Advance tax on retailers: A smart reform or a burden on businesses?
25 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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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
25 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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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
25 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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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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People's loss of faith in elections: To what extent is the EC to blame?
The EC's attempts to portray the election as participatory and fair seem to have been more focused on appearance than on genuine efforts to achieve these goals.
22 January 2024, 02:00 AM
What haunts us at night
People really are struggling beyond any comprehension to get by—at least for you and me.
21 January 2024, 14:00 PM
AI’s copyright problem is fixable
What should copyright law mean in the age of AI?
21 January 2024, 03:00 AM
Teachers can make the new curriculum work. But are they paid enough?
With all the talk surrounding the new school curriculum, a crucial element has been absent from the conversation.
21 January 2024, 02:00 AM
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