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 extortion is strangling businesses
The scourge of chandabaji has been eating away at business profits and also depleting the take-home wages of workers.
15 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Citizens lament RTI paralysis in Bangladesh
There seem to be differences in response depending on the authorities’ location.
15 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Yunus-Tarique meeting in London: A pathway for democratic transition
It seems that the two leaders have agreed to work towards a smooth democratic transition, with agreements on reforms paving the way towards a pre-Ramadan election.
14 June 2025, 08:45 AM
To be heard, workers need trade unions
In these lesser-monitored sectors workers are particularly vulnerable.
14 June 2025, 08:00 AM
When leisure turns lethal
The alarming number of deaths gives Cox’s Bazar bad press.
14 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Cameras in the court: A step towards transparency or trial by media?
The core problem lies in the performative risk of broadcasting.
14 June 2025, 02:00 AM
What South Asia can learn from China’s development journey
People across South Asia are increasingly realising how far they are being left behind in a world that is rapidly moving forward.
13 June 2025, 09:00 AM
The true purpose of education
We need to fix our education system so that it mitigates socioeconomic differences, rather than reproducing it.
13 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Dhaka’s darling dengue diaries
While other countries boast cherry blossoms and beach holidays, we get a yearly VIP visit from the Aedes mosquito.
13 June 2025, 05:00 AM
What the Awami League and Jamaat can learn from apologies
To achieve genuine democratic renewal, Bangladesh must adopt a political culture rooted in historical truth and moral accountability.
13 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Clarity from one London dialogue: Will the other follow suit?
After the discussion at Chatham House, will the meeting between Prof Yunus and Tarique Rahman offer more insights?
12 June 2025, 10:45 AM
While the world marches for Gaza, the West remains silent
This silence is not accidental. It is carefully engineered
12 June 2025, 08:57 AM
Sustaining the oceans as they sustain us
The importance of oceans in human lives can hardly be overemphasised.
12 June 2025, 07:00 AM
The power of goodness
People seem to love making negative remarks about societal breakdown and people’s lack of concern for others.
12 June 2025, 05:00 AM
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the politics of starvation
What we are witnessing in Gaza is the collapse of humanitarianism’s ethical core.
12 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Beyond muscle and money: The leadership Bangladesh now deserves
For decades, Bangladesh’s political arena has been dominated by leaders who thrive not through vision or service, but through intimidation, wealth, family, and connections.
12 June 2025, 02:00 AM
The silent plastic crisis in rural Bangladesh
Plastic pollution is not solely an urban issue.
11 June 2025, 07:40 AM
Action fails to match rhetoric again
A clear sense of direction and strategy for the education system is lacking, as it has been under past political governments.
11 June 2025, 04:00 AM
We need both new wine and a new bottle
People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.
11 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh’s civic and digital arenas are becoming fear zones
What we are witnessing is not a series of disconnected incidents but a systemic erosion of democratic norms.
10 June 2025, 05:00 AM