Without structural fixes, the one-crore job promise will remain hollow
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Why regional diplomacy needs a feminist lens
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Renewed push for open-pit mining in Phulbari ignores hard-earned lessons
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Abdur Razzaq’s memoir: Jamaat’s internal conflict for a 1971 apology
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NAZA exposes what Israel wants hidden about the Gaza war
17 September 2026
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Taxpayers should not have to bear the cost of bad loans
17 September 2026
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How the measles vaccine drive exposed gaps in coverage and data
17 September 2026
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Teacher evaluation should improve teaching, not create a popularity contest
17 September 2026
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What the decline in hilsa production tells us about our changing rivers
17 September 2026
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We learn from history when we build systems to remember
16 September 2026
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Hero Alom's realpolitik
The allergic reaction to Hero Alom is symptomatic of a culture that deems him a foreign particle in their sociopolitical body.
22 July 2023
World hunger and the war in Ukraine
The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is indeed regrettable, but it is not the leading cause of hunger in the world.
22 July 2023
Why is Gazprom drilling gas wells instead of Bapex?
What have the authorities done in all these years to increase Bapex’s capacity?
21 July 2023
Let not Rana Plaza fade from public memory
The absence of official commemorations and limited reference of Rana Plaza in national policy documents raise concerns about the commitment to bring about structural changes in our RMG industry.
21 July 2023
How to deal with compulsive dodgers
There are those among us who take the game of bluffing as a sport or an art form.
21 July 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our political culture – you reap what you sow
Our people, but for whose hard work, sacrifice, and love for the country we would not have come where we have, deserve better.
20 July 2023
Fuchsia feminism in a Barbiecore world
Capitalism has a long history of appropriating and commodifying social movements
20 July 2023
Is health an individual or collective responsibility?
The importance of government policy, not just individual motivation, for health becomes evident when we consider the behaviours needed for a person to stay healthy.
20 July 2023
Applauding Bangladesh’s remarkable health achievements
A review of a monumental book of great importance, titled '50 Years of Bangladesh: Advances in Health.'
20 July 2023
We are not taking our energy crisis seriously
In Bangladesh, natural gas has been predominant in the energy mix for decades.
20 July 2023
We need a loss and damage report from the IPCC
A special report on loss and damage will capture the significant amount of scientific research being carried out now on different aspects of tackling climate change.
19 July 2023
Is the James Webb Space Telescope delivering on its promises?
One year since the breathtaking images mesmerised us, it is time to ask: is the telescope delivering on its promises to transform our knowledge of cosmology? Is it worth the hefty price tag of $10 billion?
19 July 2023
Democracy on the run with Hero Alom and its consequences
The sight of Hero Alom running for his life, pursued by ruling party activists, is a distressing one that should serve as a wake-up call.
19 July 2023
Our climate budget needs some adjustments
Bangladesh’s youth ministry or its Department of Youth Development (DYD) isn’t one of the 25 ministries and divisions receiving climate-relevant allocations.
19 July 2023
Integrity does not deserve persecution
It seems that some kind of infectious cancerous disease has infected all our systems.
19 July 2023
What message emanates from the attack on Hero Alom?
Hero Alom may have been ostracised by our political and cultural elites, but he has a huge fan base among the poor and working class.
19 July 2023
Does India need a Uniform Civil Code?
In a way, the BJP’s campaign on the UCC has been in the works for several months now
18 July 2023
Attack on Hero Alom: When dissent begets a beating
I will always remember the Dhaka-17 by-polls as the election where a man from the grassroots went running towards his dream and was shot down with assault.
18 July 2023
He exemplified the power of resistance against oppression
In an era where inequality continues to proliferate in society, particularly in vulnerable communities, Mandela Day assumes even greater significance.
18 July 2023
Stability without democracy can't sustain growth
Ironically, under the shadow of stability, the quality of economics and politics has been compromised
18 July 2023