What's missing from the FY2026-27 climate budget
26 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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The real test of the education budget will be in the classroom
26 June 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
What lies behind the Jamaat chief's 'civil war' remark?
26 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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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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Educating education: An academic's two cents on education reform
Today, students are still subjected to, more or less, the same so-called education that we or our seniors experienced.
31 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Jatiya Party and its penchant for drama
Coupled with its unwavering commitment to unpredictability, JaPa has been true to its sense of dedicated opportunism over the years.
31 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Why scams thrive in Bangladesh
Despite such glaring examples, how are so many people still defrauded?
31 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Between ifs and buts dwindles the future of the Rohingya
Is it a battle of numbers that give political actors the right to dehumanise them? We wish to believe that crises create the push for alternatives and that, in this case, collective actions will be towards this direction.
30 August 2023, 13:30 PM
What Asia can do to fight climate change
As far as climate change is concerned, the Asia Pacific is highly significant.
30 August 2023, 06:00 AM
Find the unadulterated truth about all alleged disappearances
No credible and independent investigation has so far been carried out into any of the alleged incidents of enforced disappearance in Bangladesh.
30 August 2023, 04:05 AM
‘NHRC can’t directly investigate cases involving law enforcers’
NHRC Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance.
30 August 2023, 01:00 AM
'The numbers on our list might only be the tip of the iceberg'
We hope the Bangladesh government will take the crucial step of ratifying the ICPPED.
30 August 2023, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh, a constant victim of MLMs and ponzi schemes
Despite such crimes getting bigger in scale and more vicious with time, we have miserably failed to curb them.
29 August 2023, 14:00 PM
The mugshot and the meltdown: Trump and US politics
The Republican problem is now a US problem.
29 August 2023, 08:50 AM
CSA v cybersecurity laws of other countries
Comparing this law with those in other countries can help us determine how well the proposed CSA aligns with international standards.
29 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Should the BRICS exclusion disappoint Bangladesh?
Bangladesh’s interest in BRICS arises from various factors.
29 August 2023, 02:00 AM
When public servants get punished for doing their job
Punishing two officials for fulfilling their duty is deeply concerning. The report provided an accurate picture of the energy and electricity sector, which apparently goes against the views of the current regime.
28 August 2023, 13:01 PM
Let’s stake our claim to outer space
Though the Outer Space Treaty specifies space as a global common resource, it does not mean that the space is public property.
28 August 2023, 04:05 AM
Non-performing loans: Are we aware of the real picture?
It is necessary to get an appropriate estimate of NPLs so that the actual performance of the banking sector can be understood.
28 August 2023, 02:00 AM
US credit rating downgrade: Is all the commotion justified?
The significance of the US debt in the global economy is crucial, as it frequently serves as a benchmark for returns on stocks and other bonds.
28 August 2023, 00:00 AM
A glimmer of hope for gender justice
Throughout this booklet, which is primarily meant to be read by lawyers and judges, India's apex court has provided an exhaustive list of stereotype-promoting language that should be replaced by alternative language.
27 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Israel’s moment of reckoning is long overdue
For decades, Israel has tried to manage the conflict, only to be managed by it.
27 August 2023, 11:46 AM
Of river erosion and the people it displaces
Displacement due to river erosion is an entirely different story.
27 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Did the Wagner drama expose Putin’s weakness?
The fact that such a high-profile political challenger was thrown off the scene reflects the unbound nature of political options that Putin still has.
27 August 2023, 02:00 AM