Integrating Bangladeshi diaspora into Bangladesh

The Bangladeshi diasporas’ diverse human, social, cultural, and economic capital represents new assets for national development in a connected world
24 October 2023

Is there a prospect of peace under Netanyahu’s extremist government?

The prospects of peaceful resolution are far unless Israel is robbed off its fallback options.
23 October 2023

The British roots of the conflict in Palestine

This isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism
23 October 2023

How can we bring our canals back from the dead?

Terrains that once birthed and nourished the city have now mutated into sullied, ominous urban risks.
23 October 2023

How standing committees can keep upazila parishads responsible

Utilising standing committees to their fullest potential is a crucial step towards enhancing democratic institutions.
23 October 2023

The Election Commission’s credibility problem

A number of controversial decisions, actions and statements of the EC itself has put it in this situation.
22 October 2023

Gaza bleeds: We must feel the pain

Today, we dedicate our opinion page to shed light on the ongoing tragedy that has befallen the people of Gaza. It is a plea for the world to bear witness to this devastating crisis and to recognize the urgent need for empathy, understanding, and assistance. The suffering of Gaza is not just a regional concern; it is a call to the collective conscience of humanity.
22 October 2023

Myth of Israeli invincibility

Those claiming to be the heirs of the victims of the Holocaust, continue to rain death, pain and destruction on the Palestinian civilians
22 October 2023

Road crash victims deserve a better compensation scheme

Questions have been raised by road safety activists as to whether a human life can be valued at only Tk 5 lakh.
22 October 2023

Is urbanisation in Bangladesh doomed?

Major cities, including metropolises like Dhaka and Chattogram, consistently rank among the world's least liveable urban areas.
22 October 2023

Gaza siege: Western media bias and crumbling public trust

There is little possibility of people buying self-censored, biassed and curated content.
21 October 2023

How stable is the global financial system really?

The global financial system looks stable, because central banks have shifted more and more debt onto their books.
21 October 2023

Why we should care about the WGA strike

This strike came about because writers wanted fairer compensations, proper residuals, regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), better working standards, and anti-discrimination measures.
21 October 2023

Why the delay in declaring minimum wage for RMG workers?

Will the wage board and our policymakers truly hear the stories of backbreaking work and heartbreaking debt of the garment workers, who have kept the economy going even at its worst phases?
21 October 2023

The war on error

Israel’s occupation of territories and desire to parcel all Palestinians as Arabs to the neighbouring countries have become blatantly clear.
21 October 2023

Who buys property abroad, and who pays for it?

These cases of illegal property purchase abroad are not the main acts of corruption – these are the symptoms.
20 October 2023

To fight fast fashion, we must not throw our clothes away

Fixing instead of ditching clothing is gaining momentum.
20 October 2023

Is the youth losing interest in political participation online?

And if they are online so much, do they find political engagement on social media to be safe and useful?
20 October 2023

Lessons we can learn from the recent Teesta disaster

We do need a Teesta megaplan, but not the one that the BWDB is proposing.
20 October 2023

What we can do to prevent plastic from taking over our seas

In Bangladesh, the menace of plastic pollution extends beyond urban areas, affecting coastal regions as well.
20 October 2023