Qurbani, hajj, and the economy Bangladesh is failing to manage
26 May 2026, 14:00 PM
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New textbooks again? We must go for real reform
25 May 2026, 10:00 AM
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Amid a dangerous rise in child rape, we must confront our failures
26 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Could this budget set the groundwork for a trillion-dollar economy?
26 May 2026, 12:00 PM
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The justice system must adapt to the changing nature of digital evidence
25 May 2026, 13:00 PM
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We need to confront sexual violence both online and offline
25 May 2026, 12:00 PM
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How zakat can ease the budget gap in social protection
25 May 2026, 09:00 AM
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We need to rethink how we respond to haor floods
24 May 2025, 17:00 PM
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Why 'exemplary punishment' will not end the rape epidemic
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Time for nation branding through smart storytelling
24 May 2026, 13:00 PM
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Bangladesh Bank’s autonomy is key to economic stability
In Bangladesh, successive governments have undermined the autonomy of the Bangladesh Bank.
4 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Farmgate tragedy and the question of state liability
The amount of compensation offered by the government is inadequate.
3 November 2025, 06:00 AM
What the Nobel Prize in economics teaches us about innovation and survival
Our schools and universities should move away from rote learning.
3 November 2025, 04:00 AM
‘Those in power are often the biggest obstacles to justice’
To uncover the truth, we need to start with self-criticism.
3 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Dhaka’s gridlock is a crisis of coordination
Dhaka was, and for much of its population remains, a city of non-motorised transport. Rickshaws once made up as much as 85 percent of vehicular traffic.
2 November 2025, 07:00 AM
Journalists cannot be safe if power remains unaccountable
Several journalists have been killed in the last two years alone.
2 November 2025, 03:00 AM
Why Bangladesh needs a two-year economic recovery agenda
For too long, Bangladesh has relied on growth momentum driven by remittances and ready-made garments.
2 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Eighteen years on, how far has judicial separation been achieved?
Legal autonomy still remains a goal rather than a guarantee.
1 November 2025, 10:16 AM
Rare earth elements are the new drivers of global power
Whoever controls them gains not only industrial advantage but diplomatic and economic influence.
1 November 2025, 08:00 AM
Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture
The key foundation for any transmitting legal system is to recognise the Indigenous customary law.
1 November 2025, 07:00 AM
The de-escalation deficit in our campuses
Our campuses are becoming increasingly unrestful, with a decline in civic patience and a growing culture of direct action.
1 November 2025, 04:00 AM
How reducing dwell time can improve Chittagong Port’s efficiency
In Bangladesh, inefficiency leads to containers lingering for weeks in the Chittagong Port terminal.
1 November 2025, 03:00 AM
Why road safety designs need people’s voices
In Bangladesh, pedestrians remain the most vulnerable road users.
31 October 2025, 08:29 AM
Is Bangladeshi cinema finally speaking of women's quiet revolution?
Films like Rickshaw Girl, Made in Bangladesh, Barir Naam Shahana, Priyo Maloti, and Saba portray women as workers, believers, caregivers, and artists—ordinary people navigating extraordinary pressures of life.
31 October 2025, 04:00 AM
The case for a creative fashion policy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is the friend who styles everyone else for the party but shows up wearing a borrowed fit.
31 October 2025, 03:00 AM
How the consensus commission jeopardises the July charter
Reforms imposed through coercion or technical manoeuvering never endure and such top-down reforms inevitably fail.
31 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Public exam results must not seal an individual’s fate
Research shows that human development is not linear; some individuals bloom later than others.
30 October 2025, 09:00 AM
Why the proposed NHRC amendment risks ineffectiveness
The previous decade of the NHRC’s experience demonstrates that it failed to exercise its investigative powers.
30 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Bangladesh’s grand politics: Who’s really directing the show?
Bangladesh perpetually appears to be at a “critical crossroads.”
30 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Why survival in Dhaka feels accidental
When a city demands miracles to survive its own design, something fundamental has gone wrong.
30 October 2025, 03:00 AM