Advance tax on retailers: A smart reform or a burden on businesses?
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A bigger ADP, but can Bangladesh make it work?
24 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Bangladesh’s digital future can’t be built without addressing women’s fear
24 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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Amid water-sharing uncertainty, rainwater harvesting deserves greater focus
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FY2026-27 budget targets: A bridge too far?
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Why Keir Starmer's fall should surprise no one
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Public universities are still rationing women’s freedom
24 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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Starmer’s resignation signals constraint, not virtue
24 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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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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A leap day of unforgettable sorrow
The irony is that nobody has faced penalties or culpability for the catastrophic fires over the decades.
4 March 2024, 00:00 AM
Everything’s going to be alright… right?
The cold, hard fact is that Dhaka, our beloved capital and largest city, is one of the most unliveable cities in the world
3 March 2024, 12:00 PM
Are the Fed and Biden engaged in a duel?
The Federal Reserve System (Fed), the arbiter of monetary policy in the US, is facing a number of challenges
3 March 2024, 04:00 AM
When our victim-blaming culture shrouds predators as teachers
How can students regain a sense of safety within their classrooms?
2 March 2024, 15:30 PM
Why restaurants should invest in fire safety measures
Unfortunately, numerous fire incidents across Bangladesh have exposed a shocking disregard for important safety rule.
2 March 2024, 09:45 AM
Acknowledge negativity, but don’t ignore the positive
People assign varying weights to their experiences, and so some of us focus on the positive.
2 March 2024, 02:00 AM
Why not to privatise fuel oil refinery
It seems that the government is creating a new threat of the quality and price of refined fuel oil being manipulated by permitting private companies to import and refine crude oil
2 March 2024, 01:00 AM
Chhayanaut at 60: In remembrance
I am profoundly grateful to the institution which helped me evolve both as a music lover and as a human being.
2 March 2024, 00:00 AM
Burning issues
We must heed the warning signs and take action before tragedy strikes once more.
1 March 2024, 14:00 PM
The ravages of wealth
Bangladesh’s wealth inequality keeps getting wider
1 March 2024, 02:00 AM
Safety of construction workers at a crossroads
The ugly reality that hides beneath Bangladesh's development in the building construction industry
1 March 2024, 01:00 AM
Judgment days for democracy
To survive this period of populist assaults on the democratic order, courts will need to embrace their proper role as arbiters of justice.
1 March 2024, 00:00 AM
Silencing the critic: The cost of stifling voices in the name of authority
Would we, in today's Bangladesh, have subjected Quamrul Hassan to imprisonment for employing his art to critique the current political culture?
29 February 2024, 14:00 PM
Climate change is fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh
Climate change adaptation programmes must support efforts that promote greater access to quality education for adolescent girls.
29 February 2024, 03:00 AM
Risk management challenges that our banks face
Risk management is concerned with reducing earnings volatility and avoiding losses, especially large ones.
29 February 2024, 02:00 AM
The never-ending hostility against female students
What was intended to be a sanctuary for empowerment has morphed into a harrowing ordeal for many female students
28 February 2024, 14:53 PM
COP28: Progress for women, but Bangladesh deserves more
COP28 offered progress, albeit slow; but time is a luxury that nations like Bangladesh cannot afford.
28 February 2024, 04:00 AM
The world in the eyes of Palestinian children
Many of the surviving children in Palestine, especially those in Gaza, have no idea why they have been attacked and killed day in and day out.
28 February 2024, 03:00 AM
Preserving the uncharted
Laleng, an Indigenous tongue, is attributed to the Patro community who inhabit the culturally rich environs of Sylhet Sadar, Jaintiapur, and Gowainghat areas within the geographical boundaries of Bangladesh.
28 February 2024, 02:00 AM
How can Bangladesh enhance its energy security?
Continuous gas exploration and exploitation of renewable energy should be the two pillars of energy security in the country.
27 February 2024, 14:00 PM