Bangladesh’s ‘Tesla’ crisis is really a crisis of regulation
6 HOUR(s)
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Our universities face a crisis bigger than graduate employability
6 September 2026
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The tea industry must turn higher prices into sustainable growth
6 September 2026
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Sifat’s arrest under anti-terror law: Vulgarity is not terrorism
6 September 2026
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Nepal disaster: South Asia must unite to confront a shared climate threat
11 HOUR(s)
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The price of putting childhood on display on social media
5 September 2026
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We must carry Shahed’s fight against corruption forward
5 September 2026
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We keep importing our energy security. Why not build it at home?
5 September 2026
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End of the Messi era and a generation’s love of football
5 September 2026
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / PM continues to build confidence, BNP corrodes it
4 September 2026
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How Dhaka airport has turned into a game of Ludo
Dhaka airport's Terminal-3, which had a soft launch in October 2023, has completed 99 percent of its construction, according to reports.
13 December 2025
Prioritising reforms over governance: Putting the cart before the horse
Once the elected government decides to adopt a particular reform or set of reforms, they will need to operationalise this through legislation.
13 December 2025
How remittances can be reframed for shared community development
Millions of Bangladeshi migrants living abroad send money home. This transfer for their left-behind families reflects the love and obligation that ripple through villages and towns, supporting livelihoods and boosting income.
12 December 2025
Antimicrobial resistance threatens to collapse our health system
This crisis is pushing us dangerously close to a pre-antibiotic era.
12 December 2025
Can we harness faith to protect the environment?
While we cannot control tectonic plates, we are not helpless in the face of climate degradation.
11 December 2025
Bangladesh needs more dynamic Islamic discourse
Begum Rokeya led a deeply pious life, full of respect for Islam and its values.
11 December 2025
Collapse of Hasinomics and the fight for real growth
In 2024, real wages fell across the board: two percent for low-skilled workers, 0.5 percent for high-skilled.
11 December 2025
Why our economy looks rich on Facebook but broke in real life
The illusion of stability is maintained through small, delayed payments that create artificial demand.
11 December 2025
Can Dhaka evolve from decades of chaos and mismanagement?
Dhaka's suffocating reality stems directly from policy failures that treated urban planning as an obstacle, not a necessity.
11 December 2025
Stalled reforms leave journalists exposed amid poll security risks
Based on a survey of 201 journalists across 19 districts, the research paints a picture of a deeply polarised and volatile landscape ahead.
11 December 2025
How the education vacuum is fuelling crimes in Rohingya camps
The education system in the Rohingya refugee camps has suffered a major setback from the USAID funding cut.
10 December 2025
Time to build on the NHRC momentum to protect human rights
The revision of the NHRC's legal basis marks a departure from past practice.
10 December 2025
Disqualification by accusation? Some thoughts about the new ICT Act clause
Thus far, most public discussion has revolved around the wording of the amendment rather than the remit or scope of the law itself.
10 December 2025
How to bridge education and employment in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's inability to create adequate opportunities for its young population has moved far beyond an economic concern.
10 December 2025
What the killing of eight puppies reveals about us
What makes these events unbearable is not only their brutality but also the uncanny normalisation that follows.
9 December 2025
Tax education should be part of the school curriculum
Every year, thousands of young people step into adult life without the faintest idea of how the tax system works.
9 December 2025
How Bangladesh's economy is cannibalising its own future
Labour's share collapses because wages are suppressed by informal payments embedded throughout production.
9 December 2025
Can we break the triad of corruption, rights abuse, and injustice?
Every year, the International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on December 9, shortly followed by the International Human Rights Day.
9 December 2025
Reimagining education as the practice of freedom
The absence of "quality" formal schooling is a major root of many of our problems. I vividly remember that I never experienced a joyful school life, neither in primary nor in secondary school. It was largely mechanical, passive, unpleasant, and lacking good teachers, adequate resources, proper infrastructure, and meaningful engagement.
8 December 2025
It is time to legally recognise climate refugees
Every year in Bangladesh, many people are being displaced as rising seas, shifting rivers, and extreme weather conditions steadily consume the land beneath their feet.
8 December 2025