Can MUN Alert help bring missing children home safely?
7 September 2026
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When can political rivals in Bangladesh safely distrust each other?
7 September 2026
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Ninth pay scale: A salary hike alone won't curb corruption in public service
7 September 2026
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Opinion
Bangladesh’s ‘Tesla’ crisis is really a crisis of regulation
6 September 2026
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Laldia can handle bigger ships, but can the inland network keep up?
7 September 2026
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Opinion
Our universities face a crisis bigger than graduate employability
6 September 2026
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Views
The tea industry must turn higher prices into sustainable growth
6 September 2026
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Views
Sifat’s arrest under anti-terror law: Vulgarity is not terrorism
6 September 2026
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Opinion
Nepal disaster: South Asia must unite to confront a shared climate threat
6 September 2026
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Opinion
The price of putting childhood on display on social media
5 September 2026
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Views
Shibir reveals it has not renounced its dark past
It was yet another attempt by Jamaat's student cadres to test the waters
6 August 2025
Bangladesh must stop driving its talents away
With reforms, Bangladesh could nurture its own talents and reverse the tide.
6 August 2025
Climate change demands better forecasts for farmers
Despite the rising importance of both weather and climate data, many Bangladeshi farmers lack access to timely and accurate information.
6 August 2025
'The nation we envision': Five Bangladeshi students from the US share their dreams
One year after the fall of the Hasina regime, five Bangladeshi students at Cornell University reflect on a nation in transition and envision a future beyond fascism.
6 August 2025
From rage to reform: Is Bangladesh ready to rise?
After last year's uprising, nation-building comes as a monumental responsibility.
6 August 2025
Bangladesh’s banks must adopt new tools to serve the digital-first generation
Embedded finance and BaaS can make finance invisible, intuitive, and inclusive.
5 August 2025
Why is critical thinking not included in our curriculum?
The curriculum continues to reward regurgitation over reflection.
5 August 2025
Nightmares of sleepless nights
July is the month of pride and triumph against tyranny, and yet July is the month of irreparable trauma for the whole nation.
5 August 2025
The unfinished journey of Drohojatra
The path ahead is difficult but the people of this land have shown time and again that they can rise.
5 August 2025
A year after the uprising, economic reform is yet to pick up
The government is still struggling to translate ideas into credible practice.
5 August 2025
Forgive them not, Gaza …
There is an American-enabled Israeli starvation in Gaza.
4 August 2025
Pursuit of justice must not make the public suffer
It is unacceptable to impose prolonged hardship on ordinary citizens
4 August 2025
When revolutions forget why they began
The heat of power draws opportunists, “millions of bees,” as it were, who arrive not to pollinate progress but to bask in its heat, building a suffocating cloud of illusion around the leader.
4 August 2025
Arbitrary detention and the hypocrisy within the government
Stopping arbitrary detentions is a governmental responsibility, and all those in the cabinet must also take their share of the blame.
4 August 2025
Diplomatic merchandise: Exploiting the issue of Palestinian recognition
They have been the playthings of powers for decades, and there is no promise that this will end soon.
3 August 2025
When change agents become the status quo
Extortion by SAD leaders strikes at the heart of its moral legitimacy.
3 August 2025
What can Bangladesh learn from China’s rise?
True, Bangladesh has made some progress in digitalisation, but much of it remains uneven. Services are often bureaucratic, digital tools remain underutilised, and infrastructure gaps persist.
3 August 2025
The passing of a quiet revolutionary
Mrs Murshed believed that education should not begin and end with books.
3 August 2025
What young people want a year on from July uprising
They seek reform, not empty promises.
3 August 2025
Time for political parties to prioritise disability rights
Inclusion of disability rights in manifestos is both a democratic necessity and a litmus test of a party’s commitment to equality.
2 August 2025