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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
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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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Every country has its own Manipur
How much longer must the Nepalese in Bhutan, the Tamil in Sri Lanka, the Baloch in Pakistan or the ethnic minorities in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar wait for their problems to be solved?
7 August 2023, 14:00 PM
SSC Exam Results: What do the numbers mean?
To what extent do the top scorers’ performance represent the performance of their schools and teachers?
7 August 2023, 02:00 AM
The World Cup that keeps giving
It has undoubtedly been the most open Women’s World Cup ever.
7 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Can BNP really put up a good fight?
One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign
6 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Lost childhood, wasted potential: We must put an end to child labour
The issue of child labour in Bangladesh is complex and deeply entrenched, but it is not insurmountable.
6 August 2023, 05:00 AM
Surging government borrowing portrays a grim future
Recent trends seem to care too little about the wise art of deficit financing.
6 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Six years on, a solution to the Rohingya crisis is still elusive
China's latest move to advance repatriation still falls short of addressing the Rohingya citizenship issue which is central to the crisis.
6 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Too unsafe to even play football?
Latest attack lays bare the relentless gendered violence faced by Bangladeshi women.
5 August 2023, 15:00 PM
The minimum wage question: Owner's profit versus worker's survival
The debate over wage increase has risen at a time when the majority of people in the country are suffering due to skyrocketing commodity prices
5 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Rhythms of change: Digital platforms elevating Bangladeshi music
The emergence of digital musical platforms have breathed new life into these invaluable musical treasures.
5 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Forging a Bengali identity through modernist architecture
After completing his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Oregon, Eugene, in June 1952, the 29-year-old Muzharul Islam (1923-2012) returned home to find a postcolonial Pakistan embroiled in acrimonious politics of national identity.
5 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Trump’s third indictment shows America’s real national security threat
Trump's latest indictment is the gravest of all. More so, it is the most important indictment ever to protect American democracy against anyone.
4 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: ‘Gladiatorial’ street contests and prospects of fair elections
National election Bangladesh: As the election is getting nearer, the possibility of a nightmarish pre-election period is driving fear and panic among the people.
4 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Disaster risk finance is the way to go
The concept is expected to reduce losses and damages associated with the sudden onset of climate disasters.
4 August 2023, 02:00 AM
US Congressional hearing on UFOs: Are they fact, fiction, or fantasy?
Does Grusch’s allegation of the government possessing UAPs hold water?
4 August 2023, 01:00 AM
A Lunch Date Gone Wrong
The apparent hospitality offered to BNP leaders Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Amanullah Aman has caused reactions both funny and speculative.
3 August 2023, 13:00 PM
A proportional election as a way out of the impasse
The proportional system can ensure the robust presence of contending political parties in parliament and thus allay the fear of becoming marginalised.
3 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Reimagining finance and social markets
Financial markets do not seem to factor long-term climate change issues into short-term price considerations
3 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Who do you think they (foreign observers) are?
It is quite intriguing as to why the EC felt it necessary to hold a meeting with an organisation that does not have a clean history of poll monitoring.
2 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Enter ‘global boiling’
“The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.”
2 August 2023, 03:00 AM