Oscars 2024: War won big, but the problem wasn’t the winners

The grandest night in Hollywood was filled with stars steering a bit too clear from pressing political issues, unlike previous years.
12 March 2024, 09:00 AM

Why is WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference important for Bangladesh?

It is especially important now as Bangladesh is set to graduate from its LDC status and become a developing country by 2026.
12 March 2024, 01:00 AM

Overcoming sexist textbooks to bridge the gender gap in education

Given the theme of inspiring inclusion, it's imperative to ask: does academic research sufficiently inspire inclusion?
12 March 2024, 00:00 AM

A wake-up call for sustainable supply chains

How many times have we heard that customers will pay extra for more sustainable—recycled, in this case—products?
11 March 2024, 03:00 AM

Why do people stash dollars under pillows?

It's because of the inflation-led pressures on Bangladesh’s taka and the central bank's undervaluation of the US dollar.
11 March 2024, 02:00 AM

Time for Bangladesh to withdraw CEDAW reservations

Are reservations to CEDAW a barrier to gender equality?
11 March 2024, 01:00 AM

Toilets on temple land and our treatment of minorities

Did the municipal authorities, out of courtesy, even ask whether building toilets on the temple land would be okay?
10 March 2024, 13:00 PM

Nimtoli to Bailey Road: Where is the justice for fire-related deaths?

How tragic it is for a middle-class family, after a busy week, to go out for dinner on a Thursday evening with their loved ones, only to face such a horrific fate.
10 March 2024, 10:00 AM

Shaping futures: Women's rise in Bangladesh's higher education

When I joined IUB in 2021, merely 38 percent of its student body comprised of women.
10 March 2024, 07:10 AM

Can we rethink the city we want?

This rapid expansion of the restaurant sector has led to the cutting of many vital corners when it comes to safety.
10 March 2024, 07:00 AM

Imperfect competition, subsidies and bailouts: Where is the policy balance

Competition law is not an end in itself and to use it, we need to have a good understanding of how markets work.
10 March 2024, 03:00 AM

When will sanity return to our roads?

What we need is strict implementation of our existing regulations.
9 March 2024, 14:00 PM

Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?

If the government really wants to control or bring down prices during Ramadan and afterwards, it must be willing to go after its 'own people.'
9 March 2024, 00:00 AM

What fundamentalist Christians see in Trump

Now that Donald Trump is the Republican Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, it seems fitting to address a source of perplexity that has persisted ever since he arrived on the political scene: how can the US’ fundamentalist Christians be so enthusiastic about so thoroughly un-Christian a politician?
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?

A government’s job is not to preach about people’s food choices, but to keep food prices stable and reasonably down. When it starts to preach, more often than not it is trying to deflect scrutiny of what it cannot achieve through actions.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Echoes of appreciation

The usual scene at Shahbag crossing often resembles the unpredictability of a game of ludo, where the traffic signal acts as the notorious big snake, swallowing travellers just before they reach their destination.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Save us from the saviours

We still see a version of ‘progress’ whose standards are set by the West
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Economics is irredeemably sexist

Economics has an intractable “women problem.”
8 March 2024, 06:00 AM

A glimpse into the crazy, irrational mind of a woman

Women are crazy because they set the bar ridiculously high for themselves, with no thought of self-preservation.
8 March 2024, 02:30 AM

Neglecting women's participation in politics perpetuates their oppression

A review of the history reveals that International Women's Day has its roots in significant political struggles. Yet, in contemporary times, the focus has shifted away from this core theme.
8 March 2024, 02:00 AM