How much longer must we wait for press freedom?
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Strengthening consumer protection must go beyond mobile court raids
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New NCT deal must deliver measurable gains for Bangladesh
11 October 2026
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Tea workers deserve a say in reforms to their industry
11 October 2026
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International Day of the Girl Child / Valuing daughters means sharing the responsibility of care
11 October 2026
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Beware machines that always take our side
11 October 2026
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World Mental Health Day / We must prevent overreliance on AI chatbots for emotional support
10 October 2026
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World Mental Health Day / Who listens when mental health struggles disrupt daily life?
10 October 2026
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The real solution to our garbage problem lies in governance
10 October 2026
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The right to belong should not depend on moral policing
10 October 2026
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We are heading towards another one-sided election
Voters will be deprived of the opportunity to choose from worthy candidates in a one-sided election.
21 November 2023
Cricket almost came full circle, but Australia had something to say
All Australia did was remind India that for once, not everything is about them.
21 November 2023
Will boycotting Israeli products bring peace for Palestinians?
Regardless of the tenacious systems of injustice the BDS movement works against, boycott has historically been a useful tool for advocacy and solidarity.
20 November 2023
The scattered legacies of Bengal's Sufis
Sufis have a long history in this region, bringing Bengal into contact with Islamic thought and practice before Bakhtiyar Khalji’s conquest in 1203.
20 November 2023
The lost children of Gaza
There is a generation of children growing up in Gaza without family, without love, without limbs, without food, without education, without basic human rights, in unspeakable depravity, scarred by the trauma of war.
20 November 2023
Yes, we can afford to abandon coal, oil and gas
Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and gas, are a major driver of the cost-of-living crisis, which is stretching billions of household budgets to the breaking point.
20 November 2023
What's stopping RMG workers from getting higher wages?
Unless a holistic approach is taken, the sector will continue to fall short of international standards.
20 November 2023
Women need better access to public restrooms
Many women do not feel safe visiting such facilities.
19 November 2023
Digital banks will bring a revolution in Bangladesh
Once the digital banks are launched, poultry vendors at bustling hubs like Kawran Bazar and even vegetable growers in rural villages will be brought under the banking umbrella
19 November 2023
Can we trust the EC at all?
The EC has repeatedly said one thing and did something other than that, if not the opposite.
19 November 2023
There is no ‘development’ without a living wage
If we can feed the RMG industry with blood, sweat, and taxes year after year, surely we should be able to decide the bare minimum that it pays its workers?
18 November 2023
Both parties must exhibit conscience and actively support a fair election
The Awami League and BNP could mutually agree to a code of conduct, pledging to ensure a free and fair election.
18 November 2023
Political violence during election will make economic recovery more difficult
There are some big concerns we must address given the possibility of the political tension permeating our economic domain.
18 November 2023
India, Gaza, and the drift from non-alignment
For decades after independence, India’s approach to the world was shaped by its historical experience of colonialism.
18 November 2023
Our fragile economy may be affected
We will have problems mostly with the economy, and the people of the country will suffer from the outcome.
18 November 2023
EC must maintain peace on the ground ahead of the election
The outlook for Bangladesh appears grim as the nation once again grapples with a resurgence of violence.
18 November 2023
EC’s act is ‘an improbable fiction’
The EC’s action has already contributed to the deterioration of the political situation, and it will continue to reverberate in the coming days.
17 November 2023
It is now up to the EC to show their responsibility to the nation
If a single party comes to power repeatedly, without any competition, then how meaningful are elections?
17 November 2023
A fair election is the cornerstone of democracy
It is disheartening that none of the country's ruling party leaders have so far demonstrated the courage to face the people with a credible electoral process.
17 November 2023
The statistics that hide our poor education system
The enchantment of statistics should not blind us to the sobering truth.
17 November 2023