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
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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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COLUMN BY MAHFUZ ANAM: A competition of errors
Is our government so weak that a proposed public meeting threatens it?
8 December 2022, 18:40 PM
Salvage the banking sector, unmask the kingpins
As a result of the game of secrecy of the real beneficiaries, those involved in banking sector corruption and money laundering have hardly been brought to justice.
8 December 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Change laws that undermine women’s position in the family’
Barrister Sara Hossain speaks on where we go next in dealing with violence against women in Bangladesh
8 December 2022, 16:00 PM
How can the land of Hafez, Sa’di, and Rumi be so cruel?
The absolutist, merciless state contradicts Iran’s deep roots in Sufism.
8 December 2022, 12:11 PM
What is the Awami League afraid of?
All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.
8 December 2022, 07:16 AM
China after zero-Covid
The post-Covid era has arrived in China. What now?
8 December 2022, 06:00 AM
The Bhawal story through women’s voices in Aruna Chakravarti’s ‘The Mendicant Prince’
The story of the ailing Bhawal prince, Ramendranarayan Roy, the Mejo Kumar, who while taken to Darjeeling to recuperate, died and was cremated there, under mysterious circumstances, and who then returned years later as a wandering ascetic with partial amnesia!
8 December 2022, 04:00 AM
Toward Ladyland: On the life and work of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Her 1903 piece “Alonkar na badge of slavery” marked the start of Rokeya’s explicitly feminist writing.
8 December 2022, 00:00 AM
Resolving liquidity crunch in our financial sector
Restoring equilibrium in both money market and forex market should be the central bank’s singular goal.
7 December 2022, 14:36 PM
Please spare us your ‘khela’
We do not know what exactly the Awami League general secretary means when he warns the BNP and advises his cadres to gird for khela on December 10.
7 December 2022, 14:00 PM
‘Khela hobe’: Is our democracy our politicians’ plaything?
What game do our political leaders plan to play?
7 December 2022, 11:30 AM
How our industries can benefit from green supply chain management
Bangladesh is still lagging behind in implementing green supply chain management practices, while being one of the fastest-growing economies.
7 December 2022, 06:20 AM
What Bangladesh must do now as a global climate leader
We have an opportunity to lead the other LDCs by taking forward the proposal to set up a National Mechanism for Loss and Damage (NMLD).
6 December 2022, 16:00 PM
The rise and fall of Islami Bank
There are rumours in the market that a highly politically powerful business group is going to take over the ownership of the bank from S Alam Group.
6 December 2022, 15:00 PM
Gender-based violence not just a women’s issue
Sexual and gender-based violence devastates individuals, families and communities.
6 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Media should be careful not to report in Iran regime’s favour
Reporters have to be careful not take away from the truth in the hopes of a sensational story/headline
6 December 2022, 13:08 PM
Democracy Day 2022: Three decades of backsliding from pledges for democracy
Thirty-two years have gone by since our national leaders made a pledge to make Bangladesh a democracy.
5 December 2022, 18:00 PM
The Napoleons of Big Tech
Business history is full of executives going rogue with corporate funds.
5 December 2022, 16:00 PM
‘University campuses are still mainly male-dominated spaces’
Prof Gitiara Nasreen of Dhaka University speaks on campus sexual harassment and media’s role in normalising sexual violence
5 December 2022, 14:50 PM
Bad debts going worse
Misgovernance, corruption, nepotism and subsequent bad debts keep plaguing our banking landscape.
5 December 2022, 13:00 PM