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Views
The RMG paradox: Growth, global dependence, and sustainability
9 September 2026
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Views
What good will abolishing Rab do if its machinery is not dismantled?
9 September 2026
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Views
The fiscal risk of a pay rise without revenue reform
9 September 2026
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Opinion
Why are we weakening our human rights safeguards?
9 September 2026
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Views
Who will pay for Nepal’s – and our – climate losses?
9 September 2026
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MIND THE GAP
134th birth anniversary of Suhrawardy / Suhrawardy and the tensions that shaped his politics
8 September 2026
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Views
Bangladesh's progress in human rights inspires cautious optimism
The new government’s decision to ratify the convention indicates a willingness to address this pressing human rights concern.
21 November 2024
Reforms that we need for the MSMEs in Bangladesh
To increase value per MSMEs, we also need to build capacity of the MSME associations.
20 November 2024
Helping street children requires a holistic, evidence-based approach
The focus of local governments should be ensuring that child protection protection services are prioritised.
20 November 2024
Trump 2.0 and the future of Bangladesh-US defence relations
The Bay of Bengal holds a great strategic value as about half of the world's container traffic passes through this region, and its seaports handle around one-third of world trade.
20 November 2024
Hundred days of hope
It’s time we started walking away from exclusionary politics and towards inclusivity.
20 November 2024
Clean toilets: A ‘luxury’ Dhaka’s vulnerable cannot afford
Dhaka's claims to metropolitan status will remain incomplete while women bear the brunt of insufficient hygienic public toilets.
19 November 2024
A thousand days since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine represents a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and an attempt to challenge the international order.
19 November 2024
Balancing inflation control and banking stability
Traditional contractionary policies may not be suitable for Bangladesh’s unique economic structure.
19 November 2024
Women should not have to struggle with a toilet crisis
On World Toilet Day 2024, it is imperative that both the government and private actors unify to create environments that support dignity, health, and productivity for all women in Bangladesh.
19 November 2024
Bread before ballots and rice before reforms
The government must recognise that when push comes to shove, the conditions of existence precede any abstract promises of progress or growth.
19 November 2024
Are we backtracking on our commitment to gender equality?
The interim government needs to quickly set an agenda that reaffirms its commitment to upholding women's rights.
18 November 2024
COP29 and the future of Bangladesh’s RMG sector
I believe COP29 holds major promise for the future of circularity and sustainability in Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
18 November 2024
Institutional reform needed for an inclusive Bangladesh
Ultimately, the battle between extractive and inclusive institutions is not just a fight over resources; it is a fight over the future direction of the country.
18 November 2024
Bangladesh must improve transparency and openness of its budget process
Given Bangladesh's performance in Open Budget Survey 2023, there is room for improvement in the country's budget process.
18 November 2024
A moment of truth for BNP
The BNP leadership’s pledge that no future head of government will abuse power or act arbitrarily must also be reflected within the party itself.
18 November 2024
Critical race theory, Euro-American pride and the genocide in Gaza
Proponents of CRT believe that racist practices are not individual or idiosyncratic, but are inherent in institutions, policies and structures of governance.
17 November 2024
Climate adaptation governance requires local voices
As the global focus shifts from merely mitigating climate change to adapting to its inevitable consequences, Bangladesh faces a survival challenge.
17 November 2024
What our RMG sector can learn from labour practices in other countries
Addressing the underlying causes of unrest and mitigating the structural issues are needed to ensure the sector's long-term viability.
17 November 2024
We must build a foundation for genuine democracy
Democracy cannot operate as a simple majority steamroller, as we also saw in the early days of our independence.
17 November 2024
Why leaders fail
Leadership failures are most apparent when decisions exacerbate inequality, suppress free expression, and sustain inefficiencies.
16 November 2024