Bangladesh’s UN moment must become more than a speech
3 HOUR(s)
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Views
Building stronger institutions is key to post-LDC growth
29 September 2026
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Views
Is our fiscal system addressing inherited inequality?
29 September 2026
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Views
Invest in wetlands for growth and resilience
9 HOUR(s)
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Opinion
How public schools can protect children from extreme heat
11 HOUR(s)
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Views
Media reform and journalism protection law can help counter disinformation
28 September 2026
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Views
The answer to children’s online risks is not a social media ban
28 September 2026
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Views
AI’s hidden water cost, and why it matters
28 September 2026
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Opinion
World Tourism Day / As tourism changes, let’s not lose sight of why we travel
27 September 2026
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Opinion
Data-driven lending solution for Bangladeshi banks
The process of securing a loan from most banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) feels like a maze.
18 May 2025
Confronting Dhaka’s battery-run rickshaw dilemma
One of the more recent manifestations of informal urban expansion is the proliferation of battery-run rickshaws.
18 May 2025
A polymath with a melodious voice
Mustafa Zaman Abbasi, the musicologist, singer, scholar, and prolific writer, passed away on May 10.
18 May 2025
The case for cultural pluralism in urban spaces
Cultural pluralism is becoming increasingly relevant in Bangladesh.
18 May 2025
Unpacking the proposed reforms to our revenue system
The primary logic behind the separation of revenue tasks at issue is to inject an element of operational independence into the proposed bodies.
18 May 2025
Why fundamental reforms should precede elections
A robust democracy never emerges out of broken institutions.
17 May 2025
Underinvestment threatens Bangladesh's demographic dividend
The major challenge lies in prioritisation of the policies and the lack of consistent follow-up mechanisms.
17 May 2025
JnU crisis exposes the rot in our higher education system
Central to the JnU crisis is a list of broken promises.
17 May 2025
Men’s fear and women's 'just rights'
Number of families where men provide for women is rapidly decreasing.
17 May 2025
Time to forge a strategic consensus on national interests
To honour the spirit of the July uprising, all political parties must commit to defining and institutionalising national interests.
17 May 2025
Jamie Miller exists in real life, we just don’t want to admit it
"Adolescence" asks us a very uncomfortable question.
16 May 2025
Finding the men in pink
There are men in pink or men who support women’s rights.
16 May 2025
New amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act can be used to assault free speech
The interim government amended the anti-terrorism law to temporarily suspend AL.
16 May 2025
What are we building after dismantling the AL regime?
Democracy does not seem to be our focus today. Because if it were, then shouldn’t we have been talking about elections more?
15 May 2025
Challenging gender equality disempowers women
The expansion of animosity and prejudice is rooted in toxic patriarchy.
15 May 2025
No more silence, speak up, act for all women and girls
The declaration recommits member states to eliminating all forms of violence against women and girls.
15 May 2025
How to use RTI when there are no information commissioners
The interim government should encourage all public officials to respond diligently to the citizens’ RTI requests.
15 May 2025
Banks should open their doors to the urban poor
The poor are still reliant on informal credit markets, which can be exceedingly exploitative.
15 May 2025
India, Myanmar, and the weight of regional instability on Bangladesh
Situation across our borders is reason for concern.
15 May 2025
The repackaged feminism and hidden cost of ‘having it all’
For much of Bangladesh's history, women have been relegated to domestic roles, where their duties defined their worth as wives and mothers.
14 May 2025