COP30, profit over people, and growing climate threats
After COP30, the much-needed transition away from fossil fuels still seems unachievable.
30 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Opinion / Our ports are national assets, not bargaining chips
No country has ever built a strong foundation by abandoning national pride and acting like a broker, as our governments often tend to do.
6 November 2025, 03:00 AM
When teachers are attacked and workers die, who takes responsibility?
The teacher's protest and the deadly fire at a factory in Mirpur reveal how the state views its people, and where its priorities lie.
18 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Opinion / The interim government’s troubling continuity
The interim government seems more focused on areas where it should not be undertaking any initiatives.
29 September 2025, 03:00 AM
Badruddin Umar: A tribute
Teacher, comrade, and lifelong revolutionary Badruddin Umar (20 December 1931 – 7 September 2025) is no more. We offer him our deepest respect and love. Alongside this, on behalf of the people of Bangladesh, we convey our gratitude — for he devoted his entire life, thought, and activism to the cause of the people.
7 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Violence, discrimination, and the failure to reform
There is growing disappointment and a sense of broken expectations among the people.
6 September 2025, 04:08 AM
Student union elections: Rescuing the universities from decline
Whichever party came to power, its student organisation gained overwhelming dominance while all other groups were silenced or marginalised.
22 August 2025, 03:00 AM
ONE YEAR OF SHEIKH HASINA'S FALL / 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, 03:00 AM
A country for the rich, and another for the poor
In recent years, Bangladesh has been grappling with a deepening chasm of inequality.
22 September 2023, 13:00 PM
A gas export deal won't ensure energy security for us
Paradoxically, as the government of Bangladesh celebrates this day now, it appears to be pursuing policies that counter the original purpose.
8 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Amid inflation, pre-elections, and dengue, Bangladesh is in a fix
All this means that the people will not see an end to their financial woes anytime soon.
1 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Spare our rivers from certain death
The condition our rivers are in right now is a threat to our existence.
3 April 2023, 15:00 PM
Our reality versus government's narrative
Why is there so much difference between the reality of common people and that which the government wants to see or project?
2 April 2023, 08:10 AM
Have we been able to establish a state different from Pakistan?
Through the Liberation War of 1971, the people of this region wanted to establish a state that would not be built in the model of Pakistan. Fifty-two years later, can we say we have achieved that goal?
26 March 2023, 08:06 AM
The unfinished fight for people’s freedom
Bangladesh was supposed to be a country run by its people, but we are dangerously moving towards a country being run by a coterie.
26 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Destructive ‘development’ efforts by Water Development Board
Our rivers are being attacked one after another. India's dams, river connectivity plans, and various projects undertaken within the country, encroachment and pollution are all taking our rivers closer to extinction.
22 March 2023, 13:00 PM
Whatever happened to Bangla being our state language?
There is no usage of Bangla by the state, and it is being pushed to the periphery.
21 February 2023, 04:00 AM
What 50 years of World Bank partnership meant for us
How much good did the World Bank do in our country?
15 February 2023, 15:00 PM
2022: The year the rich won, and the public lost
The rise in the prices of goods has led to many people suffering from a silent famine.
2 January 2023, 18:11 PM
What World Cup frenzy tells us about our youth's aspirations
What are the factors behind the endless enthusiasm of Bangladeshi people over the FIFA World Cup 2022?
11 December 2022, 14:53 PM
When will our public universities get better VCs?
When the president is making his objections, he should consider the whole process that has led to this situation today.
28 November 2022, 16:46 PM
Are university VCs doing their job right?
What kind of reforms are necessary to use the universities for the national interest and to increase our national capabilities?
25 November 2022, 06:36 AM
Is there a way out of Bangladesh's energy crisis? Experts tell all.
"It is time for us to ask how much we have been able to recover from the energy crisis."
21 November 2022, 16:00 PM
Can Bangladesh find a way out of the energy crisis?
The energy sector was made LNG-dependent despite repeated warnings about it by experts.
20 November 2022, 02:00 AM
Will the IMF loan resolve Bangladesh's economic crisis?
Bangladesh is currently going through a grave economic crisis.
5 November 2022, 07:35 AM
Public's very existence depends on the democratic process
Even basic democracy seems to be missing in Bangladesh
15 September 2022, 09:09 AM
Democracy facing an existential struggle
It is a matter of great misfortune, as well as of disappointment and uncertainty, that democracy in Bangladesh is practically absent now.
14 September 2022, 18:00 PM
What future do our youth face?
What are the government’s plans with this huge population segment that is our youth, who are supposed to take the reins of our country in the future?
8 September 2022, 15:00 PM