The cost of leaving the LPG market to private control
7 October 2026
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Opinion
World Cotton Day / Can cotton diplomacy transform our textile prospects?
7 October 2026
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Views
Can ICT prosecutors turn press questions into a crime against humanity?
7 October 2026
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Views
One law for the powerful, another for the rest?
7 October 2026
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Views
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?
6 October 2026
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Views
Can BNP protect journalists from its own rank and file?
6 October 2026
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Views
Our geodiversity deserves protection, just like our biodiversity
6 October 2026
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Views
From public recording to public humiliation: Where do we draw the line?
5 October 2026
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Views
World Teachers’ Day / Teachers must be the pivot of change in our education system
5 October 2026
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Views
Why do other parties need AL’s concessions to win election?
Why can't candidates of Jatiya Party, JSD and Workers Party win the election if the Awami League does not give up the competition for them?
24 December 2023
Reducing methane emissions in our agriculture
It has been known for decades that submerged paddy-growing fields are a major source of methane gas.
24 December 2023
A Potemkin election in Bangladesh?
An election without any competition will not be acceptable at home or abroad.
24 December 2023
Talk about period poverty to eliminate it
Period poverty is the lack of access to sanitary products due to financial as well as knowledge constraints.
24 December 2023
When the ruling party does the opposition's work
It is the EC’s role to ensure a congenial atmosphere for people to cast their votes freely.
23 December 2023
The perils of our English education
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
22 December 2023
Turn candidates' halafnama into amalnama
It is heartening to see that the media has been preparing statements based on the information in affidavits submitted by the candidates who are running for parliament.
22 December 2023
How did rickshaws become our heritage?
When exactly did we start appreciating the rickshaw, to a point that we now consider it to be part of our collective identity?
22 December 2023
Of the AL, for the AL, and by the AL
AL-nominated and AL independent candidates will have enough AL supporters to represent a decent voter turnout.
22 December 2023
Are we stealing youth from the young?
Are we hiding society’s structural failures by using the young as a shield?
22 December 2023
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
Gender and/or sexuality: A wild card in the health sector
Unraveling health disparities through HPV vaccination and global perspectives
21 December 2023
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
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
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
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
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
Modern 'Roads to Rome': From BRI and IMEC to Israel
India’s bridgehead Mideast role could also inflame future global relations.
19 December 2023
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
Our outdated, inefficient higher education institutions
The world has never witnessed such unprecedented human-to-technology interactions.
19 December 2023