Bonn dialogue on trade-climate interface: Can trade promote mitigation action?
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Mental health: The health budget's blind spot
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How the FY2026-27 budget repeats the habits of the past
30 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Budget reform must start with what's feasible
30 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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The real test after Beijing
30 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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From ambition to execution: The real test of the FY2026-27 budget
29 June 2026, 08:00 AM
MACRO MIRROR
Why teacher training needs a complete overhaul
29 June 2026, 13:00 PM
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‘The proposed 2+2 dialogue mechanism should not be overinterpreted’
29 June 2026, 09:00 AM
Interviews
The flaw in the debate over free education for girls
29 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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How Bangladesh can make its university research budget work
28 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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‘When people with integrity begin to rise, corruption fails’
Narayan Adhikari (Nepal country director and co-founder) and Sanjeeta Pant (programmes and learning manager) of Accountability Lab speak with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
22 December 2022, 02:00 AM
How do we protect workers’ rights in the age of 4IR?
Introduction of robots may lead to job loss and salary reduction of the existing workers.
21 December 2022, 18:41 PM
Why we need spatial database on loss and damage
A major concern in the distribution of funds for loss and damage for developing countries, especially Bangladesh, is the lack of archived data, data generation and management on the spatial scale.
21 December 2022, 10:06 AM
A letter from Argentina: Thank you, Bangladesh, for so much passion
A letter from Argentina, acknowledging the connection between the two distant nations via football.
21 December 2022, 09:30 AM
How do we overcome spatial inequality in Bangladesh?
Geographic inequalities can bring political tensions between local government leaders and national level policymakers and politicians.
20 December 2022, 15:00 PM
World Cup revealed our media's vulnerability to fake news
Fact-checkers in Bangladesh debunked at least 10 different fake or misleading news stories, eight of which are related to the football tournament, in top newspapers and TV channels.
20 December 2022, 14:28 PM
Rohingya Repatriation: Waiting for Godot?
the world must look onto effective measures to hold Myanmar accountable on repatriation.
20 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Why are our digital laws so troublesome?
Regulation should not mean suppression of freedom of speech and thought.
20 December 2022, 12:23 PM
Vamoose la Amistad, Argentina-Bangladesh
The crazy public support for the Argentine football team, especially for Leo Messi, attracted widespread media attention both in Bangladesh and Argentina.
20 December 2022, 09:04 AM
Bangladesh takes another step in leading global climate adaptation
On December 11, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally launched the new Global Hub on Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) in Dhaka.
20 December 2022, 08:21 AM
Messi, Messier, Messiest
Drink it all in.
19 December 2022, 16:00 PM
Holding our celebrities accountable
It is concerning that celebrities and public figures have continued to be involved in such devious projects, without anyone holding them accountable.
19 December 2022, 15:00 PM
Curbing BERC’s authority sets us up for more trouble
The amendment to BERC Act alters its position as the sole authority for fixing energy prices.
19 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Should electricity and gas prices be fixed without a public hearing?
If the government itself fixes the price, will public interest be preserved?
19 December 2022, 06:40 AM
Can the media be equal for all genders?
More than 500 newspapers are published from Dhaka, but only two of them have female editors. And most of the newsrooms have very few women in decision-making levels.
18 December 2022, 18:49 PM
The poetry of football commentary
Commentary transcends into a place where it sprinkles the power of words over the raw emotional journey of live sports.
18 December 2022, 16:04 PM
Time for a new central bank and monetary policy
The recent policy changes have been so enormous that they have already made the old monetary policy largely defunct.
18 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Best World Cup for FIFA, but not for migrant workers
There has been demands for FIFA to set up a compensation fund for migrant workers.
18 December 2022, 08:30 AM
The sickening silence over Bangladeshi migrant worker deaths
There has been no national inquiry into why so many migrants die of brain stroke or heart attacks at such young age.
17 December 2022, 18:00 PM
India's looming demographic divide
India’s population is expected to grow over the next four decades to approximately 1.7 billion, before plunging to 1.1 billion by 2100.
17 December 2022, 09:30 AM