What will remain ours in the age of AI?
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Bangladesh’s El Niño risk is bigger than weather
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Bangladesh's time to look south again
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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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The poor’s debt burden gets heavier
The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.
22 March 2024
The hijacking of MV Abdullah was preventable
Piracy is seeing a resurgence, one of its first victims being the Bangladesh-flagged bulk carrier MV Abdullah.
22 March 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: From largest open-air prison to 'greatest open-air graveyard'
Israel is using starvation as a weapon against the people of Gaza.
21 March 2024
Asia-Pacific nations must work together to protect nature
When talking about access to fresh water in Asia and the Pacific region, it’s worth reminding ourselves how imperative it is to work together
21 March 2024
Of poetry, philosophy, politics, and praxis
When we cease to have rhythm, we are dead. And we cease to have poetry, we are spiritually dead, one way or another.
21 March 2024
Rubber: A death sentence to natural forests
Rubber, be it in the CHT, Madhupur or in the tea gardens, may bring some economic benefits to the state and private entrepreneurs, but in general it has not been beneficial to the people who once used these lands.
20 March 2024
Bangladesh in the age of nanotechnology
Bangladesh has recognised nanotechnology as an important enabler for accelerating its economic growth.
20 March 2024
Creating a community for conservation
While our country does have long co-management experience regarding land and inland waters, it doesn't have it for the sea.
20 March 2024
Will Ankan and Abantika get justice?
Fairuz Abantika’s death by suicide has reopened forgotten wounds of many others at JnU over the years.
19 March 2024
Taming Inflation: Let the orthodox monetary policy work
Uncontrolled inflationary pressure is one of the most problematic phenomena in the country.
19 March 2024
Why the proposal to tax social events is ridiculous
A proposal by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh to tax social events has stirred controversy and raised questions about the effectiveness and fairness of tax policies.
19 March 2024
A plate for education and a stepping stone for development
School feeding programmes act as a powerful incentive for families to enrol their children in school and keep them there, directly influencing educational outcomes and gender equality.
19 March 2024
To catch a pirate
Today’s piracy further feeds upon those flows including petroleum and the growing numbers of African/Asian countries involved. Control is now imperative.
19 March 2024
CAA and its effects on Indian secularism and regional stability
The Act, clearly, is a step in the wrong direction.
19 March 2024
Abantika: A victim of institutional neglect
The universities also didn't organise any awareness activities regarding where and how to file complaints.
19 March 2024
What to make of Petrobangla’s new oil and gas exploration tender?
The international tender for shallow and deep sea oil and gas exploration sparks some questions regarding its potential success in attracting offshore oil and gas exploration
19 March 2024
Indian democracy’s moment of truth
Once admired for its commitment to pluralism, India no longer stands out as a model democracy.
18 March 2024
Reduce, reuse, recycle… and then what?
The reality is that recycling alone cannot combat the environmental impact of plastic waste.
18 March 2024
Are schools up to the task?
What can schools and the education system do to help the next generation grow up with a moral compass?
17 March 2024
Inadequacy in law doesn't justify enforced disappearances
Bangladesh has once again denied any instances of enforced disappearance, despite facing harsh criticism from human rights activists and calls from leading Western democracies to investigate alleged cases.
17 March 2024