Amid fiscal constraints, we must make every infrastructure project count
6 October 2026
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MACRO MIRROR
What keeps counterfeit products flowing into our markets?
4 HOUR(s)
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Can BNP protect journalists from its own rank and file?
8 HOUR(s)
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Our geodiversity deserves protection, just like our biodiversity
5 HOUR(s)
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From public recording to public humiliation: Where do we draw the line?
5 October 2026
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World Teachers’ Day / Teachers must be the pivot of change in our education system
5 October 2026
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World Teachers' Day / Teaching needs pedagogical skills, not just subject knowledge
5 October 2026
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Views
Biman needs more than new aircraft to compete globally
5 October 2026
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Opinion
Paperless by December? Chattogram port must get the transition right
4 October 2026
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Opinion
Feminism isn’t what we consume, it’s what we practise and fight for
5 October 2026
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Winner, winner, Jannik Sinner
Patience is a virtue that Sinner does possess, and eventually that paid off.
3 February 2024
How to lower road travel speed and save lives
Managing travel speeds on the roads of Asia and the Pacific will save lives and avoid costly, often debilitating, injuries.
3 February 2024
The violence of silencing a rape survivor
That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.
3 February 2024
The high cost of dying
The haunting concern over the high cost of dying is as real as death itself
2 February 2024
How entitled are you?
Entitlement is a bad habit that few of us can escape.
2 February 2024
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Death of the opposition in parliament
From Bangladesh’s birth, our opposition bench in parliament has never been strong
1 February 2024
So who filed the case against Dr Yunus?
Analysing the available documents, it is very clear that it was the government, through one of its agencies, that filed the case against Dr Yunus.
1 February 2024
The conviction of Imran Khan and after
Khan has been accused of using a diplomatic document for his political objectives and misplacing the secret communication.
1 February 2024
Healthcare in Bangladesh need not be so costly
The towering and ever-increasing cost of healthcare is a constant headache for people in the country.
1 February 2024
Fact-check: Did BNP really launch an ‘India Out’ campaign?
We ought to be wary of disinformation campaigns
1 February 2024
The future is female, but so was the past
Women in indigenous, prehistoric, and precolonial societies, across all continents, were actually in positions of power and privilege
1 February 2024
Save children from the spread of fast food
Research shows that eating fast food has a direct correlation with weight gain
1 February 2024
Will 2024 Be the New 1933?
Just imagine the world a year from now, with disinformation having taken down democratic majorities around the world.
31 January 2024
After metro rail, Dhaka’s buses should be the next megaproject
Metro rail is only one part of the puzzle; rationalising bus lines and making bus services passenger-friendly has to be the next step.
31 January 2024
CPI 2023: With the lowest score in 12 years, what’s next for Bangladesh?
If Bangladesh is to succeed in corruption control, impunity must be challenged, and the powerful in particular must be brought to justice.
30 January 2024
Respecting boundaries and holding men responsible
I wish we lived in a world where the perpetrator, not the survivor, was blamed for their actions.
30 January 2024
The fight for ‘The Story of Sharifa’
It is no wonder how it took Bangladesh nearly half a century before legally acknowledging the Hijra community
30 January 2024
The real comparative advantage of Bangladesh
The overwhelming consensus among experts and media professionals is that cheap labour is Bangladesh’s primary comparative advantage.
30 January 2024
The controversy over the NCTB textbook
The hullabaloo entailed a case study on an imaginary boy who preferred to identify as a female
29 January 2024
Is Bangladesh doing population control right?
How well will the country be able to handle a demographic shift from a majorly young vibrant generation, to an older, matured one?
29 January 2024