Marriage, family visas, and the new face of trafficking
10 HOUR(s)
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Views
What the economics of happiness can teach us in Bangladesh
13 September 2026
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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
Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
22 December 2023
Are we stealing youth from the young?
Are we hiding society’s structural failures by using the young as a shield?
22 December 2023
COP28 outcome: The road (not taken) towards a fossil-free future
Although a major COP28 outcome, the agreement to transition away from fossil fuels bears weak language and does not invoke much confidence.
21 December 2023
Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector
Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives
21 December 2023
Why the Rohingya seek hope across high seas
The decision to make this treacherous journey is driven by the numerous challenges we face in refugee camps.
21 December 2023
Youth depression is a symptom of broader societal malaise
The youth, usually part of families, find themselves disproportionately affected by the rising tide of depression.
20 December 2023
What future will young workers work for?
The tragic reality is that we've utterly failed to incorporate young workers into our economic and political discourse
20 December 2023
Silencing the messengers: Israel’s deliberate killing of journalists in Gaza
To coerce journalists into docility, Israel is also killing their families.
19 December 2023
Venezuela's invasion of Guyana: Maduro’s Hail Mary
Why, after all this time, is Maduro taking such a big gamble now?
19 December 2023
Modern 'Roads to Rome': From BRI and IMEC to Israel
India’s bridgehead Mideast role could also inflame future global relations.
19 December 2023
Bargaining for victory is anything but an election
We have never seen politicians belonging to the ruling coterie seeking and securing guarantees in election bargain like they have this time
19 December 2023
Our outdated, inefficient higher education institutions
The world has never witnessed such unprecedented human-to-technology interactions.
19 December 2023
What Russian warships in Chattogram port tells us about great power competition in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has become a prime battleground for great power competition.
18 December 2023
Politicians’ wealth surge and why nations fail
The unbridled rise of moral hazards that engulf a nation and force it onto the path which leads to all areas becoming massively politicised, resulting in the youth being eager to become politicians for the wrong reasons.
18 December 2023
Towards a better migration governance in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government has taken some major policy and regulatory initiatives for better migration governance.
18 December 2023
We must honour our migrant workers, so others follow suit
In the last five decades, migrant workers have sent back a total of $296 billion in remittances.
18 December 2023
Challenges that our migrant workers face
Bangladeshi migrant workers require a range of services and support at both the origin and destination ends.
18 December 2023
COP28’s hollow victory
It is difficult to not feel defeated by COP28’s end results.
17 December 2023
National election strategies for resolving the ‘Conflict Trap’
Can Bangladesh be rid of the recurring cycle of violence?
17 December 2023
A new curriculum can't fix core flaws in education
If basic problems are not addressed, high quality education and preparing smart citizens for a Smart Bangladesh will be difficult to achieve.
17 December 2023