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how media should report suicide in Bangladesh

World Suicide Prevention Day / Responsible suicide reporting is not just a professional matter. It can save lives

Imdadul Haque Talukdar

5 HOUR(s) • Views

World Suicide Prevention Day / Why changing how we talk about suicide matters for prevention

Shamsin Ahmed

11 HOUR(s) • Views

tea workers protest over low wages Bangladesh

Tea workers deserve fair wages, and BNP is pledge-bound to deliver them

Kallol Mustafa

10 HOUR(s) • Views

Loan defaults and a world championship we did not need

Birupaksha Paul

10 September 2026 • OPEN SKY

Chattogram shipbreaking workers deaths investigation

Ferdous Steel probe answered how the workers died, but not why

Muhammed Ali Shahin

8 HOUR(s) • Views

The RMG paradox: Growth, global dependence, and sustainability

Md Zafar Alam Bhuiyan

9 September 2026 • Views

What good will abolishing Rab do if its machinery is not dismantled?

Sharif Bhuiyan

9 September 2026 • Views

The fiscal risk of a pay rise without revenue reform

Selim Raihan

9 September 2026 • Opinion

Why are we weakening our human rights safeguards?

Kamal Ahmed

9 September 2026 • Views

Who will pay for Nepal’s – and our – climate losses?

Noshin Nawal

9 September 2026 • MIND THE GAP

Is Shakib alone responsible for his predicament?

Shakib’s 17-year cricket career was marked by numerous controversies, and his farewell is no different.

21 October 2024

The curious case of vanishing gold

The recent revelation of 12,000 bhori of gold mysteriously vanishing from Bangladesh Samabaya Bank Ltd could not have come at a more opportune moment.

21 October 2024

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Navigating economic crisis and political unrest: Lessons Bangladesh and Sri Lanka can share

There is much to learn from both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, two South Asian countries, as they navigate their shifting landscapes.

21 October 2024

Concerns about the international crimes tribunals act amendment

Some concerns about the proposed changes in international crimes tribunals

The trials to prosecute those responsible for upholding and promoting a fascist regime must meet international standards of transparency.

21 October 2024

Reining in the soaring prices of essentials

In a nation where poverty remains a pressing issue, this relentless inflationary trend has thrust countless families to the precipice of financial instability.

21 October 2024

Men’s apologies are not enough

Social media apologies by men do not change the fact that women continue to live in fear, constantly looking over their shoulders, wondering if they are next.

20 October 2024

Robust tech-based response mechanism is needed to tackle flood

The use of real-time observation to track and manage the changing climate is a crucial element lacking in the existing flood response.

20 October 2024

Disincentives for Dhaka University teachers

Dhaka university teachers’ salaries must be revised.

20 October 2024

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How do we overcome our corruption crisis?

Corruption is institutionalised, almost as a sort of mandatory tax, and people actually idolise those with money, regardless of the source of wealth.

20 October 2024

Government must make itself available to questions from the press

Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.

20 October 2024

The wisdom of youth

If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.

19 October 2024

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

Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics

After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."

19 October 2024