What the scheduling fiasco of Ekushey book fair tells us
21 February 2026, 02:05 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
V for Victory, V for Valentine: A mandate is not a licence
14 February 2026, 01:32 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Truth, power, and the strained relations between students and teachers
7 February 2026, 01:08 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Education needs decisive actions, not empty promises
31 January 2026, 06:44 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
The day cricket needed a therapist
10 January 2026, 09:00 AM
Why does a gender wall still exist within our major political parties?
3 January 2026, 03:00 AM
Views
Election is not the real story, what counts is how it is conducted
27 December 2025, 05:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
How Dhaka airport has turned into a game of Ludo
13 December 2025, 04:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Primary teachers’ strike is a mirror held up to Bangladesh
6 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Our winter is fading, but the world remains indifferent
22 November 2025, 03:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
DUCSU polls 2025: Democracy’s dress rehearsal?
We can view the holding of DUCSU polls (followed by JUCSU and RUCSU polls in the same month) as a step towards rebuilding democracy from the foundation.
16 August 2025, 10:20 AM
The cracks in Bangladesh’s education system
Our education system has stunted the cognitive development of our youth.
9 August 2025, 04:00 AM
The struggle continues
Revolutionary literature all over the world has shown the frequent bitterness of post-independence betrayal.
2 August 2025, 05:00 AM
It’s time we turned to inclusive, trauma-informed pedagogy
It is becoming increasingly evident that intergenerational chemistry is no longer present.
26 July 2025, 05:00 AM
Who will own up to the SSC debacle?
We must own up to our role not only in success but also in failure.
19 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Time to rethink media transformation
Media today has transformed into a spectacular performance focused on visibility.
12 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Understanding the university ranking mismatch
We need to change our mindset and up our game to improve our universities’ standing.
21 June 2025, 04:00 AM
When leisure turns lethal
The alarming number of deaths gives Cox’s Bazar bad press.
14 June 2025, 04:00 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
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
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