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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How Iran's authoritarian rule became its greatest vulnerability
The regime's brutality towards its people has created a reservoir of resentment that foreign powers can exploit.
18 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Bangladesh faces a legal void on climate-induced migration
How prepared are urban spaces to deal with the ongoing influx of those who autonomously relocate or are forcibly displaced?
18 July 2025, 03:00 AM
National consensus cannot be built without youth voices
Do political parties genuinely speak for the youth?
18 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Youth unemployment is a growing concern for South Asia
The world's greatest untapped resource is not oil, data, or capital—it's the energy and the potential of the youth.
17 July 2025, 12:13 PM
A call to fill up Bangladesh's empty transparency chairs
There is a persistent disconnect between the RTI law and the people it intends to serve.
17 July 2025, 07:00 AM
The silent exclusion of women in white-collar workplaces
Women are often made invisible, not through overt confrontation but through subtle, everyday behaviours that leave them feeling unseen.
17 July 2025, 05:00 AM
From oligarchy to citizen's republic: Reforming Bangladesh's executive branch
The tripartite patronage of business, politics, and bureaucracy forms the bedrock of the oligarchic structure, where business elites fund political campaigns and gain legislative favours.
17 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Why the July Charter matters
The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.
17 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Embankments in Sundarbans delta: Wall of hope or risk?
Embankments shape life, risk, and politics in the lower delta
16 July 2025, 12:00 PM
Remembering Abu Sayed: The day fear died
Abu Sayed taught us not to step back.
16 July 2025, 05:00 AM
How Bangladesh must navigate the US-led trade shift
It is apprehended that the US’s high tariffs on major global exporters of agricultural products, raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods, such as Brazil, Canada, China and India, would make those products available at lower prices in non-US markets.
16 July 2025, 03:00 AM
A soul that lit the darkness
The way he embraced death raises a profound question: what truly gives life its meaning—its duration or its quality?
16 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh’s youth should be empowered through skills and apprenticeship
With over 60 percent of its population under the age of 35, the country holds immense promise in the form of a demographic dividend.
15 July 2025, 10:15 AM
Our society and policy have failed mothers who care differently
We live in an ecosystem that is neither structured for women nor for people with different needs.
15 July 2025, 09:00 AM
Plastic dependency: The environmental cost of food delivery in Bangladesh
The unchecked use of single-use plastic in food delivery is a matter of concern.
15 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Strategies we can employ in tariff talks with the US
We must realise that the US has started the tariff war with a political agenda.
15 July 2025, 05:00 AM
Sohag's murder was not an anomaly, it was a warning
The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.
15 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Against law and humanity: Why India’s push-ins must stop
India’s controversial practice of forcibly pushing people into Bangladeshi territory continues.
15 July 2025, 02:00 AM
How global economic governance entrenches dependence for countries like Bangladesh
In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic headlines have swung between cautious optimism and deepening alarm.
14 July 2025, 11:18 AM
The night Sheikh Hasina’s fear shield crumbled
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
14 July 2025, 06:00 AM