Remembering Mohib Ullah and the need for refugee protection

Despite Mohib’s killing drawing international condemnation, little has been done to improve the security of Rohingya human rights defenders.
15 October 2022, 15:00 PM

A hidden natural resource has transformed Bangladesh into a food-secure nation

As we move into uncharted territory as a consequence of climate change, it is crucial that groundwater responses to changes, not only in the magnitude, duration, and variability of monsoon rainfall but also our use of land and water, are better understood.
15 October 2022, 14:30 PM

What Bangladesh needs to consider before devaluing the taka further

The taka has been devalued against the dollar in seven steps this year.
15 October 2022, 12:00 PM

CCTV monitoring not enough to prevent election irregularities

What the suspension of Gaibandha-5 by-poll really means
15 October 2022, 07:08 AM

‘Tailor-Made’ Partition: Saga of an Orchestrated Disaster

In 1947, “United India” got vivisected, in which Bengal experienced the divide along with Punjab.
14 October 2022, 18:30 PM

Ask your party to commit to RTI

Two laws form the basis for citizens to affect governance.
14 October 2022, 14:00 PM

University ranking announcement and the morning after

The oldest private university in Bangladesh is giving its oldest public university a run for its money.
14 October 2022, 12:15 PM

Persons with disabilities are integral to innovative solutions

Ministers, government officials, persons with disabilities, civil society and private sector allies from Asia and the Pacific will gather on October 19-21 in Jakarta to mark the birth of a new era for 700 million persons with disabilities.
13 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Is Gaibandha-5 by-poll a prelude to the main show?

EC’s action in Gaibandha-5 on Wednesday was commendable.
13 October 2022, 16:00 PM

Let the youth participate in our SDG journey

The youth cannot be empowered if they can’t fend for themselves and survive the economic realities of the times they operate in.
13 October 2022, 12:00 PM

University of BCL

The BCL has demonstrated that their “power” lies in their licence to beat up anyone they want, anytime they want – academic decorum be damned.
13 October 2022, 10:47 AM

Schools can be vital to children’s mental well-being

When school students have access to quality mental health support, they are more likely to be successful and productive.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Dhaka Comics' 'Protibastob' is a big step forward in our comic book industry

The 22 stories are written by popular, contemporary writers with big names such as Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Ahsan Habib, and Mehedi Haque.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM

Robbed wages, stolen livelihoods

Migrant workers are systematically robbed of their wages and due entitlements in host countries.
12 October 2022, 16:30 PM

Who benefits from the raids at healthcare facilities?

Healthcare providers cannot operate in secret, so how is it that so many unauthorised institutions have been able to run their activities?
12 October 2022, 14:30 PM

Why climate needs to be a part of higher education

At a minimum, we must set a goal of ecological literacy for all our students at the tertiary level.
12 October 2022, 13:30 PM

When currency, not arms, is the weapon of choice

The use of money for good and bad has a long history.
12 October 2022, 02:00 AM

The shocking contempt of the EC by civil servants

The rude disobedience shown by the field-level administrators – deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs) – to the current Election Commission (EC) has once again shown us what’s wrong at the core of our election management mechanism.
11 October 2022, 16:15 PM

Big Tech and our right to know

The right to know doesn’t end with the existence of a law.
11 October 2022, 14:00 PM

Mermaids aren’t real, and neither is race

Our current conceptualisation of race derives heavily from the last couple centuries of European imperialism.
11 October 2022, 12:00 PM