Tea workers deserve fair wages, and BNP is pledge-bound to deliver them
8 HOUR(s)
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Views
Loan defaults and a world championship we did not need
10 HOUR(s)
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OPEN SKY
Ferdous Steel probe answered how the workers died, but not why
6 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
Bangladesh needs a comprehensive care system
Changes in work pattern, migration, inflation and climate change make the care arrangements that heavily rely on families unsuitable.
29 October 2024
‘Corruption is hijacking our development process’
Look at cities like Kolkata and Jakarta, where metros were built at much lower costs and in less time.
29 October 2024
Time to enable the Competition Commission to dismantle syndicates
A bolstered Competition Commission can initiate inquiries into alleged syndicates and cartels either on its own or based on complaints, thus keeping the market in check.
29 October 2024
12 steps to tame inflation and stabilise the market
There are 12 issues that policymakers should consider for short- and medium-term action on inflation.
29 October 2024
Making the climate change battle inclusive
We need to ensure an intersectional approach to climate action.
29 October 2024
Opportunity economy: An inclusive economic system for new Bangladesh
The Opportunity Economy (OE) is not only an inclusive economic system, but a new paradigm.
28 October 2024
WB Yeats’s ‘Easter, 1916’ and Bangladesh’s July 1-36, 2024
What motivated our youth to defy death in order to free Bangladesh from the yoke of a brutal regime?
28 October 2024
A new deal for Bangladesh-UK partnership in uncertain times
Even before the recent change of government in the UK, its role in Bangladesh has been shifting, especially bilaterally.
28 October 2024
Pushing businesses towards sustainable energy use
Bangladesh is at a critical crossroads in its energy policy.
28 October 2024
Can Bangladesh's economy achieve its revised growth projection?
Bangladesh’s economic growth slowed down due to global uncertainties and domestic political instability and natural disasters.
28 October 2024
Whom does education serve in Bangladesh?
To serve the purpose of education, meeting the parents' demands through focusing on learning outcomes and reforming the education system are the need of the hour.
28 October 2024
Does the 2024 Nobel-winning economic research tell the whole story?
The Nobel Prize in Economics for 2024 was awarded to three American economists whose research explained why some countries are rich and others poor.
27 October 2024
Bangladesh’s roadblocks to becoming a successful democracy
Bangladesh needs economic growth, the order of institutionalisation, the rule of law, and values to be a successful democracy.
27 October 2024
How has the interim government fared so far?
The mutilation done to the nation would require more than run of the mill actions or traditional approach.
27 October 2024
Rethinking age limits: Creating an inclusive workforce for Bangladesh
Individuals, both men and women, are free to pursue public service careers well into their later years, with emphasis placed on experience, expertise, and merit rather than age.
26 October 2024
124 years on, gender gap in Nobel Prize still persists
Clearly, the choice of who gets the Nobel Prize is heavily biased towards males.
26 October 2024
A ‘new’ constitution and our obsession with texts
Our parliament, on the other hand, drafted a self-defeating provision, Article 7B, by declaring one-third of the text of the constitution as unamendable through the usual constitutional amendment process.
26 October 2024
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
Of human migration and citizenship in Assam
The petitioner’s claim was that granting citizenship to immigrants claiming entry before March 25, 1971, was harming Assam’s identity.
25 October 2024
Rest in peace, warrior, your battle won
Masroor ul Haq Siddiqi Bir Uttam (Komol Siddiqi) passed away in the early hours of October 7.
25 October 2024