Column by Mahfuz Anam / Are we not forgetting the genocide of the Palestinians?
11 September 2026
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THE THIRD VIEW
25 years after 9/11, how did the ‘war on terror’ change the US?
11 September 2026
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Views
I survived enforced disappearance. Parliament has now weakened the safeguards
11 September 2026
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Views
World Suicide Prevention Day / Why changing how we talk about suicide matters for prevention
10 September 2026
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Views
Tea workers deserve fair wages, and BNP is pledge-bound to deliver them
10 September 2026
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Views
Loan defaults and a world championship we did not need
10 September 2026
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OPEN SKY
Ferdous Steel probe answered how the workers died, but not why
10 September 2026
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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
Govt has completely failed to understand the youth
What is happening in Bangladesh right now is truly unfathomable.
19 July 2024
What happened on Wednesday: An account from JU
I wonder if this is how the nights must have felt during those nine months of the Liberation War.
18 July 2024
Universities and the government have failed the students
The responsibility for this bloodshed cannot be avoided by either the government or the university authorities.
18 July 2024
Dying for a systemic change
There is a serious governance failure in dealing with the student demands for merit-based recruitment system in Bangladesh’s government jobs.
18 July 2024
Quota reform resurgence: Stop violence against students
The government is complicating and antagonising a solvable proposition by ordinary citizens
17 July 2024
Is political violence transforming Awami League?
These latest developments add to the concerns over the increasing tendency towards intolerance and the preference for violent means to suppress any dissent.
17 July 2024
A slogan lost in translation
What made them flood campus streets on Sunday night was a specific comment that touched a nerve for the wider student community.
16 July 2024
We need to move from universal pension to universal social protection system
The universal pension would be out of reach of the extremely poor, such as day labourers, due to their inability to make contributions.
16 July 2024
Quota reform should be guided by constitutional principles
To attain the objectives of both strong institutions and inclusivity, assistance need not always come in the form of a quota for the backward sections.
16 July 2024
The thick line between ‘state’ and ‘government’
If we compare the state to a four-legged chair, the government represents only one leg.
16 July 2024
Why must brute force always be the response to student protests?
What could have been resolved through a discussion as expected from any government, ended up being yet another violent suppression of the voices of students
15 July 2024
How the Trump assassination attempt might influence US politics
The shooting incident involving Donald Trump is expected to have a big impact on the forthcoming US election.
15 July 2024
How our RMG industry empowered women
The RMG industry has provided lakhs of women, with their first formal employment opportunities.
15 July 2024
A litmus test for UK’s Labour Party
The 2024 UK general election was a political earthquake.
15 July 2024
NGOs can help citizens learn to use the RTI Act
Citizens must first understand the law's myriad possibilities to use it effectively
15 July 2024
With automatic pricing formula, BPC can't cry wolf about losses
With the new pricing formula in place, there is no way that BPC can lose money.
15 July 2024
God, save the boys
England feels undeserving of lifting the trophy tonight, especially when you compare Spain’s prevailing run to the final.
14 July 2024
Consider human emotions while developing cybersecurity measures
Excessive worry about cyber threats can lead to "security fatigue."
14 July 2024
A roadmap to effective dengue control
In the battle against dengue, Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture.
14 July 2024
How the cyberspace is being manipulated
This is not the first time that government propaganda efforts have been exposed by Meta/Facebook.
14 July 2024