Can government and fishers work together to restore hilsa abundance?
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Protecting farmers from heat stress is also part of climate adaptation
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What India’s current protests mean, and what they do not
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Why does Bangladesh keep starting from scratch in policymaking?
13 October 2026
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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction / We must prepare for disasters before they strike
13 October 2026
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‘ACC must be freed from political and bureaucratic influence’
13 October 2026
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Stop attacks on campus journalists and ensure accountability
13 October 2026
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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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What makes a classroom great?
A great classroom is one that is conducive to learning.
17 March 2023
Banning hundi won’t solve Bangladesh’s forex problem
Eminent economists have blamed the hundi market for the sorry state of Bangladesh’s forex reserves and the downward pressure on our exchange rate.
17 March 2023
‘We will do whatever is required for the welfare of the people’
So who determines what is ‘required’ to ensure that welfare?
16 March 2023
Remembering the Patriarch
Bangabandhu, through an intense process of national consciousness-building, equipped a people to defend their sovereignty.
16 March 2023
The role of Big Tech and influencers amid conflicts
While Putin obviously deserves reprimand, should social media and tech giants encourage violence?
16 March 2023
Iran-Saudi détente: Has a major shifting of the sands begun?
Hostility between the two sectarian rivals has dominated Middle Eastern politics in recent years, spreading into Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen.
16 March 2023
A memoir that helps understand development
Perhaps the most important contribution of the book lies in providing intimate insights into how NGOs work in Bangladesh.
16 March 2023
Can ideology win over desire?
Set in 1990s Dhaka against the backdrop of the military occupation, the novella follows the lives of a young university professor, his wife, and their house help, Phulbanu. The story is narrated entirely from Phulbanu’s perspective.
16 March 2023
Shocks and shields: Economic resilience during turbulent times
Bangladesh’s economic growth performance has been encouraging, but questions remain regarding the drivers and quality of said growth.
16 March 2023
Genuine elections vs participatory sham
The country needs a genuine election in its true sense, not a sham exercise under the pretence of maximum participation.
15 March 2023
Contraception use in Bangladesh: From revolution to stagnation
Bangladesh has had one of the strongest and most successful national family planning initiatives in the world.
15 March 2023
Hypocrisy on Stilts in India
The BJP’s charge against Gandhi is a serious one.
15 March 2023
How Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ adaptation can be improved
Season 2 of 'Shadow and Bone' will be out on Netflix on March 16—how can it do better justice to the texts than Season 1?
15 March 2023
Why are we failing to curb inflation?
With Ramadan coming up, people’s woes will increase.
15 March 2023
Why the Draft Data Protection Act is concerning
Ambiguity, inadequate protection for sensitive data, and excessive control.
14 March 2023
RTI for transparency in parliamentary democracy
The Sri Lankan example can spur us to greater and more transformative use of the RTI Act in our country.
14 March 2023
Import dependence is the root cause of our energy crisis
Recently, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that there is hardly any undiscovered gas in the country. But is this the reality?
14 March 2023
A fresh climate change accord between Bangladesh and the UK
Such strategic funding would not only benefit Bangladesh but also the UK, and indeed many other countries as well.
14 March 2023
The statelessness of Rohingya children and the world’s responsibility
States can end the statelessness of Rohingya children if they want to.
14 March 2023
The Name of a Plundered River
West Bengal is planning to dig two new canals to divert more water from the Teesta River for irrigation, and set up two hydropower projects on its tributary.
13 March 2023