Paperless by December? Chattogram port must get the transition right
4 October 2026
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Opinion
Development cannot come at the cost of human lives
4 October 2026
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Views
How long can farmers keep producing as costs keep rising?
4 October 2026
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Views
Rare wildlife found in Inani puts our conservation efforts to the test
4 October 2026
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Views
What teachers need beyond recognition
3 October 2026
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Opinion
Seeking justice should not become a burden for abuse survivors
3 October 2026
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Opinion
To end learning poverty, we must embrace global assessments
3 October 2026
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Views
Time to prioritise the mental well-being of journalists
3 October 2026
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Opinion
Time for a comprehensive law to regulate unhealthy foods
2 October 2026
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Views
We need smarter networks for a more connected Bangladesh
2 October 2026
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Views
Iran’s presidential elections: A smokescreen?
Should we believe that the same man who didn’t believe in women’s right to freedom of choice is now a changed “reformist”?
10 July 2024
Vive la Revolution… again?
In what is looking like the most shocking election result so far this year, the French left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NPF) emerged victorious.
10 July 2024
Anti-graft drive: How has Awami League fared in first six months?
While the corrupt hoards wealth beyond our wildest imagination, ordinary people are barely surviving the onslaught of rising costs.
10 July 2024
Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead
Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?
9 July 2024
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Decisions about teachers made without consulting them
The scheme is not 'universal' as it does not encompass government officials.
8 July 2024
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
Are students sympathetic to the teachers' protest?
Teachers rarely show solidarity with students' protests, regardless of their cause or goal.
8 July 2024
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
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
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
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