Does Payra Port have any business model?
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Policing cannot replace the community safety net our children need
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Why Bangladesh needs a national health fund
20 September 2026
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Fixing Bangladesh's VAT cash squeeze without reversing reform
19 September 2026
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Give women athletes a market before asking them to earn their value
20 September 2026
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We need a fairer global financial system for climate-vulnerable countries
20 September 2026
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Ducsu’s mandate is student representation, not administration
19 September 2026
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Bangladesh's population policy must go beyond family planning
19 September 2026
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Without structural fixes, the one-crore job promise will remain hollow
18 September 2026
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Why regional diplomacy needs a feminist lens
18 September 2026
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Reading Dhaka's waterlogging through the life of commodities
Every year, monsoon showers invariably turn stretches of Dhaka into shallow, stubborn lakes.
28 July 2026
World Cup economy and the lessons for a changing world
The World Cup has grown beyond being just the largest global sporting event.
28 July 2026
I spent two years learning AI, then another year unlearning it
Like many people working close to technology, I believed AI would become the defining aspect for our generation.
27 July 2026
We need stronger digital systems to seize the China-plus-one opportunity
Between April and June last year alone, Bangladesh received more than $53 million in fresh Chinese investment, nearly $30 million of it flowing straight into textiles.
27 July 2026
Our digital evidence framework must evolve with AI
In Bangladesh, a person may be criminally liable based on digital evidence in the form of CCTV footage, WhatsApp conversations, Facebook posts, and so on.
27 July 2026
Chattogram port’s empty-container problem needs more than quick fixes
A recent dispute over empty containers at Chattogram port has brought to renewed focus a deeper problem in Bangladesh’s trade logistics system
27 July 2026
Gazi Nazrul’s case raises bigger questions for parliament
The controversy surrounding Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam poses two questions that must not be confused.
27 July 2026
Our forestry policy must be rooted in local evidence
The government ban on exotic tree species such as eucalyptus and acacia during the current planting season has sparked debate among the public, policymakers, and forestry professionals
26 July 2026
Citizens have already answered the ‘amendment or reform’ question
The July National Charter was no party manifesto; it emerged from 11 reform commissions and months of dialogue with about 30 parties.
26 July 2026
Mangroves, livelihoods, and Bangladesh’s economic future
The Sundarbans is an ecological treasure and a strategic economic asset.
26 July 2026
‘Every child has the right to be taught by a properly trained teacher’
Samir Ranjan Nath, programme head at the BRAC Institute of Educational Development, discusses learning gaps in primary education.
26 July 2026
Why are we still struggling to make health insurance work?
Bangladesh has committed itself to achieving universal health coverage (UHC).
26 July 2026
Time to build an EV conversion ecosystem at scale
In Bangladesh, buying an electric car is perfectly legal. However, turning the car you already own into one is not.
25 July 2026
An uncomfortable question facing Bangladesh's universities
University leaders in Bangladesh eloquently describe a compelling vision of what their universities should aspire to be.
25 July 2026
Before Bangladesh adds a third language, it needs the right language policy
Last month, the prime minister told parliament that his government was planning to introduce courses on a third language from Class 6.
25 July 2026
Why Bangladesh's population planning must factor in climate-driven mobility
Climate change is not just transforming Bangladesh’s landscape; it’s gradually reshaping where people live, work, and build their futures.
25 July 2026
Padma Barrage: Reviving one region, risking another?
The Padma Barrage is one of Bangladesh’s major planned water infrastructure projects, intended to address water scarcity in the southwest during the dry season.
24 July 2026
UGC’s centralised research funding must not undermine academic independence
The government’s decision in April to channel public university research funding through the University Grants Commission (UGC) has since triggered an intense debate.
24 July 2026
July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome
After our Liberation War, we started off with the parliamentary system of government. Then Bangabandhu himself betrayed that vision and that of multiparty democracy by instituting BAKSAL, a one-party system, and introducing the presidential model of government.
24 July 2026
The Commonwealth's greatest prize lies beyond the Games
History has endowed our family of nations with shared language, legal traditions, institutional similarities, and diaspora networks that make commerce easier and cheaper.
23 July 2026