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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Pathway for Bangladesh’s energy transition
The energy and power sector of Bangladesh can be said to have entered its third phase of development.
21 September 2023
What does Bangladesh’s space research organisation really do?
Bangladesh’s Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) came under scathing criticism from netizens.
20 September 2023
With the new HSIA terminal comes greater responsibilities
That a 12-year-old managed to breach at least five layers of security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport comes as no surprise
20 September 2023
Karma is Novak Djokovic
He reads his opponents like a book and then translates the lessons onto the court.
20 September 2023
We are not on track for 2030 climate targets
We are at the halfway point of this time frame; if we review the current situation, the progress is not good.
20 September 2023
Correcting the dollar’s price is the only medicine we need
A single, sensible policy can make a motley of weird prescriptions totally redundant.
19 September 2023
Over 99 percent of Bangladeshis hold at least one bias against women
What are the costs and consequences of such biases?
19 September 2023
Rising tides, sinking chalkboards: How climate change threatens Bangladesh's primary education
Climate change affects children and their education through several channels.
19 September 2023
I am. We are.
The protective line around my existence, my Lakshmana rekha, is not just myth.
19 September 2023
The media must do more to protest oppressive laws like the CSA
The timing of the Cyber Security Act, in the run-up to the elections, was hardly surprising
18 September 2023
Our cities need animals
When you put “development” against nature, it’s always “development” that wins.
18 September 2023
Rich countries can gain a lot by helping Bangladesh
Climate change is worsening the situation and the financial and humanitarian costs brought by this calamity are racking up.
18 September 2023
What if an earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hits Dhaka?
Are we planning our cities, buildings, and infrastructure in a way that would make the capital safe for our lives and properties?
18 September 2023
Odhikar duo’s convictions are regrettable
Odhikar has been diligently documenting all kinds of violations of human rights by both state agencies and non-state actors since 1994.
17 September 2023
Why do villagers bear the brunt of loadshedding?
Strangely enough, although the government is unable to meet power needs, it pays thousands of crores to government and private power plants as fixed charges or capacity charges every month with taxpayers’ money.
17 September 2023
Air pollution is not for only one authority to tackle
Md Ziaul Haque, the director of Air Quality Management at the Department of Environment, talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the factors behind severe air pollution in the country and why concerted efforts are needed from all ministries and government agencies concerned to fight it.
17 September 2023
The major economic concerns ahead of the election
Bangladesh’s next national election is only a few months away, and the market is already very hot.
17 September 2023
Do we really need digital banks?
The banking sector in Bangladesh is at risk, given its huge amounts of distressed assets.
16 September 2023
School choice: Celebrating, not eliminating, variety
We rarely think about the fact that individuals studying under different education streams may have different perceptions of what being educated means and may have different educational goals and aspirations.
16 September 2023
One year of Mahsa Amini's death: What has changed?
The movement after Mahsa’s death had forced Iran’s morality police off the streets until recently.
16 September 2023