What Bangladesh and UK can achieve through COP28

The need for urgent action has never been clearer.
29 November 2023

The need for global unity for the Palestinian cause

Today’s global solidarity movement transcends mere political activism; it embodies a deeply human response to a long-standing conflict.
29 November 2023

Smart cybersecurity for a smarter nation

To successfully construct a truly smart nation, governments must prioritise smart cybersecurity as a cornerstone of their digital transformation strategy.
28 November 2023

Our rising foreign debt and financial worries

The growth of debt exceeding the growth of GDP is a clear sign of vulnerability, the consequences of which are already present.
28 November 2023

A blatant, disgraceful act of discrimination

Even in its press release, NSU failed to acknowledge the deeply concerning nature of the protesting students’ agenda.
27 November 2023

When youngsters shun politics, the nation should be worried

The youths have turned away from politics out of frustration.
27 November 2023

Making workplace safe for construction workers

Safety precautions in construction sites are frequently ignored in Bangladesh
27 November 2023

Five ways to raise garment worker wages

Advocacy efforts in Bangladesh have been part of the national dialogue centring wages for several decades.
27 November 2023

How did Bangladesh fare in UN's human rights review?

Calls for independent, transparent investigations into cases of alleged enforced disappearances and ratification of the much-discussed convention on disappearances got louder at this UPR.
26 November 2023

A sweet and sour Thanksgiving

The relentless Israeli airstrikes appear to have but one mission: to bring Palestinians down to their knees.
26 November 2023

Politics at Dhaka University—as I experienced it

I had to live in constant fear and panic, while also having to attend political rallies and programmes frequently.
26 November 2023

The misinterpretation of marketing

Many customers associate marketing with manipulation, deceit, and spamming.
26 November 2023

The price of development

Why must the locals pay the price of projects supposedly being developed for the economic prosperity of the country?
26 November 2023

The violence that separates us

No amount of activism is enough to bring an end to gender-based violence when women’s and girls’ lives are considered less than that of their male counterparts.
25 November 2023

We wouldn't be worried about US labour policy if we upheld labour rights

If this is the situation with labour rights in the country, we should fear not only the repercussions of the US memorandum, but also potential actions of the European Union.
25 November 2023

Curriculum and textbooks as weapons

Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
25 November 2023

All the King’s Men

Our political leaders' reluctance to engage in dialogue and to uphold the tenets of democracy may erode public trust in them.
24 November 2023

AI is the printing press reborn

AI is an impossible problem if you think of writing as the end.
24 November 2023

Govt's priority is to access, not protect, our personal data

The government has heavily invested in purchasing surveillance equipment and enhancing the capacities of various agencies to use them over the years, but it hasn't shown an iota of the same interest in what should have been its priority—protection of citizens’ data
24 November 2023

Controversies about Nazrul’s tunes

Debates surrounding the original tunes of the rebel poet’s verses have existed for a long time.
24 November 2023