A bigger ADP, but can Bangladesh make it work?
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Bangladesh’s digital future can’t be built without addressing women’s fear
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Public universities are still rationing women’s freedom
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Starmer’s resignation signals constraint, not virtue
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Don’t leave Kaiputras behind in the name of development
22 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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77 years of Awami League: From people’s vanguard to an autocratic machine
23 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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EVs make economic sense for us, so why is adoption still slow?
23 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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Serajul Islam Choudhury at 91: Critique, commitment, and change
23 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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A case for turning Dhaka's flyovers into rainwater harvesters
22 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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A watchdog without teeth: The problems with the draft NHRC Act
22 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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How universal and egalitarian is the 'universal' pension scheme?
The new universal pension scheme has not proven to be universal and respectable for all
2 July 2024, 04:00 AM
More women in construction sector should be our next goal
According to the Labour Force Survey 2022, construction is the fifth largest industry in terms of employment in Bangladesh, with about 5.44 percent of the employed population working in this sector.
2 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh on the renewable energy race track
A country’s energy mix may even one day override all other issues given the climate crisis we face.
1 July 2024, 06:00 AM
Can the latest school census data help curb dropout?
We cannot continue to keep primary and secondary education in discrete boxes and try to plan and manage these separately.
1 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Eight years since Chotoo, four years since Nana Bhai
The same day belongs to two of them, and maybe that’s exactly what they’d want.
1 July 2024, 00:00 AM
Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: Remembering the flagbearer of independent journalism
As we commemorate Latifur Rahman, we miss his presence, warmth and personal touch in championing the cause of independent journalism.
30 June 2024, 18:30 PM
What Washington Accord’s full signatory status means for Bangladesh’s engineering education
This puts Bangladesh on the world map as having attained an internationally bench-marked quality assurance system in engineering education.
30 June 2024, 09:56 AM
Who benefits from the power sector's white elephants?
Government officials involved have been allowed legal impunity under the provisions of this law.
30 June 2024, 04:00 AM
How healthy is the health budget?
Five experts share their views on this year’s health budget and its relation to key health sector challenges.
30 June 2024, 02:00 AM
Fallout from Starmer’s controversial comment about Bangladesh
UK’s Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has faced significant backlash after his recent comment where he singled out Bangladesh as a country from where people coming in should be sent back.
29 June 2024, 09:35 AM
Why Bangladesh needs a ministry for landscape design and management
Establishing such a ministry symbolises a collective commitment to transforming Bangladesh's landscape.
29 June 2024, 06:00 AM
Breaking chains through whistleblowing
Why does it matter for us when a foreign individual is free after such a long time?
29 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Costs of high-level corruption: Further down the kleptocratic route
Collusive abuse of power is a major reason why perpetrators of high-level corruption can get away scot-free in Bangladesh.
29 June 2024, 02:00 AM
The dreading calm before the hopeful storm?
The lack of goals for occasional football fans would be one reason why they seemed wearisome.
28 June 2024, 10:30 AM
The Bangladesh men’s cricket team is suffering from a crisis of trust
The truth is, the Tigers have exceeded pre-tournament expectations. Yet, at the same time, they have left fans bitterly disappointed.
28 June 2024, 08:00 AM
Assange is free, but are we?
I fought for years with and for Julian Assange. In what sense are we who breathe the fresh air outside prisons still free?
28 June 2024, 06:00 AM
Our lack of open spaces reinforces class disparity
Are open spaces a luxury reserved only for the wealthy? If that is the case, we should be asking whether these spaces are open to begin with.
28 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: From people to a ‘bubble’
Today's Awami League only speaks to the mirror because it cannot tolerate the retort that would come if it spoke to the people.
27 June 2024, 18:15 PM
You Saved Julian Assange
Let us take a lesson from the courageous men and women who took to the streets for 14 years to save Julian.
27 June 2024, 09:25 AM
What the budget means for Bangladesh’s trade policy direction
It is important to recognise that trade has been the handmaiden of Bangladesh’s development.
27 June 2024, 05:00 AM