What the economics of happiness can teach us in Bangladesh
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Opinion
What we can learn from other countries to tackle our NPL crisis
13 September 2026
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Opinion
Building a centralised digital health system for better care and accountability
13 September 2026
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Opinion
A civil alternative for property transfers is a citizen’s right
13 September 2026
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Views
What will remain ours in the age of AI?
12 September 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Bangladesh’s El Niño risk is bigger than weather
12 September 2026
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Views
Bangladesh's time to look south again
12 September 2026
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Views
Measles has exposed the cracks beneath Bangladesh's immunisation success
12 September 2026
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Views
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
People's loss of faith in elections: To what extent is the EC to blame?
The EC's attempts to portray the election as participatory and fair seem to have been more focused on appearance than on genuine efforts to achieve these goals.
22 January 2024
What haunts us at night
People really are struggling beyond any comprehension to get by—at least for you and me.
21 January 2024
AI’s copyright problem is fixable
What should copyright law mean in the age of AI?
21 January 2024
Teachers can make the new curriculum work. But are they paid enough?
With all the talk surrounding the new school curriculum, a crucial element has been absent from the conversation.
21 January 2024
Worrying features of our labour market
Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.
21 January 2024
Could we (please) do better in controlling food prices?
There have been reports of increase in food prices in domestic markets during the post-election weeks
21 January 2024
To overcome gas crisis, upgrade field management
Bangladesh is going through the worst gas supply shortfall in recent history
20 January 2024
Remembering Sir John Wilson: An outstanding personality
Sir John Wilson directly contributed in changing the lives of millions of people with disabilities around the world.
20 January 2024
The road to a new Myanmar
Myanmar is facing a structural metamorphosis, putting its South and Southeast Asian neighbours on alert.
20 January 2024
Under the influence of the cold spell
This winter, our mood and sleep patterns were affected by the lukewarm electoral fever.
19 January 2024
Blue economy for Bangladesh's sustainable development
This area needs immediate policy support to utilise and conserve marine resources effectively
19 January 2024
For whom the bell tolls?
The case of Prof Yunus is symptomatic of the erosion in the credibility of our institutions.
19 January 2024
When the mind gets foggier than the weather
There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.
19 January 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Where the PM should really be an ‘Iron Lady’
The PM's 'zero tolerance' against corruption should be implemented with 'zero delay.'
18 January 2024
A holy land or graveyard?
For the past 75 years, Israel has been terrorising the people of Palestine with the support of the US and UK.
18 January 2024
Is policy failure to blame for our wage inequality?
The problem is not a shortage of professional textile engineers; the problem is that the country's economic decision-makers cannot understand growing demand.
18 January 2024
What's holding us back from diversifying our exports?
Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), discusses the challenges that Bangladesh has to overcome on its journey to becoming a middle-income country, in an exclusive interview with Naimul Alam Alvi of The Daily Star.
18 January 2024
As civil order crumbles in Myanmar, Bangladesh should be alert
If Myanmar’s civil war continues on its current course, there could be ripple effects on Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries.
18 January 2024
Who can help utilise our development budget?
It has been observed that monitoring & evaluation functions within ministries and their departments are poorly understood, under-funded, and underutilised.
17 January 2024
Structural killings, not road ‘accidents’
Regular deaths on the highways of Bangladesh have become quite a "normal" thing.
17 January 2024