Bonn dialogue on trade-climate interface: Can trade promote mitigation action?
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Mental health: The health budget's blind spot
30 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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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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The never-ending crisis in our banking sector
Bangladesh Bank, which is supposed to oversee the governance of the country’s financial institutions, has rather supported these irregular activities through its policies and actions.
12 December 2022, 15:00 PM
2022 wasn’t all bad for RMG makers. Here’s why
There is anecdotal evidence that investment is taking place to upgrade operations to meet the demands of international customers.
12 December 2022, 14:00 PM
All Pain and No Gain from Higher Interest Rates
In the name of taming inflation, central banks have set themselves on a path to cause a recession.
12 December 2022, 12:00 PM
Together We Win the Match
Farewell message by HE Li Jiming, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh
12 December 2022, 05:00 AM
How WikiLeaks revolutionised the world of journalism
Stefania Maurizi, an investigative journalist working for the Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano, speaks to Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
11 December 2022, 15:00 PM
What World Cup frenzy tells us about our youth's aspirations
What are the factors behind the endless enthusiasm of Bangladeshi people over the FIFA World Cup 2022?
11 December 2022, 14:53 PM
From Grading to De-grading
We need to change the mindset of grade glorification.
11 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Unfair policing of opposition making ordinary citizens suffer too
There are too many questions about the policing of the BNP rally in Dhaka.
11 December 2022, 13:00 PM
Our low health literacy needs urgent fixing
To improve adherence to treatment guidelines, patients need to clearly understand health information related to their specific illness or disease
11 December 2022, 08:00 AM
From COP27 to COP28: The tricky road ahead
Attribution Science can play a leading role in figuring out which countries the money should flow to
11 December 2022, 05:33 AM
Neither party is upholding the spirit of the Liberation War
The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.
10 December 2022, 13:30 PM
When in Qatar, be a Qatari
In the days leading up to the greatest show on earth, miserably apt was the Bangla saying, "Jare dekhte nari, tar cholon banka."
10 December 2022, 13:30 PM
AL's strategy of intimidation may no longer be working
So far, whatever the ruling party has been doing is going in favour of the BNP.
10 December 2022, 10:54 AM
America's Silent Progressive Majority
It is not left-wing extremism to note that the American economy has not been serving most Americans
10 December 2022, 10:00 AM
How do bus strikes ahead of BNP rallies affect transport workers?
Ordinary transport workers have been suffering due to loss of income during these strikes.
10 December 2022, 02:00 AM
Why politicians should study human rights
For human rights advocates, 2022 has been a catastrophic year.
9 December 2022, 18:30 PM
One Year of US Sanctions: Denial and Defiance
The government has not only curtailed freedom of expression and assembly, but it has also used state institutions to silence its critics and political opponents in a brutal manner.
9 December 2022, 18:00 PM
75 years of Partition: A young boy's loss
I belong to a generation that was overtaken by the pestilence called Partition.
9 December 2022, 15:30 PM
On free speech and Milton’s 'Areopagitica'
Milton shows how the erroneous use of censorship laws have hindered progress even in the quest for scientific truth.
9 December 2022, 14:01 PM
Looking at present-day Bangladesh through Rokeya’s mirror
The key message in Rokeya’s writing is the need to ensure justice for all and in all aspects of life that include gender egalitarianism.
9 December 2022, 11:06 AM