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Bonn dialogue on trade-climate interface: Can trade promote mitigation action?
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Mental health: The health budget's blind spot
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How the FY2026-27 budget repeats the habits of the past
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Budget reform must start with what's feasible
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From ambition to execution: The real test of the FY2026-27 budget
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MACRO MIRROR
Lead poisoning: The next big threat for Bangladesh
Bangladesh is grappling with one of the largest cases of lead poisoning in history.
24 October 2022, 14:00 PM
Is BNP emerging as a worthy opposition?
Recent mass gatherings mobilised by BNP signal a change in their strategy
24 October 2022, 11:54 AM
Bootlickers only?
The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.
23 October 2022, 19:50 PM
Don't let world leaders put us through World War III
In a nuclear war, who struck first is irrelevant when we consider its consequences.
23 October 2022, 16:00 PM
Is Britain about to reunite with its ex(PM)?
Despite the hype created by Boris Johnson's loyalists and the campaign team, others have raised a number of critical questions.
23 October 2022, 08:45 AM
Why is Saudi Arabia reducing its oil production?
Saudi authorities have stated it was a consensus among OPEC+ member states.
23 October 2022, 08:28 AM
Ruling regime's legitimacy under question in Iran?
Iran's protests have shined a new light on the seemingly limitless powers of its Supreme Leader
22 October 2022, 19:00 PM
Freedom of Assembly: A right under siege
The right to hold peaceful assembly is under severe constraints in Bangladesh.
22 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Are 'open spaces' really open?
With the gradual increase in population and rapid urbanisation, the number of open spaces in our megacity is drastically decreasing.
22 October 2022, 14:00 PM
Syed Abul Maksud: A man of great integrity
Remembering Syed Abul Maksud on his 76th birth anniversary
22 October 2022, 11:00 AM
Road safety law fails to hold the guilty accountable
Where exactly is the holdback?
21 October 2022, 19:00 PM
Partition 1947: The perennial shadow of communalism
Communal violence is not a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.
21 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Walking in the city
The stories come alive when you walk in the city and meet the faces that form the mass.
21 October 2022, 14:00 PM
Is space the final frontier of superpower rivalry?
Will it be possible for Washington to stall Beijing’s progress in space technology?
21 October 2022, 11:27 AM
Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?
We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.
21 October 2022, 07:13 AM
Will free media be harassed in the name of data protection?
DSA’s new curbs and OTT draft rules give the opening
20 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Why people want to leave Bangladesh
There are a litany of issues that make the lives of ordinary citizens difficult.
20 October 2022, 14:00 PM
Wars aren’t won with peacetime economies
Politically, the G7 and like-minded countries around the world have adopted a war footing to stop Russian aggression.
20 October 2022, 11:58 AM
Why the UN Security Council needs reforms
Seven and a half decades after the establishment of the UN, reforming the UNSC would be a sensible and necessary move to balance the geopolitics of the modern era.
20 October 2022, 10:00 AM
Want to save biodiversity? Look to locally-led approaches
Locally-led approaches are community-focused but differs from our traditional practice in several ways, and are more effective.
20 October 2022, 03:00 AM