Is public sympathy for street protests fading?
Students need to read the public pulse.
17 January 2026, 09:00 AM
17 January 2026, 09:00 AM
The day cricket needed a therapist
Fizz is a case study. When Mustafizur Rahman, a.k.a. Fizz, the unassuming fast bowler with deceptive slow cutters, was auctioned for Rs 9.2 crore, Bangladeshi media once again started paying attention to the Indian Premier League.
10 January 2026, 09:00 AM
10 January 2026, 09:00 AM
Why does a gender wall still exist within our major political parties?
The vigorous presence of women in the past pro-democracy movements proved that many of the women leaders are parliament-ready.
3 January 2026, 03:00 AM
3 January 2026, 03:00 AM
Election is not the real story, what counts is how it is conducted
By now, we all know that February 12 is election day, and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s return after 17 years in exile has added December 25 as another date to remember.
27 December 2025, 05:00 AM
27 December 2025, 05:00 AM
How Dhaka airport has turned into a game of Ludo
Dhaka airport's Terminal-3, which had a soft launch in October 2023, has completed 99 percent of its construction, according to reports.
13 December 2025, 04:00 AM
13 December 2025, 04:00 AM
Primary teachers’ strike is a mirror held up to Bangladesh
The assistant teachers of 65,000-plus government primary schools have been pressing for a three-point demand.
6 December 2025, 02:00 AM
6 December 2025, 02:00 AM
The birth pang of a university
DCU must move beyond colonial-era templates for public universities.
29 November 2025, 02:00 AM
29 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Our winter is fading, but the world remains indifferent
Climate scientists warn of a time when winter will vanish from our season cycle by 2100.
22 November 2025, 03:00 AM
22 November 2025, 03:00 AM
When leisure turns lethal
The alarming number of deaths gives Cox’s Bazar bad press.
14 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Rising crime, institutional failure, and the bystander effect
The collective numbness contradicts the spirit with which the masses stormed the streets in July last year.
31 May 2025, 06:33 AM
In search of a vice-chancellor
Central to the formation of the panel is the objective of minimising political interference in the selection of top university managers.
24 May 2025, 03:00 AM
JnU crisis exposes the rot in our higher education system
Central to the JnU crisis is a list of broken promises.
17 May 2025, 05:00 AM
We need more than air purifiers to clean up Dhaka’s air
It’s easy to dismiss Dhaka as an unliveable city. The challenge is to replace that tantrum with the determination to make the city better.
10 May 2025, 02:00 AM
The crisis of a fossilised education system
It will be a crime to miss the post-uprising zeitgeist and not to overhaul our educational sector.
3 May 2025, 05:59 AM
KUET protests and the evolving student-university relations
KUET has exposed systemic weakness in conflict resolution.
26 April 2025, 02:00 AM
The sorry state of our green passports
Bangladeshi passports are ranked among the weakest in the world.
19 April 2025, 04:06 AM
Homecoming with a purpose
The challenge for us is to retain quality in a system with resistance.
12 April 2025, 07:00 AM
The pervasive curse of toxic masculinity
The real issue here is power and control over women’s bodies and space.
5 April 2025, 05:00 AM
Eid in a time of uncertainty and change
To bring back confidence, the rule of law must be established.
29 March 2025, 03:00 AM
Building a future for Bangladeshi football
To make the imported inspiration sustainable, we need to create an ecosystem for our players.
22 March 2025, 05:00 AM
Will the UN chief’s visit put the focus back on the Rohingya issue?
The Rohingya refugees in the Cox’s Bazar camps are about to face a situation worse than they have been enduring.
15 March 2025, 04:12 AM
Why Bangladeshis flee for medical treatment, and how to stop it
In 2023, there was a 48 percent spike in the number of outgoing Bangladeshi patients compared to the previous year.
8 March 2025, 02:00 AM
National Citizen Party: The new kids on the political block
The new kids on the political block have a name: the National Citizen Party (NCP)
1 March 2025, 02:10 AM
The many faces of gender-based violence and herd mentality
The announcement of the Bangla Academy Prize without a female nominee continued the trend.
8 February 2025, 04:00 AM
Why the seven colleges want out of Dhaka University
The demand of the students of seven colleges reflect a strong desire for autonomy and better academic conditions.
1 February 2025, 02:00 AM
Indigenous debate: A nation’s heart beats in every leaf
The factual words of reports often fail to capture the inward, private world of the “minority.”
25 January 2025, 05:00 AM
An analysis of the constitutional reform proposal
The nine-member Constitutional Reform Commission, headed by Prof Ali Riaz, has recommended significant changes to our current constitution.
18 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Restricting Dhaka University: When safety meets public outrage
The restriction has forced many passengers to walk from the metro rail station or take a second ride to move through the campus.
11 January 2025, 06:00 AM