Opinion / From hope to disillusion: Human rights abuses under the interim government
Although the interim government has repeatedly stated that it opposes mob violence, its actions have not reflected a serious commitment.
24 November 2025, 03:00 AM
24 November 2025, 03:00 AM
How the consensus commission jeopardises the July charter
Reforms imposed through coercion or technical manoeuvering never endure and such top-down reforms inevitably fail.
31 October 2025, 02:00 AM
31 October 2025, 02:00 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
15 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Do we need a foreign operator for terminal management?
Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.
19 June 2025, 02:00 AM
19 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Opinion / The right way to reform the public administration
Bangladesh needs a bureaucracy that serves its citizens with professionalism and integrity, not one driven by blind obedience.
31 May 2025, 02:00 AM
31 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Women's Affairs Reform Commission: Recommendations, disputes and the way forward
One cannot demand the abolition of the entire commission just because of differences of opinion on a few issues.
12 May 2025, 03:00 AM
12 May 2025, 03:00 AM
Why must workers always take to the streets for unpaid wages?
Many changes and reforms are being discussed nowadays, but the reality of the workers has not changed at all.
27 March 2025, 02:10 AM
27 March 2025, 02:10 AM
Will the construction of roads paved with gold continue?
High construction costs in our mega infrastructure projects raise concerns.
23 March 2025, 02:00 AM
23 March 2025, 02:00 AM
Declaring war against the Sundarbans?
The GoB has given its go-ahead to 320 polluting industrial projects adjacent to the Sundarbans.
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Banshkhali Coal Power Plant Propaganda and Reality
I had the opportunity to visit Gondamara of Banskhali upazila as part of a fact finding mission organised by the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Mineral Resources...
12 April 2016, 18:00 PM