The case for transparent AI use in journalism
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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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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