Taxpayers should not have to bear the cost of bad loans
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How the measles vaccine drive exposed gaps in coverage and data
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What the decline in hilsa production tells us about our changing rivers
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We learn from history when we build systems to remember
16 September 2026
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Ecological overshoot and the limits of endless growth
16 September 2026
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Bangladesh must strategise carefully for the next Ganges treaty
16 September 2026
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Make child safety non-negotiable in residential madrasas
16 September 2026
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Why can’t farmers get fertiliser despite adequate government stocks?
16 September 2026
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Higher viva marks may undermine fairness in public recruitment
16 September 2026
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India’s lunar triumph
Indians are proud of their space program, for good reason.
8 September 2023
A gas export deal won't ensure energy security for us
Paradoxically, as the government of Bangladesh celebrates this day now, it appears to be pursuing policies that counter the original purpose.
8 September 2023
The global leaders supporting Yunus are not villains
It is quite natural that other Nobel laureates and those who admire Prof Yunus’ two unique and successful development experimentations – microcredit and social business – would be feeling extremely concerned.
7 September 2023
Russia’s war in Ukraine is reversing hard-won development gains and destroying global food security
Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine must end.
7 September 2023
Let's fix the UN, before it is too late
The UN system demonstrates serious inadequacies.
7 September 2023
Our forgotten elderly
In many cities around the world, elderly people literally cannot cross the road because the timing on crossing signals is too brief. At least we don’t have that problem in Dhaka, if only due to the absence of functional traffic lights.
7 September 2023
Is it all as calm as it seems?
With the elections just four months away, there are hardly any campaigns.
6 September 2023
Wildfires aren’t just a threat to people. They’re killing off earth’s biodiversity.
Cataclysmic wildfires, the intensity and frequency of which have increased due to human-caused climate change, are not just an American phenomenon.
6 September 2023
To develop tourism, give it a separate ministry
We need a shift away from how we currently view tourism.
6 September 2023
The algorithmic trap of short videos on social media
If we overlook these phenomena, it may bring detrimental effects for society.
6 September 2023
The US economic war on China
The anti-China policies come out of a familiar playbook of US policymaking.
6 September 2023
Everything that's wrong with our stock market right now
Only two years ago, Bangladesh's stock market was termed 'hidden gem.'
5 September 2023
The Moon is hot again, but why?
After so many years, why has the Moon landing become so cool again? The simple answer is: water.
5 September 2023
Why are our passport services so insufferable?
It’s mind-boggling to think that an office is probably contributing towards making its service worse!
5 September 2023
How many eggs are there in our basket?
In a highly competitive market like the egg market, one would expect prices to remain stable. They can rise, but over time.
5 September 2023
Demystifying BRICS and the stakes for Bangladesh
Bangladesh has strong economic aspirations to become part of a forum like BRICS.
4 September 2023
In Russia and Israel, national derangement runs wild
Whenever a country’s social contract unravels, conditions become ripe for rumours and absurdities to circulate.
4 September 2023
How this city kills its people
Loneliness, anxiety, depression – these have all intricately seeped into the very core of how we live in Dhaka.
4 September 2023
Los Alamos during and after the Manhattan Project
Today, Los Alamos is a quaint tight-knit community with the best education system in the state.
4 September 2023
A faulty tax policy equals a dehydrated housing sector
Under the Income Tax Act, 2023, the 'gain' tax on plots, flats and commercial establishments has doubled and redoubled.
4 September 2023