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Advance tax on retailers: A smart reform or a burden on businesses?
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Bangladesh’s digital future can’t be built without addressing women’s fear
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FY2026-27 budget targets: A bridge too far?
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How to make humanities great again
We must reflect on our golden age of this field which was around the time Bangladesh was founded.
29 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Citizens, elections, democracy: The Bangladeshi conundrum
Even though transparent, participatory and competitive elections are a constitutional right, the realities today have vitiated those expectations.
29 November 2023, 02:00 AM
What Bangladesh and UK can achieve through COP28
The need for urgent action has never been clearer.
29 November 2023, 01:00 AM
The need for global unity for the Palestinian cause
Today’s global solidarity movement transcends mere political activism; it embodies a deeply human response to a long-standing conflict.
29 November 2023, 00:00 AM
Smart cybersecurity for a smarter nation
To successfully construct a truly smart nation, governments must prioritise smart cybersecurity as a cornerstone of their digital transformation strategy.
28 November 2023, 07:00 AM
Our rising foreign debt and financial worries
The growth of debt exceeding the growth of GDP is a clear sign of vulnerability, the consequences of which are already present.
28 November 2023, 02:00 AM
A blatant, disgraceful act of discrimination
Even in its press release, NSU failed to acknowledge the deeply concerning nature of the protesting students’ agenda.
27 November 2023, 06:00 AM
When youngsters shun politics, the nation should be worried
The youths have turned away from politics out of frustration.
27 November 2023, 04:37 AM
Making workplace safe for construction workers
Safety precautions in construction sites are frequently ignored in Bangladesh
27 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Five ways to raise garment worker wages
Advocacy efforts in Bangladesh have been part of the national dialogue centring wages for several decades.
27 November 2023, 01:00 AM
How did Bangladesh fare in UN's human rights review?
Calls for independent, transparent investigations into cases of alleged enforced disappearances and ratification of the much-discussed convention on disappearances got louder at this UPR.
26 November 2023, 14:02 PM
A sweet and sour Thanksgiving
The relentless Israeli airstrikes appear to have but one mission: to bring Palestinians down to their knees.
26 November 2023, 04:00 AM
Politics at Dhaka University—as I experienced it
I had to live in constant fear and panic, while also having to attend political rallies and programmes frequently.
26 November 2023, 03:00 AM
The misinterpretation of marketing
Many customers associate marketing with manipulation, deceit, and spamming.
26 November 2023, 02:00 AM
The price of development
Why must the locals pay the price of projects supposedly being developed for the economic prosperity of the country?
26 November 2023, 01:00 AM
The violence that separates us
No amount of activism is enough to bring an end to gender-based violence when women’s and girls’ lives are considered less than that of their male counterparts.
25 November 2023, 03:00 AM
We wouldn't be worried about US labour policy if we upheld labour rights
If this is the situation with labour rights in the country, we should fear not only the repercussions of the US memorandum, but also potential actions of the European Union.
25 November 2023, 02:00 AM
Curriculum and textbooks as weapons
Does “simplifying” the curriculum really guarantee that children will not be able to pace themselves in higher studies?
25 November 2023, 00:00 AM
All the King’s Men
Our political leaders' reluctance to engage in dialogue and to uphold the tenets of democracy may erode public trust in them.
24 November 2023, 14:00 PM
AI is the printing press reborn
AI is an impossible problem if you think of writing as the end.
24 November 2023, 03:51 AM