More lanes or trains? Rethinking the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor
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Fighting terrorism without losing the republic
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As Gaza fades from headlines, a flotilla reminds us that silence is not peace
29 April 2026, 15:44 PM
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Is Bangladesh-US trade deal a backdoor for GMO dumping?
29 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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How the Kabinnama can protect Bangladeshi Muslim women’s rights
29 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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The capacity-competence disconnect in Bangladesh's power sector
29 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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Energy crisis demands strict budget discipline now
29 April 2026, 08:00 AM
MACRO MIRROR
What fuel loading at Rooppur means for our energy future
28 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Tribute / Remembering Raghu Rai and the light he left behind
28 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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French elections: Leftist surge leaves media 'shocked'
The normalisation of the far-right happened across the mainstream media, not just by outlets owned by conservative Bolloré
9 July 2024, 10:07 AM
Can we trust PSC with the recruitment of best young minds?
Recent revelations of corruption within the PSC threaten to destroy the trust that generations have placed in this institution.
9 July 2024, 07:34 AM
Remembering an educationist, artist, and socialite from the yester generation
Asma Abbasi was a personality who epitomised values and a lifestyle that were modern and progressive enough to dwarf many of us from later generations.
9 July 2024, 06:01 AM
Collective action can save us from a dystopian future
Twelve scholars, social entrepreneurs and advocates write about the IPSP’s new push to put social progress in the global centre stage.
9 July 2024, 04:00 AM
How a flawed data ecosystem can distort economic reality
The mismatch of export data raises a fundamental question about the precision of economic reporting and its ramifications for Bangladesh's economy.
9 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Where’s the noose for 'murder caused by negligence'?
Many of us walked past those restaurant corridors on Bailey Road without fire safety measures.
8 July 2024, 17:35 PM
From lecture halls to the streets: Universities submerged in dual protests
The monsoon rains lash against the paved streets of Dhaka University, but the downpour does little to dampen the fiery spirits on campus.
8 July 2024, 14:00 PM
Beware of subscription services promising the moon
Companies shouldn’t make their existing services worse to push a subscription model that promises to fix these issues.
8 July 2024, 07:47 AM
Bangladesh’s way forward to biodiversity conservation
Bangladesh needs to contextualise the global Biodiversity Plan to take it forward over the next decade or so.
8 July 2024, 06:00 AM
Decisions about teachers made without consulting them
The scheme is not 'universal' as it does not encompass government officials.
8 July 2024, 05:00 AM
Universal pension scheme aimed at helping people
The goal of the universal pension scheme is to bring all the citizens of Bangladesh under its coverage.
8 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Are students sympathetic to the teachers' protest?
Teachers rarely show solidarity with students' protests, regardless of their cause or goal.
8 July 2024, 03:00 AM
The new pension scheme creates further discrimination
We never wanted things to get this far where we had to stop taking classes.
8 July 2024, 02:00 AM
What options are left for us to fight unbridled corruption?
Unfortunately, all the mechanisms meant to address corruption seem to have been weakened, if not completely destroyed, one after another in recent decades.
7 July 2024, 10:00 AM
The Prottoy pension scheme will exacerbate brain drain
By potentially making the teaching profession less attractive, the Prottoy scheme risks exacerbating brain drain.
7 July 2024, 07:15 AM
How to reduce the prevalence and out-of-pocket costs of dengue infections
Data indicates that Dhaka city is at most risk from dengue infections and requires urgent preventive intervention measures.
7 July 2024, 06:00 AM
Labour's challenge after landslide election win
According to latest reports, the Labour Party has won a landslide victory with 412 seats.
7 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Freedom fighters’ quota goes against the 1971 spirit
Any argument about the freedom fighters' quota has turned so contentious that the discussion tends to revolve around the advocate more than whatever merit the argument itself might have.
7 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Mission to China: Is the PM ready to take a bold position on RCEP?
We should be negotiating terms of a partnership where both China and Bangladesh gain something
7 July 2024, 01:00 AM
No class war from Britain’s most working-class government
The United Kingdom will have a new Labour government whose class composition will be radically different from previous ones.
6 July 2024, 08:45 AM