How Bangladesh can make its university research budget work
28 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Views
Health sector weaknesses the budget must target
28 June 2026, 11:00 AM
Opinion
The institutional push behind academic brain drain
28 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
International Deafblind Day / The missing links in Bangladesh's deafblind support
27 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Views
What's missing from the FY2026-27 climate budget
26 June 2026, 12:00 PM
Views
The real test of the education budget will be in the classroom
26 June 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
What lies behind the Jamaat chief's 'civil war' remark?
26 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Views
Advance tax on retailers: A smart reform or a burden on businesses?
25 June 2026, 11:00 AM
Views
A poverty, inequality, and growth puzzle
The poverty trend emerging from valid comparisons with the previous rounds of HIES may or may not be different.
16 April 2023, 17:00 PM
Global Soft Power Index 2023: How is Bangladesh doing?
How does soft power shape Bangladesh’s foreign policy in the fabric of current global politics?
16 April 2023, 11:00 AM
Are we headed towards the sixth mass extinction?
Surreal as it may seem, we have clearly embarked on the path to self-annihilation.
16 April 2023, 09:00 AM
History rewritten is not really history
While it is important to update textbooks with recent events, a deliberate attempt to rewrite history is highly irresponsible.
16 April 2023, 06:00 AM
The need for a new US foreign policy
Unless US foreign policy is changed to recognise the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly World War III.
15 April 2023, 19:00 PM
Information Commission’s key role in ensuring right to information
Citizens’ right to monitor, probe and question the work of their governments is essential for democracy.
15 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Navigating cancel culture in the literary world
Cancel culture is best treated as a collective decision to minimise the cultural influence a person and their work have moving forward.
15 April 2023, 12:45 PM
The enormous potential of AI cannot be dismissed
The advance of AI will be facilitated if governments and/or international organisations can create guidelines to address privacy, security, and equal access issues.
15 April 2023, 12:00 PM
Amongst so many global crises, the very concept of development requires rethinking
Challenges that are fundamentally transnational or global in nature are driving the biggest shifts in development policy.
15 April 2023, 01:00 AM
Where is Bangladesh in the global race towards renewable energy?
For a green energy transition, Bangladesh needs ambitious goals and smart strategies.
14 April 2023, 12:00 PM
Try and be someone like Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury
His departure is part of life’s natural course. But we have to hold steadfast to his ethics.
14 April 2023, 02:00 AM
Is there a Bangalee way to celebrate Pahela Baishakh?
The “Bangalee way” in the sense of a single, linear way is a myth at best, and nationalist propaganda at worst.
13 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Leaders, beware of sycophants
Being surrounded by sycophants is an occupational hazard for anyone who has some form of power.
13 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Besides forex reserves, nature needs replenishing too
Nature wants to be treated right and climate change impacts will become even harsher if positive changes are not incorporated in the current practices.
13 April 2023, 14:00 PM
The great Padma story
Shorn of its sacred grandeur the Padma has embraced its secularised and earthier image with some muscularity, audacity and flair.
13 April 2023, 07:47 AM
The game of politics is like a Test match, not T20
AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader speaks to the media almost every day, and the BNP, quite predictably, is one of the key topics he addresses.
13 April 2023, 02:00 AM
The price of expensive development
This unusually high construction costs of various megaprojects in Bangladesh are fuelled by irregularities, corruption, and problems with project planning.
12 April 2023, 17:00 PM
Improving upazila governance is critical for Smart Bangladesh
Sound governance is a challenging task. People now have high expectations. Therefore, they look to elected leaders to create and sustain development of the economy, infrastructure, environment, and public utility services.
12 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Our one and only Zafrullah Bhai
A true patriot, he not only played a key role in the birth of Bangladesh, but devoted his life to make the dream of our independence a reality.
12 April 2023, 14:00 PM
The man who walked the talk
He has shown us that politics need not be a dirty word, that healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and that dialogue and respect can take us further than we ever thought possible.
12 April 2023, 10:06 AM