Why Chattogram port needs a coherent land-use strategy
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Fair pay cannot be left to corporate 'goodwill'
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Greenland and the return of empire politics
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Where teachers fear to tread
24 January 2026, 04:04 AM
Chronicle of a consensus foretold: Is Bangladesh's most vital vote the one nobody is debating?
24 January 2026, 04:11 AM
How Bangladesh lost leverage in cricket diplomacy
24 January 2026, 04:26 AM
Bangladesh needs a national RSV vaccination strategy
24 January 2026, 04:34 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam / US-EU tensions over Greenland may have serious effects for us
23 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Why are so many public hospitals lying idle?
23 January 2026, 00:37 AM
China’s strategic edge as rare minerals emerge as a geopolitical currency
For the foreseeable future, the world remains largely at China's mercy.
16 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Tejgaon's sanitation crisis: A look into workers' health in Dhaka
The WASH crisis in Tejgaon is more than a story of deprivation. It is a litmus test of our collective conscience.
16 September 2025, 04:00 AM
Is the government’s inefficiency or purposeful leniency not a threat to democracy?
With almost every new day, we, the ordinary people, are forced to see a new height of grotesque mob violence.
15 September 2025, 11:33 AM
Silencing dissent to counter fascism?
Jamaat spokesperson told the press that anyone opposing the charter would be "siding with fascism"!
15 September 2025, 08:59 AM
The cost of leaving home
This is the unspoken cost of leaving—the everyday moments that don’t fit into migration agency brochures or glossy remittance statistics.
15 September 2025, 08:00 AM
The battle against dengue needs collective action
Dengue is a reflection of our mismanagement, negligence, and failure to uphold responsibilities.
15 September 2025, 06:00 AM
What must change before Rooppur nuclear plant goes live
To ensure Rooppur becomes a success story rather than a cautionary tale, reforms across government, regulatory, operational and policy levels are essential, not optional.
15 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Bangladesh needs life-centred education reform for students
Active learning, moral education, teamwork, and community engagement should be embedded across all subjects.
14 September 2025, 09:00 AM
Beyond the flames: Nepal’s search for a sovereign path
The Himalayas have always been a place of profound silence and deep truths.
14 September 2025, 06:00 AM
We must professionalise our fight for stolen wealth
Money does not come home on press releases. It comes home case by case, with quiet diplomacy and implacable lawyering.
14 September 2025, 03:00 AM
My Ducsu voting experience: The good and the bad
The voting process was absolutely seamless.
13 September 2025, 15:00 PM
Trial by fire
The Gen Z movement now has to unite to take the lead in reconstructing the Nepali state.
12 September 2025, 09:30 AM
Transparency alone won’t modernise Bangladesh’s power sector
One of the key measures in this year’s budget is the repeal of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act, 2010, to enhance transparency.
12 September 2025, 07:00 AM
Trees can be the cheapest anti-heat, anti-anger infrastructure
In Dhaka, trees are treated as expendable. They are cut down for road-widening with no plan for replacement.
12 September 2025, 06:00 AM
When the state fails the dead
The body of Nurul Haque was exhumed and set on fire by a mob.
12 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Nepal’s Gen Z revolt is a mirror Bangladesh should study hard
Nepal’s streets did not wake up one morning and decide to overthrow a government for sport.
12 September 2025, 03:00 AM
Ducsu election: Identity, strategy, and the politics
Those who won the Ducsu election on Tuesday have set a new precedent.
11 September 2025, 11:30 AM
The economic cost of delaying the election
The political vacuum that Bangladesh finds itself in is not just a constitutional or moral problem.
11 September 2025, 06:00 AM
Remembering Badruddin Umar: An inspiring scholar
He was a true scholar, a delightful conversationalist, and an uncompromising social activist.
11 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Returning after 33 years, what difference will Jucsu make?
Jucsu is expected to break a 33-year-long silence at Jahangirnagar University.
10 September 2025, 14:30 PM