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
6 HOUR(s)
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Bangladesh's time to look south again
5 HOUR(s)
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Measles has exposed the cracks beneath Bangladesh's immunisation success
9 HOUR(s)
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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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Acknowledge negativity, but don’t ignore the positive
People assign varying weights to their experiences, and so some of us focus on the positive.
2 March 2024
Why not to privatise fuel oil refinery
It seems that the government is creating a new threat of the quality and price of refined fuel oil being manipulated by permitting private companies to import and refine crude oil
2 March 2024
Chhayanaut at 60: In remembrance
I am profoundly grateful to the institution which helped me evolve both as a music lover and as a human being.
2 March 2024
Burning issues
We must heed the warning signs and take action before tragedy strikes once more.
1 March 2024
The ravages of wealth
Bangladesh’s wealth inequality keeps getting wider
1 March 2024
Safety of construction workers at a crossroads
The ugly reality that hides beneath Bangladesh's development in the building construction industry
1 March 2024
Judgment days for democracy
To survive this period of populist assaults on the democratic order, courts will need to embrace their proper role as arbiters of justice.
1 March 2024
Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority
Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?
29 February 2024
Climate change is fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh
Climate change adaptation programmes must support efforts that promote greater access to quality education for adolescent girls.
29 February 2024
Risk management challenges that our banks face
Risk management is concerned with reducing earnings volatility and avoiding losses, especially large ones.
29 February 2024
The never-ending hostility against female students
What was intended to be a sanctuary for empowerment has morphed into a harrowing ordeal for many female students
28 February 2024
COP28: Progress for women, but Bangladesh deserves more
COP28 offered progress, albeit slow; but time is a luxury that nations like Bangladesh cannot afford.
28 February 2024
The world in the eyes of Palestinian children
Many of the surviving children in Palestine, especially those in Gaza, have no idea why they have been attacked and killed day in and day out.
28 February 2024
Preserving the uncharted
Laleng, an Indigenous tongue, is attributed to the Patro community who inhabit the culturally rich environs of Sylhet Sadar, Jaintiapur, and Gowainghat areas within the geographical boundaries of Bangladesh.
28 February 2024
How can Bangladesh enhance its energy security?
Continuous gas exploration and exploitation of renewable energy should be the two pillars of energy security in the country.
27 February 2024
The fallacious policy on exporting internet to India
Once approved, this will forever strengthen India’s grip on monopolising regional international internet bandwidth.
27 February 2024
Roadmap for banking reforms: Old wine in a new bottle?
In February 2019, the central bank lowered the timeframe to three years from five years. And what has that achieved?
27 February 2024
Whose interest is Hamas serving?
During his 14-year rule over the past 15 years, Netanyahu did everything possible to keep Hamas in power in Gaza.
25 February 2024
Why is Bangladesh Railway struggling despite huge investment?
Despite thousands of crores of taka being invested in various infrastructure development projects in the railway sector, the crisis of Bangladesh Railway (BR) doesn’t seem to end.
25 February 2024
Bangladesh isn’t doing enough to cash in on its demographic dividend
The growth in Bangladesh's share of employment in industry is below the growth of other Asian economies at similar stages.
24 February 2024