Bangladesh built its sukuk market on the wrong blueprint
1 July 2026, 08:00 AM
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The growing cancer crisis among Bangladeshi women
1 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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The human cost of wasting Rohingya aid funds
1 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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105th anniversary of Dhaka University / DU must trade nostalgia for measurable excellence
1 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Bonn dialogue on trade-climate interface: Can trade promote mitigation action?
30 June 2026, 17:25 PM
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Mental health: The health budget's blind spot
30 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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How the FY2026-27 budget repeats the habits of the past
30 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Budget reform must start with what's feasible
30 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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The real test after Beijing
30 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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From ambition to execution: The real test of the FY2026-27 budget
29 June 2026, 08:00 AM
MACRO MIRROR
Why so many delayed flights this year?
I must concede that personality-wise, I am somewhat neurotic about delays, long queues, immigration desks, lost luggage, and the other woes that accompany aeroplane travels.
3 September 2022, 10:37 AM
Abul Mansur Ahmad saw the world for what it could be
As a visionary and an intellectual, Abul Mansur Ahmad was far ahead of his time.
2 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Peace, stability in the Taiwan Strait balanced on a razor’s edge
Why would the US, which has spent so much time and effort creating this intricate strategic ambiguity, suddenly become so unambiguous in its support for Taiwan?
2 September 2022, 17:30 PM
Citizens’ fundamental rights are not the executive’s choice
Can citizens be told that their rights are now available because the executive branch of the state is offering them as a gift?
2 September 2022, 17:00 PM
Plagiarism: A menace in the academic world
Our universities were mostly designed as teaching universities. Even many of our iconic professors are not good researchers.
2 September 2022, 16:00 PM
Why ‘Hawa’ reminded me of Coleridge’s ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’
The song “Shada Shada Kala Kala” seems almost like a visual rendition of “the merry minstrelsy” that breaks out in front of the bride as red as a rose.
2 September 2022, 10:25 AM
The devastating shades of intimacy after assault
On my worst days, any type of physical intimacy ends in hellish claustrophobia; I’m buried under layers of shame, wrapped in an endless cycle of revulsion at my body, and I can’t escape.
1 September 2022, 15:00 PM
Next Election: A Replay of Old Politics?
It is apparent, from what has transpired in the last fortnight, that any attempt to exercise political rights, and to seek space, will be curbed by force.
1 September 2022, 14:00 PM
Education minister’s comments against bigotry are commendable
It is not always that we see a politician making comments that criticise misogyny and bigotry.
1 September 2022, 11:54 AM
The dangerous game of Marlon James—Can genre fiction be great literature?
James seems to be saying to the establishment, to the same generous folks who once gave him the Booker and propelled him to the stratosphere: Go ahead and say this is not literature, I dare you.
31 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Upskilling youth can speed up digital transformation
Bangladesh is currently in an advantageous situation as the country could realise the potential of its demographic dividend.
31 August 2022, 16:58 PM
What role should universities play in innovation and start-up culture?
The role of universities in creating innovation is vital. However, universities in our country are yet to play their due role in innovation.
31 August 2022, 15:00 PM
The Taiwan Question: China-US battle for semiconductor supremacy
Taiwanese fabrication plants dominate the semiconductor fabrication or foundry market, earning over 60 percent of global revenue.
31 August 2022, 14:00 PM
How can we make COP27 successful?
Dr Saleemul Huq elaborates.
31 August 2022, 08:34 AM
Ukraine’s Tale of Two Colonisations
More is at stake in Ukraine than many commentators seem to appreciate. In a world beset by the effects of climate change, fertile land will be an increasingly valuable asset.
31 August 2022, 06:27 AM
Mahbub Talukdar: A Lonely Sherpa
When Mahbub joined the Election Commission, he knew his days were numbered.
30 August 2022, 16:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank policies have begun to work
Bangladesh, which has been going through financial difficulties for several months now, can finally see a little light at the end of the tunnel.
30 August 2022, 15:00 PM
What does the media’s framing of the Rohingya tell us?
We have to understand that these are displaced people living in a perpetual state of uncertainty.
30 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Time for Bangladesh to scale up investment in climate diplomacy
In this era of loss and damage caused by human-induced climate change, Bangladesh needs to invest in different aspects of the issue at the global level for significant enhancement of its climate diplomacy skills.
30 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Gender violence cases: Can courts decide what a woman must wear?
A woman's constitutional rights are violated when she is harmed while exercising the personal liberty granted to her by the Supreme Law of the Land: the Constitution.
30 August 2022, 08:37 AM