Measles has exposed the cracks beneath Bangladesh's immunisation success
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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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I survived enforced disappearance. Parliament has now weakened the safeguards
11 September 2026
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World Suicide Prevention Day / Why changing how we talk about suicide matters for prevention
10 September 2026
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Tea workers deserve fair wages, and BNP is pledge-bound to deliver them
10 September 2026
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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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The RMG paradox: Growth, global dependence, and sustainability
9 September 2026
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Trees are Dhaka’s saviours
Things seem dire as people brace for the imminent fight against heat waves and air pollution.
13 April 2024
Race and religion…in ‘Barbie’
Barbie and Ken are secular, but Seeta and Ali religious
12 April 2024
Monetary scams and romantic ones
The stressors regularly spewed out by the digital ecosystem can take a serious toll on one’s health and wellbeing.
11 April 2024
An empty Dhaka on Eid and the questions we should ask
Before we daydream of a Dhaka with Eid levels of population density across the year, let us stop to consider why so many people live in Dhaka.
11 April 2024
No barbarism without poetry
If our world is becoming full of poets and executioners, we need more judges and thinkers to counter the new tendency.
10 April 2024
Why does a six-day holiday feel too good to be true?
This is apparently the longest holiday that journalists have ever gotten in the history of Bangladesh’s newspaper industry.
10 April 2024
Bangladesh's digital footprint in the age of social media saturation
In this era of technological advancement, Bangladesh is facing challenges in adapting to the digital landscape.
9 April 2024
Lessons to learn from Bangladeshi teen’s death in New York
In remembering Win Rozario, it’s vital to reflect on the broader implications of his death and the countless similar tragedies.
9 April 2024
Is our research supporting our policymaking?
The core purpose of academic research and publications can’t be appointing and promoting university teachers, or getting into university rankings.
9 April 2024
Bangladesh’s amazing growth: A potential catalyst for increased investment
The resilience of Bangladeshi hearts and minds have led us to the next step.
9 April 2024
Time for fashion brands, retailers to rethink green strategies
Over the past two or three years, we have seen a huge backlash against sustainability marketing in the West.
8 April 2024
Are ministers not complicit in time, cost overruns?
Why singularly blame bureaucrats and project directors for cost and time overruns?
8 April 2024
Why the Himalayan Third Pole is crucial in climate governance
The Hindu Kush Himalaya region is of seminal importance to climatic changes affecting our planet.
7 April 2024
Climate change induces anxiety in young people
Young people will benefit from constructive outlets for the complex array of feelings that they may have in response to climate change.
7 April 2024
The hurdles to academic freedom in Bangladesh
In the current Bangladeshi scenario, even core academic and intramural speeches are not well protected by the constitutional regime.
7 April 2024
Brace Yourself for the Great American Eclipse
The longest, most visible eclipse for the US in 100 years
7 April 2024
The parliament of 1973 set an example we need to follow
The first Bangladeshi parliament marked an ideal beginning.
7 April 2024
Six judges' defiant act in Pakistan
Six judges of the Islamabad High Court say they have been facing pressure for months from army intelligence agencies to give verdicts against PTI.
6 April 2024
Why do our surveys paint different pictures about our progress?
Since key findings of the Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2023 were revealed, there have been many discussions regarding the country's progress on various health and related indicators.
6 April 2024
For whom is student evaluation of teaching necessary?
What we euphemistically call student evaluation of teaching is, in fact, a “Customers Satisfaction Survey.”
6 April 2024