Why does Bangladesh keep starting from scratch in policymaking?
13 October 2026
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‘ACC must be freed from political and bureaucratic influence’
13 October 2026
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Interviews
Stop attacks on campus journalists and ensure accountability
9 HOUR(s)
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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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Was the US visa policy against undemocratic actors necessary?
The message between the lines is that the US is keeping a very close eye on Bangladesh at the moment.
30 May 2023
Time for AL to do some soul-searching
Infighting within the party has grown over the years, leading to the Awami League becoming its own rival at the grassroots level.
29 May 2023
AI, democracy, and the global order
Future historians may well mark the second half of March 2023 as the moment when the era of artificial intelligence truly began.
29 May 2023
The bloody legacy of Henry Kissinger
Kissinger remains an influential thinker in geopolitics who has deeply shaped US foreign policy but his legacy is indeed bloody.
29 May 2023
The Federal Reserve: Essential to society or the source of the problem?
There are few, if any, central bankers who are currently not taking some public criticism for raising rates.
29 May 2023
Fishing ban in Bangladesh is a bilateral issue
The coastal communities in Bangladesh, with their heavy reliance on the sea for survival, are facing multifaceted threats to their traditional way of life. We need to act now to protect the rights and livelihoods of our coastal fishers who depend on marine resources as their primary source of income.
29 May 2023
Macroeconomic challenges that overshadow FY24 budget
The macroeconomic stability that Bangladesh's economy has enjoyed for a long time has disappeared in the face of multiple challenges – from both external and domestic sources.
28 May 2023
Bangladesh must prepare for shorter production runs
We are not geared for such runs in the same way that some manufacturers in Europe are.
28 May 2023
Is BJP's policy of exclusion and segregation backfiring?
PM Modi's decision to inaugurate the new parliament building himself has garnered scrutiny.
28 May 2023
Accreditation: A proven method to get programme recognition
At the time of Bangladesh’s liberation, there existed only six public universities, and the total number of students was around 25,000.
28 May 2023
The looming US default and some lessons
Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen announced on May 1 that unless the US Congress raises the ceiling, the US government could run out of cash as early as June 1.
28 May 2023
Racism in football: What Vini’s story tells us
Vinicius Jr was subjected to terrible racial taunts during a LaLiga match
27 May 2023
A fair warning against a foul conduct
The decision to restrict US visa services to Bangladeshi nationals who might be unlawfully and immorally involved in undermining the forthcoming electoral process has created a political maelstrom.
27 May 2023
Fixing the learning gaps caused by Covid-19
The government has to invest in good education; a meagre two percent of the nation’s GDP is not going to create a "Smart Bangladesh."
27 May 2023
‘We are translators every day’: Arunava Sinha
You must read like a reader and not like an academic student. If the book you’re translating is a general book, it’s going to be read by readers. Intelligent readers perhaps, but readers nevertheless.
26 May 2023
The message from Gazipur city polls
Zahangir’s charisma paid off and got his mother to the mayor’s office.
26 May 2023
Stronger labour laws and basic human rights still elusive
From afar, Singapore glimmers with wealth and prosperity, but beneath the surface lies a dark truth: the exploitation of its migrant workers. And among the most vulnerable are young Bangladeshi men.
26 May 2023
What should women wear?
In May 2022, a young woman, who lives in Dhaka city, was verbally and physically assaulted at a train station in Narsingdi while waiting for a Dhaka-bound train.
26 May 2023
Heatwaves, global warming, and the ethics of our cities
We must rethink how cities are planned, designed, and administered to combat the adverse effects of both the heat island problem and climate change.
26 May 2023
What the upcoming budget must deliver
Given the challenges that our economy is going through, the government needs to prioritise its development targets.
26 May 2023