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
Closer to making polluters pay
This is just one step, although a very important one, towards getting justice for the victims of climate change.
5 April 2023, 02:00 AM
An attempt to impede free journalism
Even if the state has an objection against a citizen’s activity, can they legally pick up that person?
4 April 2023, 17:00 PM
'Shangbadik' termed 'shanghatik' for a reason
Ultimately, for the sake of being relevant and “spicy,” there are these so-called journalists who forget their moral duties and succumb to the pressure of going “viral.”
4 April 2023, 14:30 PM
Of mortality and unlearnt lessons: A follow-up
The fire gutted nearly every shop in the beloved shopping complex among Dhaka residents for the multitude of thrift clothing shops.
4 April 2023, 09:35 AM
A turning point in the struggle for climate justice
With the adoption of the resolution and ICJ involvement soon, the concept of climate justice will likely turn into a movement for equity.
4 April 2023, 07:21 AM
How to make sure women entrepreneurs continue to thrive
Despite the increased participation of women in different sectors, there remains a lack of dynamism in their employment.
4 April 2023, 04:00 AM
When hunger strikes
Addressing the inflationary pressure and the resulting food insecurity of the poorer households need to be the top priority now.
3 April 2023, 17:00 PM
Spare our rivers from certain death
The condition our rivers are in right now is a threat to our existence.
3 April 2023, 15:00 PM
DSA and the quest for an obliged press
A free and independent press is essential for any democratic society, and journalists must be allowed to report on issues of public interest without fear of retaliation or censorship.
3 April 2023, 13:00 PM
Xi Jinping’s Idea of World Order
While the United States is betting on a polarised world, China is doing everything it can to advance a more fragmented one.
3 April 2023, 11:00 AM
How to prevent gas explosions
A cheap solution has been around for decades
3 April 2023, 09:00 AM
Myanmar’s hybrid democracy is no democracy at all
The international community is rightfully saying that the junta is using legal instruments to gain legitimacy in the political landscape through a staged, superficial election “process”.
3 April 2023, 05:00 AM
The illusion of food self-sufficiency
If Bangladesh is self-sufficient in food, price hikes in the international market should not affect the domestic prices.
2 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Hero Alom: A revolutionary or a symptom?
The Alom who was prohibited from entering the sacred world of cinema has created his own micro-world.
2 April 2023, 14:00 PM
The UN got it wrong. We’re not just sad, we’re happily so
We toy with the idea of change, but seek accommodation with the status quo.
2 April 2023, 13:00 PM
Our reality versus government's narrative
Why is there so much difference between the reality of common people and that which the government wants to see or project?
2 April 2023, 08:10 AM
The Global Game of ChessGo
There is no endgame in war, only wealth and health destruction.
2 April 2023, 03:00 AM
How the poor dodge the pangs of hunger
The landless casual workers in rural areas and the urban poor face a bleak prospect.
1 April 2023, 19:30 PM
Before Trashing the Trash Culture…
The rejection of Hero Alom as a cultural entity hint at deep-seated social anxiety.
1 April 2023, 15:00 PM
State should investigate all deaths in custody
A sense of injustice being perpetrated against them by state actors is increasingly building up among the common people.
1 April 2023, 11:00 AM