How can we become technology creators, not just users?
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Why cheaper credit is not enough to spur private investment
30 September 2026
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Businesses can help close the public toilet gap, but oversight is key
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What 2026 BNP can learn from 2002 BNP about talking law and order
30 September 2026
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National Girl Child Day / Can we give our daughters the life they deserve?
30 September 2026
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Bangladesh’s UN moment must become more than a speech
29 September 2026
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Building stronger institutions is key to post-LDC growth
29 September 2026
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Is our fiscal system addressing inherited inequality?
29 September 2026
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Invest in wetlands for growth and resilience
29 September 2026
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Opinion
How public schools can protect children from extreme heat
29 September 2026
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Public health must prioritise disease prevention
There is a common confusion around the subject of health.
31 January 2025
Beyond martyrdom and momentum: The matrix of the 1969 mass movement
In the history of Bangladesh’s formation and its war against the military-bureaucratic regime of Pakistan, the 1969 mass uprising is a significant milestone.
31 January 2025
Reforms vs election: A distracting debate
Those who place the election above reforms undervalue the vital need for the latter.
30 January 2025
Collective responsibility, ministerial obligations, and bureaucratic accountability
It may be noted that a minister cannot disown the stance of his ministry with regard to important policy or executive decisions.
30 January 2025
For stability, holding the national election should be prioritised
The interim government is not mandated to oversee local elections. Its primary responsibility is to conduct parliamentary elections.
30 January 2025
Two cats in the yard
We move into 2025 with many heightened uncertainties.
30 January 2025
A federative university is needed to solve the 7-college issue
While this "unhappy marriage" has placed undue stress on all involved, the complexities of creating new universities necessitate careful consideration of various factors.
30 January 2025
‘The BRT project was flawed from the start’
Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the maiden BRT line in Dhaka that opened last month.
30 January 2025
The DeepSeek Shockwave: Is the global AI capital steadily shifting to China?
Beijing’s mastery of AI-powered robotics, machine learning, and deep learning technologies have been demonstrated through several successful missions.
29 January 2025
Building a knowledge-based society
Do we question the information that floods our social media feeds or passively consume and share without critical evaluation?
29 January 2025
Rethinking the seven-college conundrum
The recent clashes between Dhaka University (DU) students and those of the seven affiliated colleges reflect a crisis that is far more profound than administrative inefficiencies or infrastructural shortcomings.
29 January 2025
Geopolitics rewritten: The Arakan Army’s unprecedented rise
After decades of centralised military control, the AA has shifted Rakhine’s power dynamics, emerging as the de facto authority.
29 January 2025
Who is afraid of the word ‘Indigenous’?
Bangladesh should lead by example by affording Indigenous people the rights they deserve.
28 January 2025
Who will save our villages from plastic pollution?
It is evident that plastic pollution is no longer an urban problem alone. Slowly, our villages are dying because of plastic litter.
28 January 2025
Dr Manmohan Singh: A brilliant political leader and visionary thinker
Religion was important for Manmohan, including religious customs.
28 January 2025
Government must save Panthakunja from the pillars of development
The interim government must prove that they are not a follower of the destructive development model of the past autocratic regime.
28 January 2025
Unlocking Bangladesh’s trade and investment potentials
Bangladesh must design and implement robust policy measures to encourage increased trade and investment.
28 January 2025
US presidential order suspends USAID projects: Should we panic?
The scale, magnitude, and rapidity of the executive order that has now paused all ongoing projects of USAID around the world is one of a kind in the history of aid.
27 January 2025
Utilising AI in Bangladesh’s RMG sector
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers immense potential to transform Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector
27 January 2025
To tackle food inflation, we need long-term policies
Demand-reducing measures are not policies that can reduce inflationary pressures.
27 January 2025