How can we expect farmers to survive on rice alone?

One does not have to be a doctor or a researcher to understand that food security is not just about having rice three times a day.
28 September 2022, 10:37 AM

The DAP for Dhaka must not be discriminatory

Can the new Detailed Area Plan cure Dhaka's ills?
28 September 2022, 09:23 AM

Why our women footballers’ victory is so significant

Our national women’s football team’s victory surely gives us all, especially the women, an extraordinary level of confidence.
28 September 2022, 04:00 AM

Peterson, Rogan, Tate: The cult of toxic masculinity

What do a clinical psychologist, an ex-kickboxer and a colour commentator have in common?
27 September 2022, 16:00 PM

The sorry state of rivers in Bangladesh

There used to be more than a thousand rivers crisscrossing through Bangladesh. Many of those rivers are now lost, mostly due to human interventions.
27 September 2022, 14:00 PM

Devastating climate impacts await coastal Bangladesh

The World Bank recently published a thorough analysis of various adverse impacts of human-induced climate change that are going to hit the coastal districts of Bangladesh.
27 September 2022, 12:00 PM

Covid-19: We can’t let our guard down yet

With fatalities declining and people getting used to living with the virus, adherence to social distancing protocols has been mostly absent from public life.
27 September 2022, 11:51 AM

How can we increase our remittance?

Remittances sent by expatriate Bangladeshis are one of the vital sources of foreign currencies for the country’s economy.
26 September 2022, 15:00 PM

Human Development Report 2021-22: Takeaways for Bangladesh

With almost everyone everywhere feeling distressed, six out of seven individuals in the world feel unsettled and insecure today.
26 September 2022, 13:00 PM

ICT in Bangladesh’s primary education: A UNO's perspective

Primary school children should be introduced to the wealth of educational materials available on the internet.
26 September 2022, 11:23 AM

Hilary Mantel gave richness to historical fiction

She wrote with vitality, a realness that seemed somewhat dangerous on paper. 
26 September 2022, 10:59 AM

Is the military junta losing its ground in Myanmar?

Currently, the military junta is in deep trouble in Rakhine.
25 September 2022, 15:00 PM

Significance of BIMSTEC during turbulent times

BIMSTEC countries have the potential for benefiting mutually and contributing to the global economy.
25 September 2022, 14:00 PM

The human right to disconnect

We shouldn't let the line between work hours and personal hours become blurred
25 September 2022, 12:34 PM

SAFF champions' treatment shows how we devalue women

To be seen, to simply exist and take up space – on sporting fields, in courts of justice, on buses and in public office – shouldn’t have to be a revolutionary act.
25 September 2022, 10:30 AM

Can we reimagine rivers before it is too late?

It is a tragic irony that riverine Bangladesh has become the land of dying rivers.
24 September 2022, 19:30 PM

Kamla Bhasin believed in the power of love, not the love of power

Remembering feminist activist, writer and poet Kamla Bhasin on her one-year death anniversary.
24 September 2022, 15:00 PM

Bangladesh’s currency conundrum: What role can interest rates play?

Bangladesh Bank can better fix the currency turmoil by freeing both interest rate and exchange rate to adjust over time.
24 September 2022, 14:00 PM

We need a Global Summit on Inequality

The latest World Inequality Report shows tackling climate change and social injustice are part of a total political package.
24 September 2022, 12:30 PM

Books to read about the oppression of women in Iran

To understand the socio-political context and the country’s present state of affairs—one which gave birth to such daring dissenters—it is important to read books and stories which unveil the experience of individuals chained by Iran’s despots. 
24 September 2022, 11:58 AM