Opinion / Media reform in Bangladesh needs precision, not pressure
30 January 2026, 00:49 AM
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Confrontational election politics shows that little has changed
30 January 2026, 00:56 AM
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Opinion / Yes, no and 'confused': A closer look at the July charter as the referendum nears
30 January 2026, 01:07 AM
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Bangladesh’s T20 snub: ICC failed a key test of sporting governance
29 January 2026, 01:04 AM
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Opinion / Trump’s Board of Peace is no UN, but an aberration
29 January 2026, 01:10 AM
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Opinion / The UAP incident shows systemic erosion of academic integrity
29 January 2026, 01:14 AM
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ADP downsize: Why health and education are taking the hardest hits
29 January 2026, 01:16 AM
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Opinion / Can we afford such a steep public-sector pay hike?
26 January 2026, 23:57 PM
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Tribute / Remembering Mark Tully, the trusted chronicler of 1971
28 January 2026, 00:04 AM
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Opinion / Backlash at the ballot: Why women are being shut out of politics
28 January 2026, 00:14 AM
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A slogan lost in translation
What made them flood campus streets on Sunday night was a specific comment that touched a nerve for the wider student community.
16 July 2024, 15:05 PM
We need to move from universal pension to universal social protection system
The universal pension would be out of reach of the extremely poor, such as day labourers, due to their inability to make contributions.
16 July 2024, 05:00 AM
Quota reform should be guided by constitutional principles
To attain the objectives of both strong institutions and inclusivity, assistance need not always come in the form of a quota for the backward sections.
16 July 2024, 03:00 AM
The thick line between ‘state’ and ‘government’
If we compare the state to a four-legged chair, the government represents only one leg.
16 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Why must brute force always be the response to student protests?
What could have been resolved through a discussion as expected from any government, ended up being yet another violent suppression of the voices of students
15 July 2024, 16:01 PM
How the Trump assassination attempt might influence US politics
The shooting incident involving Donald Trump is expected to have a big impact on the forthcoming US election.
15 July 2024, 08:30 AM
A litmus test for UK’s Labour Party
The 2024 UK general election was a political earthquake.
15 July 2024, 05:00 AM
NGOs can help citizens learn to use the RTI Act
Citizens must first understand the law's myriad possibilities to use it effectively
15 July 2024, 04:00 AM
With automatic pricing formula, BPC can't cry wolf about losses
With the new pricing formula in place, there is no way that BPC can lose money.
15 July 2024, 02:00 AM
God, save the boys
England feels undeserving of lifting the trophy tonight, especially when you compare Spain’s prevailing run to the final.
14 July 2024, 11:01 AM
Consider human emotions while developing cybersecurity measures
Excessive worry about cyber threats can lead to "security fatigue."
14 July 2024, 09:15 AM
A roadmap to effective dengue control
In the battle against dengue, Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture.
14 July 2024, 06:00 AM
How the cyberspace is being manipulated
This is not the first time that government propaganda efforts have been exposed by Meta/Facebook.
14 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Kalidas’s Meghdoot and Bangladesh’s monsoon reality
It is not unusual for us to experience an intense sense of nostalgia and longing for our loved ones as the monsoon clouds roll in and the first raindrops touch the ground.
13 July 2024, 10:45 AM
Getting out of the abyss of corruption in Bangladesh
We certainly don’t want to leave a failed nation for our children.
13 July 2024, 09:31 AM
Let’s end the ‘princessification’ of girls, ‘machofication’ of boys
Children are born with immense potential. Isn’t it a tremendous waste of human capacity to confine them to limited roles?
13 July 2024, 05:00 AM
Doomed to fail: Unaccountability in Ukraine’s plight
This ever-increasing Ukrainian death toll is painting a grimmer picture of the country as its military is being bled to white by Russia.
12 July 2024, 11:15 AM
The Story of Sharifa: One step forward, many steps backward?
“The Story of Sharifa” is just one instance in a dishearteningly long line of such measures
12 July 2024, 05:00 AM
A system need not be perpetual
Honouring freedom fighters should not come at the cost of merit.
12 July 2024, 04:00 AM
The government has a duty to resolve the quota debate
The government still has the option to issue a new circular reforming the quota system abolished in 2018.
12 July 2024, 02:00 AM