Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future
23 October 2025, 18:30 PM
Opinion
Can Trump’s Gaza ceasefire redefine peace in Middle East?
23 October 2025, 14:00 PM
Opinion
The dilemma triangle of our tertiary education
23 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Opinion
MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens
23 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Opinion
Ports for private profit or national progress?
23 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
New data regulations warrant urgent rethinking
22 October 2025, 06:29 AM
Opinion
Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women
22 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Opinion
Opinion / Uniforms do not outrank the constitution
22 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
National Road Safety Day / ‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’
22 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
The unfinished revolution for women's political rights
23 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
COP30 Gender Action Plan: A victory without power?
If COP30 is to be remembered as a turning point, dedicated gender-responsive finance windows must be created for adaptation, loss and damage.
26 November 2025, 04:00 AM
Foreign or local, Bangladesh cannot afford a port monopoly
Bangladesh lacks the regulatory discipline needed for involving foreign operators in port management.
26 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Dissecting the UNSC plan for Gaza and its inevitable dead end
US policy documents on the Middle East do not reach the daylight before Israel is given the chance to filter and gut them.
25 November 2025, 10:35 AM
The paradox of women in power and the myth of soft leadership
For 15 and a half years, Bangladesh showcased Sheikh Hasina as the ultimate symbol of female empowerment; the woman who survived assassination, exile, and persistent threats to become the longest-serving leader in our history.
25 November 2025, 07:00 AM
University dormitories must be part of the earthquake conversation
The earthquake of November 21 once again exposed the serious weaknesses in Bangladesh's built environment. At least 10 people lost their lives, including in Dhaka, where many buildings tilted dangerously, developed cracks, and some of their parts collapsed.
25 November 2025, 06:00 AM
Global South to write 21st century's growth story
As the impacts of climate change become more severe with deadly heatwaves, eroding coastlines, rising food prices, and increasing social and economic instability, affected countries, particularly poor ones, are getting concerned about having to slow their development while addressing climate change.
25 November 2025, 02:00 AM
What awaits Awami League after the Hasina verdict?
The verdict against Sheikh Hasina does not just condemn a former prime minister. It sentences an entire model of politics. The deeper question now is whether Awami League survives as a party, or only as a memory of fear and loyalty.
24 November 2025, 08:00 AM
Why Bangladesh can no longer ignore its earthquake risk
Dhaka and Bangladesh's other densely populated cities stand exposed to alarming seismic hazards—an uncomfortable truth underscored by the magnitude 5.7 earthquake that rattled the nation on November 21, 2025.
24 November 2025, 06:00 AM
Can the draft regulation make the microfinance sector stronger?
While the government's goal is to enhance accountability, much will depend on effective implementation.
24 November 2025, 05:00 AM
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
Matiul Islam: A legacy of service, integrity, and love
It is with profound sorrow that we remember M Matiul Islam, the first finance secretary of Bangladesh, who passed away on Thursday, November 20, at the age of 95.
23 November 2025, 06:00 AM
How victimhood distorts our sense of history
Many Bangladeshi historians and intellectuals have reinforced this habit of seeing ourselves only as victims.
23 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Gaza tragedy and a mockery of a ceasefire
Thousands of wounded people are still prevented from travelling for treatment outside Gaza.
23 November 2025, 04:00 AM
Dhaka’s earthquake danger ignored for too long
Bangladesh presently has only a limited seismic monitoring network rather than a comprehensive nationwide system.
23 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Time for a salt policy that serves the sector’s needs
Despite the Salt sector’s scale and significance, the sector remains informal in nature.
22 November 2025, 08:00 AM
Powering Bangladesh's future with young entrepreneurs
For Bangladesh’s youth, traditional employment is no longer the sole horizon.
22 November 2025, 06:00 AM
Water security demands inclusion of women’s voices
Women mostly manage water for their families, yet their voices are seldom reflected in policy.
22 November 2025, 05:00 AM
How Bangladesh can use its geo-economic advantage to sustain development
Geo-economics is not just maps and borders; it is about understanding how geography turns into economic power, and how trade routes, coastlines, and neighbours shape what a country can become.
21 November 2025, 05:00 AM
We need a new vision for shared rivers in South Asia
Bangladesh's survival hinges on how upstream countries manage shared waters.
21 November 2025, 03:00 AM
The case for an Islamic digital bank in Bangladesh
It has the potential to fundamentally reshape savings, deposits, and investments.
20 November 2025, 06:00 AM