Taxing microsavings risks undermining financial inclusion of the poor
12 October 2026
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Can sand-filling help coastal households adapt to salinity?
12 October 2026
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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
12 October 2026
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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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Will BPDB become a 'white elephant'?
The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity
10 August 2023
Are doctors above accountability?
High time to pass comprehensive legislation to address medical malpractice in Bangladesh
10 August 2023
The art of breathing
How do the monks on ice live magically and produce wonders through detachment from worldly angst?
9 August 2023
Our ‘I hate politics’ generation
It is the utter failure of our political leadership that it has created a sense of disillusionment and disengagement among young people.
9 August 2023
Rohingya repatriation: Easier said than done
Even if they go back to their homeland, what exactly is awaiting them there?
9 August 2023
What our new climate envoy can do for Bangladesh
Last month the PM Sheikh Hasina appointed Saber Hossain Chowdhury, member of parliament, as her climate envoy.
9 August 2023
Did BNP make the wrong call?
BNP’s real loss in announcing the sit-ins without proper coordination was giving the upper hand to the ruling party
8 August 2023
Whither Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami?
Jamaat-e-Islami remains the largest Islamic fundamentalist party in Bangladesh.
8 August 2023
Are we underutilising the potential of our youth?
The obstacles to youth economic engagement are as multifaceted as they are complex.
8 August 2023
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
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
The World Cup that keeps giving
It has undoubtedly been the most open Women’s World Cup ever.
7 August 2023
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
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
Surging government borrowing portrays a grim future
Recent trends seem to care too little about the wise art of deficit financing.
6 August 2023
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
Too unsafe to even play football?
Latest attack lays bare the relentless gendered violence faced by Bangladeshi women.
5 August 2023
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
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
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