Could the President have done more during his tenure?

Despite his limited authority, President Hamid had the opportunities to do certain things and say certain things, but he did not.
2 March 2023

World Wildlife Day: Conversations with conservationists

Bangladesh supports nearly 1.7 percent of the world's wildlife. How is that wildlife doing? Why does the chirping of birds no longer wake us? When was the last time a frog just showed up in our bathrooms?
2 March 2023

Do we really know how hundi works?

A more comprehensive analysis is needed to gather a complete picture of the hundi business.
2 March 2023

Let me speak my mind

Mushtaq might have been the worst victim of the DSA, but he was not the only one.
1 March 2023

Making Khulna a green and fair climate city

We can make the southwestern part of Bangladesh one of the world's foremost places to implement nature-based solutions (NbS).
1 March 2023

How emerging economies are reshaping the international financial system

The ascent of several emerging economies has seen their contributions to the multilateral finance system that supports development rise significantly.
1 March 2023

Samrat-Khaled-Mominul should be behind bars

Criminals like Samrat, Khaled and Mominul should be miles away from the political scene.
1 March 2023

Khaleda Zia in politics: Missed chance for BNP?

The BNP’s current risk-averse behaviour is not conducive to running a successful campaign
28 February 2023

The growth and evolution of our digital economy

In this digital lifestyle, the demarcation between the physical and the virtual has become fuzzy and transmutable.
28 February 2023

Institutions as battleground

The revelations in these bitter exchanges only confirmed the hybrid nature of the political arrangement that was in place during Khan’s tenure. But the involvement of Pakistan’s former top general in such public controversy also has implications for the army’s reputation.
28 February 2023

All hands on deck needed to beat poverty

The Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, the consequent price hikes and the global economic crisis have impeded the progress towards these goals
28 February 2023

No change in tune for the EC in its first year

Regaining public confidence and trust in the Election Commission, which have been systematically destroyed by two previous commissions, is undoubtedly a tough task. Unfortunately, it seems the current EC, too, is failing us miserably.
27 February 2023

Coke Studio’s Murir Tin: Testament to working class (men’s) struggles

'Murir Tin' is a creative fusion of local tunes and American bluegrass and rap music.
27 February 2023

No glaciers, no future

Sea level rise, flash floods, and heat waves are the direct consequences of glacier melting.
27 February 2023

The expanding horizon of thought policing

The themes of 1984 are relevant to this date, especially for government agencies dealing with surveillance, and misuse and manipulation of information.
26 February 2023

How agritech solutions can drive smart development

A closer look at the agritech vision reveals how it is highly allied with Bangladesh’s macro-level visions.
26 February 2023

Balloongate: Lots of Hot Air and the Cold US/China Hotline

Why hasn’t some form of hotline been established between the United States and China? What are the leaders waiting for?
26 February 2023

Making room for Bangla in our public schools

An innovative and compact method of training that empowers teachers to conduct classes in an effective manner has to be designed.
26 February 2023

Bangladesh’s chronicle of shoddy gas exploration

Geoscientists have long been suggesting that significant gas resources still remain underground in the country, and the present gas demands may well be met through extracting our own gas.
25 February 2023

Who stands for freedom?

We desperately need free markets, but that means, above all, markets that are free from the stranglehold of monopoly and monopsony.
25 February 2023