Education needs decisive actions, not empty promises
31 January 2026, 06:44 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Opinion / Media reform in Bangladesh needs precision, not pressure
30 January 2026, 00:49 AM
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Oral history, 1971, and the danger of erasing memory
31 January 2026, 07:01 AM
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Integrating nutrition into primary care: A way forward to prevent disease and help people thrive
31 January 2026, 07:14 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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Is Bangladesh prepared for a major earthquake?
A 5.5 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale rattled Bangladesh on the evening of May 29, sending tremors through major cities.
30 May 2024, 10:30 AM
Why is managing banks’ liquidity risks so important?
Without ensuring good governance in the banking sector, liquidity management strategies will not function properly in Bangladesh’s banks.
30 May 2024, 10:00 AM
Time to exploit the potential of local partners and products
It is important to encourage all development players to invest money and energy to maximise their contributions towards the GDP growth.
30 May 2024, 06:00 AM
Citizens must use RTI Act to its full potential
The use of the RTI Act is not merely to focus on government work, but to operationalise good governance too.
30 May 2024, 02:00 AM
Could a better transmission system ease power outages following Cyclone Remal?
Bangladesh has long suffered from weak power transmission infrastructure.
29 May 2024, 11:00 AM
Crushing dissent in Pakistan
Crushing dissent has a long history going right back to the period after Pakistan’s birth in 1947
29 May 2024, 10:05 AM
Foreign fighters in Myanmar: Implications for the region
In almost all conflict zones mercenaries actively aid one side or the other
29 May 2024, 04:00 AM
How to bridge the rural-urban education divide in Bangladesh
The rural-urban education divide is evidently increasing in Bangladesh.
29 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Cyclone survivors are not just numbers
When we report about natural disasters, these individual people and their stories often become statistics.
28 May 2024, 09:45 AM
Bangladesh’s reputation as a freelancing powerhouse is on the line
The most important issue with our online labour force is skill gap.
28 May 2024, 06:00 AM
An ode to our senior citizens
The notion of community upliftment will fade with the passing of Bangladesh's current cohort of senior citizens.
28 May 2024, 04:19 AM
An IGP’s eye-watering corruption takes the lid off patronage politics
Many of Benazir Ahmed's public statements since assuming high office aligned more with the ruling party's political stance than with the neutral stance expected of a civil servant.
28 May 2024, 02:00 AM
Coming to terms with the dire state of Bangladesh men's cricket
We distance ourselves from the sport, stop watching the games, and wish that the news of the results doesn’t reach us. But to remain unaffected is not a choice we can make.
27 May 2024, 08:48 AM
Why are IMF policies failing to stabilise our economy?
Why does macroeconomic instability continue to plague Bangladesh even after partnering with the IMF?
27 May 2024, 05:00 AM
We must abandon our ecocidal mindset
The relentless deforestation happening across Bangladesh persists unchecked
27 May 2024, 04:00 AM
What’s giving rise to more nuclear families in rural Bangladesh?
The culture of living in the extended family in this region has changed over time.
26 May 2024, 09:15 AM
In a parliament of businessmen, conflicts of interest reign supreme
With a parliament dominated by businessmen and their interests, who is going to hold them to account?
26 May 2024, 04:00 AM
We need a universal school education programme
Two observations are pertinent here. Primary education up to class VIII as a compulsory and universal stage of education is a 50-year-old idea broached first in 1974 Qudrat-e-Khuda Commission report and reiterated in Education Policy 2010.
26 May 2024, 02:00 AM
Government mishandling of personal data: Where does it end?
Are these incidents of data breach and data leaks not contradictory to the very image of the smart, digital, developed Bangladesh that they are desperately trying to portray or advertise?
25 May 2024, 13:00 PM
Diet culture vs body positivity
Society's complex relationship with weight and beauty standards.
25 May 2024, 08:55 AM