Marriage, family visas, and the new face of trafficking
14 September 2026
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Views
1,000 measles deaths: What are we failing to learn?
14 September 2026
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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
Unpacking the geopolitical playbook as the junta collapses in Myanmar
There is no doubt that neighbouring countries will have to bear the heaviest burden of the crisis.
12 December 2023
Why is sexual harassment at workplaces still the norm?
The experience of harassment is prevalent, with women and girls taking various strategies to prevent and cope with it, both at work and during the commute to work.
12 December 2023
The consensus and clashes COP28 brought up
It is almost certain that in the end, some progress would be made on some of the contentious issues, but a decision to act on key areas will most likely be kicked down the road once again.
11 December 2023
Elections without choice: A leaf out of autocrats’ playbook
As the country is heading towards an exercise that the incumbent is calling an election, it is imperative that we understand what is in the making.
11 December 2023
No gender justice without climate justice
Climate change is pushing women further towards the precipice of social violence and natural risks.
11 December 2023
The relevance of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
If the community of states had a common religion, then that could have been the UDHR
11 December 2023
Responsible investors can transform fashion supply chains
Fashion and textile supply chains stand to benefit greatly from the rise of the responsible investor.
10 December 2023
We must raise our voice against injustice everywhere at once
Speaking out against domestic human rights abuses cannot and should not wait until all other global injustices have been addressed.
10 December 2023
Democracy is in distress
Can democracy and development survive this onslaught on human rights and the rule of law?
10 December 2023
Separation of judiciary still a far-off dream
The independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh has not yet been realised.
10 December 2023
The National Human Rights Commission has fundamental flaws
The NHRC is riddled with many issues that prevent it from executing its mandated duty of upholding human rights in the country.
10 December 2023
Human rights enjoyment in a red zone?
In almost all cases involving opposition activists, they were found guilty
10 December 2023
Beyond martyrs and victims: Who is worthy of human rights?
The brutal killings by the Israeli state that we are witnessing in Gaza is an ongoing manifestation of selective humanity.
9 December 2023
Corruption, zero-sum politics and democratic decline
Governments that score low in corruption indexes are more prone to use force and violence to control and suppress dissensions and protests.
9 December 2023
Bangladesh’s energy transition journey so far
Bangladesh’s trajectory towards energy transition has been challenging but also provides valuable opportunities for other countries to learn from it.
9 December 2023
AI, AI, Captain: Will machines end our creativity?
Will artificial intelligence end human creativity? Or will it complement and expand it?
8 December 2023
Is there a way to build a corruption-free society?
The precondition for building a corruption-free state is building a corruption-free society.
8 December 2023
Images you cannot unsee
We will remember the faces of the smiling Gazan children and their families in the photos—the faces of people who have been wiped out for no fault of their own.
8 December 2023
VIP movements are Dhaka’s undiagnosed illness
If the capital's traffic condition makes you angry, you're normal
8 December 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Has BNP served its supporters well?
The BNP failed to reap anything effective from the huge public support that it was able to garner late last year.
7 December 2023