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
3 HOUR(s)
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What India’s current protests mean, and what they do not
5 HOUR(s)
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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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Where are the hajj pilgrims?
What’s causing the slow enrolment into hajj packages this year?
13 March 2023
Is the Rest answering back to the West?
The West is in a Metaverse of its own imaginative creation, whereas the seven billion Rest is trying to figure out realistically how to survive the existing liberal order.
13 March 2023
How global energy market volatility impacted inflation in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been facing persistent high inflation over the last one year
13 March 2023
Enable pro-poor spending for inclusive growth
While the spending of the affluent class has cascading effects to generate income for many, there are scopes for making the impact of that spending broader.
13 March 2023
Dhaka, a victim of poor governance
If government officials were held responsible and accountable for every incident, things would have been corrected much earlier.
12 March 2023
The counterproductivity of 'productivity paranoia'
Employees may lose their sense of autonomy and control over their work when they believe that their supervisors are observing and judging everything they do.
12 March 2023
To survive is to hope, in Nasreen Jahan’s ‘Urukku’
Originally published in 1993, 'Urukku' by Nasreen Jahan is a dive into the life of a young woman and a powerful commentary on human need.
12 March 2023
Navigating a world of uncertainties
Bangladesh should brace for the upcoming complex challenges and take precautions accordingly.
12 March 2023
How can Bangladesh avoid a middle-income trap?
Regulators must be willing to adopt a vision for Bangladesh that is more technology and productivity based.
11 March 2023
Student evaluation is necessary to improve our public universities
The lack of a policy for student evaluation affects students substantially.
11 March 2023
Behind the pre-eminence of bureaucrats
The question is one of making the bureaucracy more responsible and responsive.
11 March 2023
Deciphering the student-learner
What makes a good student? A definitive answer to this question is difficult.
11 March 2023
Banking the last mile through savings groups
In Bangladesh, savings groups have been uplifting thousands of women from poverty.
11 March 2023
Lives cheapened by negligence
The smart thing to do in a planned smart city is to routinely intervene and monitor.
10 March 2023
The attempt to poison Iran's schoolgirls into silence
As an Iranian woman living in Bangladesh, I weep for girls and women in Iran on International Women’s Day this year.
10 March 2023
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Rewarding thuggery, punishing talent
The worrisome state of once glorious student activism
9 March 2023
Let us live, or we leave
In Dhaka, we do not live; we survive.
9 March 2023
Business: A Harmonising Force in a Polarised Asia
The consensus across the board is that business is seen as being more ethical and competent than other institutions
9 March 2023
The ongoing economic peril and our plundered future
'Lunthito Bhabishyat: Bangladesher Arthanoitik Shonkoter Chalchitra' gives an overview of Bangladesh's current economic crisis.
9 March 2023
Biman: A cesspool of corruption
It’s high time Biman was overhauled and corporate governance and a stringent code of conduct was introduced.
9 March 2023