Bangladesh’s food insecurity warning cannot be ignored
27 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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Will we learn any lesson from the measles deaths?
27 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Before scaling up renewables, we must first make the grid flexible
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The moral calculus of footpath evictions in Dhaka
27 April 2026, 10:00 AM
THE GRUDGING URBANIST
Energy crisis: Global problem, local failure
26 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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How Bangladesh can give its women migrants a real edge
26 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Can playing a historic speech justify repeated bail denials?
26 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Digital cards and the reality of poverty in Bangladesh
26 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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The silent exclusion built into Bangladesh’s ID system
25 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Uneven heat: How Bangladesh’s power cuts draw a map of inequality
25 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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How do we overcome our corruption crisis?
Corruption is institutionalised, almost as a sort of mandatory tax, and people actually idolise those with money, regardless of the source of wealth.
20 October 2024, 03:00 AM
Government must make itself available to questions from the press
Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.
20 October 2024, 02:00 AM
The wisdom of youth
If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.
19 October 2024, 08:00 AM
From classroom to martyrdom: A tribute to the fallen HSC examinees
These martyred students achieved more in the years that they lived than many of us would do in decades.
19 October 2024, 05:00 AM
Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics
After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."
19 October 2024, 04:00 AM
Is stability in Bangladesh possible without embracing pluralism?
Historically, Bangladesh has been built on pluralistic ideals born out of the Language Movement of 1952 and the Liberation War of 1971.
19 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Decibels and dilemmas: Tackling Dhaka's noise pollution crisis
This noise pollution significantly impacts public health.
18 October 2024, 10:36 AM
How an energy transition can secure our food production
The growing energy intensity of an increasingly mechanised agriculture sector brings together food and energy in a delicate nexus.
18 October 2024, 08:00 AM
Apathy, Han Kang and the Nobel Prize for literature
At this point, controversies should not be a surprise when it comes to the Nobel prizes, especially not for literature.
18 October 2024, 03:52 AM
Hasina’s misrule should not affect our judgement of Bangabandhu
The history of Liberation War must be honoured.
17 October 2024, 18:30 PM
Remembering Matia Chowdhury: A distinguished life
Matia Chowdhury was usually seen donning a cotton saree and avoided luxurious attire.
17 October 2024, 11:30 AM
Confronting the overlooked facets of child abuse
Child-on-child sexual abuse is a subset of the broader child sexual abuse epidemic that plagues Bangladesh.
17 October 2024, 10:30 AM
To achieve progress, we need bureaucracy-academia synergy
Global evidence underscores the necessity for such partnerships.
17 October 2024, 07:00 AM
In search of a new political language
While the student movement toppled the regime, it did not lay the foundation for a democratic future, which requires a broader reimagining of the political landscape.
17 October 2024, 05:55 AM
Fakir Lalon Shah: Subjects, sites, and signs
Lalon is an exemplary anti-casteist, anti-patriarchal, anti-colonial figure in undivided Bengal in the19th century.
17 October 2024, 05:00 AM
Poverty reduction requires long-term solutions
Governments tend to focus on immediate needs, but we also need to ensure that long-term poverty reduction efforts are being developed parallelly.
17 October 2024, 02:00 AM
Reclaiming judicial independence and the struggle for justice
The independence of the judiciary cannot be viewed in isolation; it is fundamentally tied to the health of democracy.
17 October 2024, 02:00 AM
The decay of student politics, and the problems with banning it
While the ban on student politics at other public universities is significant, DU’s decision is particularly impactful.
16 October 2024, 10:10 AM
Youth leading the way to good governance in Bangladesh
Young people have been at the centre of a major political transition.
16 October 2024, 07:02 AM
WORLD FOOD DAY: Food security is not just about food production
World Food Day raises global awareness and prompts action for those suffering from hunger.
16 October 2024, 02:00 AM