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?
25 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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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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COP28 outcome: The road (not taken) towards a fossil-free future
Although a major COP28 outcome, the agreement to transition away from fossil fuels bears weak language and does not invoke much confidence.
21 December 2023, 02:00 AM
Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector
Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives
21 December 2023, 01:00 AM
Why the Rohingya seek hope across high seas
The decision to make this treacherous journey is driven by the numerous challenges we face in refugee camps.
21 December 2023, 00:00 AM
Youth depression is a symptom of broader societal malaise
The youth, usually part of families, find themselves disproportionately affected by the rising tide of depression.
20 December 2023, 02:00 AM
What future will young workers work for?
The tragic reality is that we've utterly failed to incorporate young workers into our economic and political discourse
20 December 2023, 01:00 AM
Silencing the messengers: Israel’s deliberate killing of journalists in Gaza
To coerce journalists into docility, Israel is also killing their families.
19 December 2023, 14:00 PM
Venezuela's invasion of Guyana: Maduro’s Hail Mary
Why, after all this time, is Maduro taking such a big gamble now?
19 December 2023, 06:00 AM
Modern 'Roads to Rome': From BRI and IMEC to Israel
India’s bridgehead Mideast role could also inflame future global relations.
19 December 2023, 03:00 AM
Bargaining for victory is anything but an election
We have never seen politicians belonging to the ruling coterie seeking and securing guarantees in election bargain like they have this time
19 December 2023, 02:00 AM
Our outdated, inefficient higher education institutions
The world has never witnessed such unprecedented human-to-technology interactions.
19 December 2023, 01:00 AM
What Russian warships in Chattogram port tells us about great power competition in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has become a prime battleground for great power competition.
18 December 2023, 14:00 PM
Politicians’ wealth surge and why nations fail
The unbridled rise of moral hazards that engulf a nation and force it onto the path which leads to all areas becoming massively politicised, resulting in the youth being eager to become politicians for the wrong reasons.
18 December 2023, 04:00 AM
Towards a better migration governance in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government has taken some major policy and regulatory initiatives for better migration governance.
18 December 2023, 03:00 AM
We must honour our migrant workers, so others follow suit
In the last five decades, migrant workers have sent back a total of $296 billion in remittances.
18 December 2023, 02:00 AM
Challenges that our migrant workers face
Bangladeshi migrant workers require a range of services and support at both the origin and destination ends.
18 December 2023, 01:00 AM
COP28’s hollow victory
It is difficult to not feel defeated by COP28’s end results.
17 December 2023, 14:00 PM
National election strategies for resolving the ‘Conflict Trap’
Can Bangladesh be rid of the recurring cycle of violence?
17 December 2023, 09:52 AM
A new curriculum can't fix core flaws in education
If basic problems are not addressed, high quality education and preparing smart citizens for a Smart Bangladesh will be difficult to achieve.
17 December 2023, 03:24 AM
Conflicts over fossil fuel overshadowed COP28
We seem to be regressing instead of progressing to tackle the problem head on.
17 December 2023, 03:00 AM
‘NRCC has been kept weak on purpose’
Rivers around cities and industrial zones are extremely polluted.
16 December 2023, 20:42 PM