A noble profession and the system that fails it

Teachers are no longer the valued, moral arbiters of society that we once deemed them to be.
5 October 2023

Music and the space it creates for literature

I cannot, for the life of me, definitively describe what makes music. Growing up in a family where music of any form was not typically paid any reverence, my exposure to it was tunnelled into mainstream pop songs for the longest time.
4 October 2023

The fish rots from the head down

Who is to blame for the unpleasant episode between the two stalwarts?
4 October 2023

The Climate Action Summit in New York has failed to deliver

The world leaders who are responsible for emitting most of the greenhouse gases are not willing to take the requisite actions at the scale and pace that is required.
4 October 2023

Why AI tech needs to be democratised

To ensure that people profit from AI and other digital technologies and are protected from their misuse, we must discover responsible methods to use them.
4 October 2023

What's in a university ranking?

Getting ranked higher will never be easy without rectifying the institutions significantly.
4 October 2023

How plastic waste can drive the economy forward

Only less than half of the plastic waste generated in Dhaka is recycled.
4 October 2023

The Bangladeshi model of dealing with bank crises

The growth of bad loans is mainly due to the business-politics nexus, lack of corporate governance, and weak judicial system
3 October 2023

The legal case against Khaleda’s treatment abroad is far from convincing

It is hard to discard the notion that politics played no part in this decision from the government.
3 October 2023

“Book down,” indeed!

After all, with the atmosphere heating up, we will indeed need an army of well-built students to be ready as “kormis” of parties, in order to become our sacrificial goats at their altar.
3 October 2023

The precarious lives of food delivery workers

The meteoric rise of online food delivery businesses in Bangladesh has brought on a sea of changes in the nation's dining habits.
3 October 2023

Fragile egos and fallen heroes

The arguments breaking out on social media and in real life about the Shakib-Tamim saga have already been quite toxic.
2 October 2023

Don't RMG workers deserve a dignified life?

The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
2 October 2023

The perilous path from Western domination to de-dollarisation

De-dollarisation is a road fraught with many challenges, but no longer appears impossible.
2 October 2023

Is there an architecture for marginal communities?

Our experience of designing Brac regional offices across rural Bangladesh.
2 October 2023

Not reducing carbon emissions will result in devastation

There are environmental, economic, social, and geopolitical ramifications to continuing on a business-as-usual path.
2 October 2023

Why are private employees' savings being taxed?

Unlike public sector retirees, private sector employees do not get pensions
1 October 2023

Can Bangladesh protect its senior citizens?

Bangladesh has about 15 million people aged 60 and above; by 2050, this number will have more than doubled to 36 million.
1 October 2023

First delivery of nuclear fuel takes Bangladesh closer to its goal

Bangladesh is set to get one more step closer to becoming a country with nuclear energy capacity
1 October 2023

Can BRICS de-dollarise the global financial system?

The Chinese yuan has become the most traded currency in Russia.
1 October 2023