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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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangladesh’s unfinished reading
Hubris that had been a weapon in resistance became a liability in governance.
15 August 2025, 06:54 AM
The hope of a new dawn for RTI and democracy
Election announcement and RTI act draft amendment bring hope.
15 August 2025, 05:00 AM
Graduation or deferral: Is Bangladesh ready for the post-LDC era?
It now needs to be decided whether Bangladesh should actively pursue a deferral of LDC graduation.
15 August 2025, 04:00 AM
50 years on, Sheikh Mujib’s killing deserves a nuanced reading
He was a leader both loved and disliked during his lifetime.
15 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Bangladesh’s FDI ambitions undermined by outdated investment law
The Foreign Private Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act, 1980 is a key target for immediate, comprehensive reform.
14 August 2025, 10:00 AM
What can our political parties learn from the opinion polls?
The results of the Innovision survey show that our voters want to know who their candidates are
14 August 2025, 07:30 AM
In Gaza, Israel is waging a war on journalists, too
When a journalist is killed, their archives, contacts, and testimony are buried with them.
14 August 2025, 05:00 AM
The law just made it harder to get justice for domestic abuse
Dowry-related abuse is not a polite marital disagreement; it is a criminal act under Bangladeshi law.
14 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Pharma must collaborate with academia to thrive in post-LDC era
Bangladeshi pharmaceuticals industry will face challenges after LDC graduation.
14 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Killing the witnesses: To those who still believe in free press
Last month, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee publicly accused al-Sharif of belonging to Hamas’ military wing.
13 August 2025, 08:45 AM
How Tejgaon’s silent runway is choking Dhaka’s future
Since 2011, the CAAB has identified at least 525 illegal high-rises encroaching on approach paths at HSIA and the old Tejgaon Airport runway.
13 August 2025, 07:00 AM
Why is the ICJ silent about the gender aspect of climate justice?
The court does not specify how reparations in case of litigations should meet the distinct needs of women and marginalised communities.
13 August 2025, 05:00 AM
The consensus to keep women out
The project of egalitarianism cannot be subcontracted to the very custodians of inequality.
13 August 2025, 03:09 AM
Journalism in Bangladesh is still fighting for its voice
A year after the uprising, Bangladeshi media is still under political, institutional and psychological pressure.
13 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh’s deified, obscured, and degraded role models
Countries that have their own role models are considered blessed.
12 August 2025, 12:00 PM
No country for our gentle giants
Elephants are not the aggressors. They wander through villages not out of malice, but out of desperation.
12 August 2025, 10:30 AM
Young people need opportunity and mentorship, not token gestures
The struggle to find meaningful employment has become one of the most disheartening realities for young people in Bangladesh.
12 August 2025, 07:00 AM
Mending the line of blood on our border
Three hundred and five. That is the number of Bangladeshis killed by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) in the last ten years.
12 August 2025, 05:00 AM
NOAB and CA's office: Is press freedom just a promise?
At least 496 journalists faced harassment between August 2024 and July 2025
12 August 2025, 04:56 AM
How Bangladesh has been building a digital police state
The country now possesses the infrastructural capacity to watch more people, more closely, and for more arbitrary reasons.
12 August 2025, 03:04 AM