Column by Mahfuz Anam / Politicisation of our professions
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THE THIRD VIEW
More lanes or trains? Rethinking the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor
30 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Bangladesh’s solar ambition needs skilled hands to succeed
30 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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Fighting terrorism without losing the republic
30 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Int’l Day Against Corporal Punishment of Children / Time is ticking on ending corporal punishment in Bangladesh
30 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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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
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
Citizen data server? More like a data supermarket
It's frightening to think citizens' private data is being sold through hundreds of social media pages and groups
27 May 2024, 06:00 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
Children must be protected from abuse and torture
We have become a society in which children have become a tool to satiate the filthy desires of the stronger
27 May 2024, 02:00 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
How we can mitigate the effects of rising inequality
Economic inequality is the primary driver of civil unrest, with global, regional and national issues contributing to instability.
26 May 2024, 06:00 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
War cuts the heart out of humankind
Every society that has experienced the kind of warfare faced by the Iraqis, and now by the Palestinians, is deeply scarred.
25 May 2024, 07:00 AM
Dhaka’s transport turmoil
Dhaka is the world's rickshaw capital
25 May 2024, 06:00 AM