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
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
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
Do we need a foreign operator for terminal management?
Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.
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
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
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
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
Lessons from Pakistan’s economic crisis
The country is in such a state because its forex expenditure is higher than its earnings.
22 March 2023, 19:00 PM
The Name of a Plundered River
West Bengal is planning to dig two new canals to divert more water from the Teesta River for irrigation, and set up two hydropower projects on its tributary.
13 March 2023, 16:00 PM
Role of developmental propaganda in politics
Because of the importance given to debt-funded infrastructure-based development, the country’s economy is being burdened by increasing unsustainable foreign debt and import dependence.
4 March 2023, 16:00 PM
Polluted development: Profits for few, losses for all
Staying silent against environmental pollution is serving the interests of the elite who are making profits from pollution.
23 February 2023, 16:00 PM
The ‘mega serial’ of bank scams
By investing only Tk 400 crore to establish a bank, the bank owners are able to control the deposits of thousands of crores of taka, decide where to invest it, and who to lend it to.
14 February 2023, 16:00 PM
Modi's patronisation of Adani and its cost for Bangladesh
The 25-year power import deal with Adani "is hardly favourable for Bangladesh."
1 February 2023, 16:00 PM
Can increased gas prices fix anything?
If the gas crisis could be solved by merely increasing gas prices, why has no impact been visible after previous gas price hikes?
29 January 2023, 01:00 AM
Who really benefits from higher electricity prices?
Public money is being used to shore up PDB's losses and pay profiteering private companies
21 January 2023, 21:00 PM
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