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23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Why are so many public hospitals lying idle?
23 January 2026, 00:37 AM
‘A world of fortresses will be poorer, more fragile’
23 January 2026, 00:42 AM
Why the next government must put power sector reform first
22 January 2026, 01:00 AM
How AI can revolutionise healthcare in Global South
22 January 2026, 01:05 AM
After decades of failure, can we finally fix our education system?
22 January 2026, 01:09 AM
When treaty shields collide with an asset recovery crusade
The S Alam Group owner, Mohammad Saiful Alam, has recently taken Bangladesh to the arbitration arm of the World Bank.
5 November 2025, 04:00 AM
What socialist Mamdani’s victory means at the heart of capitalism
Zohran Mamdani's historic 2025 mayoral victory reshapes New York’s political landscape.
5 November 2025, 02:00 AM
The Mamdani effect: Rekindling hope in a cynical city
Zohran Mamdani’s meteoric political rise in the New York mayoral race caught the imagination of the entire world.
4 November 2025, 14:00 PM
Fixed broadband at risk: BTRC’s proposed tax measures could hurt users and ISPs
The introduction of new taxation provisions by the BTRC to different licensing layers could increase costs for broadband service providers
4 November 2025, 07:04 AM
Changing the narrative of Bangladesh-Malaysia bilateral relations
Bangladesh is Malaysia’s second-largest trading partner in South Asia.
4 November 2025, 05:00 AM
What does ‘good history’ look like?
No historian should be able to answer the question on good history without a degree of trepidation, ambivalence, and uncertainty.
4 November 2025, 04:00 AM
Farmgate tragedy and the question of state liability
The amount of compensation offered by the government is inadequate.
3 November 2025, 06:00 AM
What the Nobel Prize in economics teaches us about innovation and survival
Our schools and universities should move away from rote learning.
3 November 2025, 04:00 AM
‘Those in power are often the biggest obstacles to justice’
To uncover the truth, we need to start with self-criticism.
3 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Dhaka’s gridlock is a crisis of coordination
Dhaka was, and for much of its population remains, a city of non-motorised transport. Rickshaws once made up as much as 85 percent of vehicular traffic.
2 November 2025, 07:00 AM
Journalists cannot be safe if power remains unaccountable
Several journalists have been killed in the last two years alone.
2 November 2025, 03:00 AM
Why Bangladesh needs a two-year economic recovery agenda
For too long, Bangladesh has relied on growth momentum driven by remittances and ready-made garments.
2 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Eighteen years on, how far has judicial separation been achieved?
Eighteen years after the landmark reform, legal autonomy remains a goal rather than a guarantee.
1 November 2025, 10:16 AM
Rare earth elements are the new drivers of global power
Whoever controls them gains not only industrial advantage but diplomatic and economic influence.
1 November 2025, 08:00 AM
Legal reform is key to protecting intellectual property rights of Indigenous culture
The key foundation for any transmitting legal system is to recognise the Indigenous customary law.
1 November 2025, 07:00 AM
The de-escalation deficit in our campuses
Our campuses are becoming increasingly unrestful, with a decline in civic patience and a growing culture of direct action.
1 November 2025, 04:00 AM
How reducing dwell time can improve Chittagong Port’s efficiency
In Bangladesh, inefficiency leads to containers lingering for weeks in the Chittagong Port terminal.
1 November 2025, 03:00 AM
Why road safety designs need people’s voices
In Bangladesh, pedestrians remain the most vulnerable road users.
31 October 2025, 08:29 AM
Is Bangladeshi cinema finally speaking of women's quiet revolution?
Films like Rickshaw Girl, Made in Bangladesh, Barir Naam Shahana, Priyo Maloti, and Saba portray women as workers, believers, caregivers, and artists—ordinary people navigating extraordinary pressures of life.
31 October 2025, 04:00 AM
The case for a creative fashion policy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is the friend who styles everyone else for the party but shows up wearing a borrowed fit.
31 October 2025, 03:00 AM