Taxing microsavings risks undermining financial inclusion of the poor
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Can sand-filling help coastal households adapt to salinity?
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How much longer must we wait for press freedom?
12 October 2026
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Modernise flood damage assessments to protect haor farmers
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Strengthening consumer protection must go beyond mobile court raids
11 October 2026
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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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The fish rots from the head down
Who is to blame for the unpleasant episode between the two stalwarts?
4 October 2023
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
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
What's in a university ranking?
Getting ranked higher will never be easy without rectifying the institutions significantly.
4 October 2023
How plastic waste can drive the economy forward
Only less than half of the plastic waste generated in Dhaka is recycled.
4 October 2023
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
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
“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
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
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
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
The perilous path from Western domination to de-dollarisation
De-dollarisation is a road fraught with many challenges, but no longer appears impossible.
2 October 2023
Is there an architecture for marginal communities?
Our experience of designing Brac regional offices across rural Bangladesh.
2 October 2023
Not reducing carbon emissions will result in devastation
There are environmental, economic, social, and geopolitical ramifications to continuing on a business-as-usual path.
2 October 2023
Why are private employees' savings being taxed?
Unlike public sector retirees, private sector employees do not get pensions
1 October 2023
Can Bangladesh protect its senior citizens?
Bangladesh has about 15 million people aged 60 and above; by 2050, this number will have more than doubled to 36 million.
1 October 2023
First delivery of nuclear fuel takes Bangladesh closer to its goal
Bangladesh is set to get one more step closer to becoming a country with nuclear energy capacity
1 October 2023
Can BRICS de-dollarise the global financial system?
The Chinese yuan has become the most traded currency in Russia.
1 October 2023
Protect senior citizens from the clutches of corruption
The government has failed miserably to prevent corruption in the existing pension and social protection programmes.
1 October 2023
The expressway’s hope of reducing traffic is not lost yet
While roads are being constructed on top of each other, no new streets are being created.
30 September 2023