Worrying features of our labour market

Addressing key bottlenecks is essential to fully utilise our labour force.
21 January 2024, 01:00 AM

Could we (please) do better in controlling food prices?

There have been reports of increase in food prices in domestic markets during the post-election weeks
21 January 2024, 00:00 AM

To overcome gas crisis, upgrade field management

Bangladesh is going through the worst gas supply shortfall in recent history
20 January 2024, 02:00 AM

Remembering Sir John Wilson: An outstanding personality

Sir John Wilson directly contributed in changing the lives of millions of people with disabilities around the world.
20 January 2024, 01:30 AM

The road to a new Myanmar

Myanmar is facing a structural metamorphosis, putting its South and Southeast Asian neighbours on alert.
20 January 2024, 01:00 AM

Under the influence of the cold spell

This winter, our mood and sleep patterns were affected by the lukewarm electoral fever.
19 January 2024, 14:00 PM

Blue economy for Bangladesh's sustainable development

This area needs immediate policy support to utilise and conserve marine resources effectively
19 January 2024, 07:25 AM

For whom the bell tolls?

The case of Prof Yunus is symptomatic of the erosion in the credibility of our institutions.
19 January 2024, 07:09 AM

When the mind gets foggier than the weather

There is an explanation, however infuriating, to each of the delightful conundrums in public work.
19 January 2024, 02:00 AM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Where the PM should really be an ‘Iron Lady’

The PM's 'zero tolerance' against corruption should be implemented with 'zero delay.'
18 January 2024, 18:05 PM

A holy land or graveyard?

For the past 75 years, Israel has been terrorising the people of Palestine with the support of the US and UK.
18 January 2024, 11:00 AM

Is policy failure to blame for our wage inequality?

The problem is not a shortage of professional textile engineers; the problem is that the country's economic decision-makers cannot understand growing demand.
18 January 2024, 02:00 AM

What's holding us back from diversifying our exports?

Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), discusses the challenges that Bangladesh has to overcome on its journey to becoming a middle-income country, in an exclusive interview with Naimul Alam Alvi of The Daily Star.
18 January 2024, 01:00 AM

As civil order crumbles in Myanmar, Bangladesh should be alert

If Myanmar’s civil war continues on its current course, there could be ripple effects on Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries.
18 January 2024, 00:00 AM

Who can help utilise our development budget?

It has been observed that monitoring & evaluation functions within ministries and their departments are poorly understood, under-funded, and underutilised.
17 January 2024, 03:00 AM

Structural killings, not road ‘accidents’

Regular deaths on the highways of Bangladesh have become quite a "normal" thing.
17 January 2024, 02:00 AM

To be treated as equals to the West, the Global South must decolonise its minds

In an over-crowded planet, the system is inherently unstable when we attempt to resolve differences via conflict and war
17 January 2024, 01:00 AM

A country drifting into political paralysis

Ali Riaz sadly observes that the country is fast drifting into a political paralysis and descending into the abyss of authoritarianism, while maintaining a democratic facade.
16 January 2024, 14:00 PM

The biggest risks facing our world in 2024

The findings of the WEF’s latest Global Risks Report are quite relevant to Bangladesh
16 January 2024, 01:00 AM

'Genocide’s Claim' by Shahidul Alam

In Gaza's streets, where shadows loom, // Apartheid's legacy casts heavy gloom.
15 January 2024, 03:00 AM