What lies behind the Jamaat chief's 'civil war' remark?
26 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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The real test of the education budget will be in the classroom
26 June 2026, 13:00 PM
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What's missing from the FY2026-27 climate budget
26 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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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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Time for a new chapter in the story of Bangladesh cricket
The first cricket World Cup of the 2020s has to be the one where Bangladesh cricket finally reaches maturity.
6 October 2023, 13:18 PM
Freedom without justice
If we believe that things will fall into place by just letting them take their course, we will end up with multiple catastrophes.
6 October 2023, 09:41 AM
Neglecting public health literacy will cost us
High prevalence of inadequate health literacy causes health disparity in terms of access to and use of healthcare services.
6 October 2023, 04:00 AM
Assange may be in the dock, but it is journalism that’s on trial
The case against him and WikiLeaks is much more important for what it might entail for press freedom itself.
6 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: 'Secret deal has been struck, nothing to worry about'
Is that how democracy works for us?
5 October 2023, 16:05 PM
Attack on Radhapada Roy: When poets cry
The tacit tolerance of bigotry over the years has nurtured ideologies that are diametrically opposite to the founding principles of our nation
5 October 2023, 10:41 AM
Why did the US almost shut down?
I heard that the US government was about to shut down because it was running out of money. How is that possible?
5 October 2023, 10:00 AM
A noble profession and the system that fails it
Teachers are no longer the valued, moral arbiters of society that we once deemed them to be.
5 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Music and the space it creates for literature
I cannot, for the life of me, definitively describe what makes music. Growing up in a family where music of any form was not typically paid any reverence, my exposure to it was tunnelled into mainstream pop songs for the longest time.
4 October 2023, 18:00 PM
The fish rots from the head down
Who is to blame for the unpleasant episode between the two stalwarts?
4 October 2023, 14:00 PM
The Climate Action Summit in New York has failed to deliver
The world leaders who are responsible for emitting most of the greenhouse gases are not willing to take the requisite actions at the scale and pace that is required.
4 October 2023, 13:00 PM
Why AI tech needs to be democratised
To ensure that people profit from AI and other digital technologies and are protected from their misuse, we must discover responsible methods to use them.
4 October 2023, 11:28 AM
What's in a university ranking?
Getting ranked higher will never be easy without rectifying the institutions significantly.
4 October 2023, 03:00 AM
How plastic waste can drive the economy forward
Only less than half of the plastic waste generated in Dhaka is recycled.
4 October 2023, 02:00 AM
The Bangladeshi model of dealing with bank crises
The growth of bad loans is mainly due to the business-politics nexus, lack of corporate governance, and weak judicial system
3 October 2023, 14:00 PM
The legal case against Khaleda’s treatment abroad is far from convincing
It is hard to discard the notion that politics played no part in this decision from the government.
3 October 2023, 02:00 AM
“Book down,” indeed!
After all, with the atmosphere heating up, we will indeed need an army of well-built students to be ready as “kormis” of parties, in order to become our sacrificial goats at their altar.
3 October 2023, 01:00 AM
The precarious lives of food delivery workers
The meteoric rise of online food delivery businesses in Bangladesh has brought on a sea of changes in the nation's dining habits.
3 October 2023, 00:06 AM
Fragile egos and fallen heroes
The arguments breaking out on social media and in real life about the Shakib-Tamim saga have already been quite toxic.
2 October 2023, 15:00 PM
Don't RMG workers deserve a dignified life?
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
2 October 2023, 14:00 PM