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
How I feel about Virginia Woolf being part-Bengali
Maybe I loved her so because we were daughters of the same soil, to some extent, at least. It made me smile. But I also sneered at myself a little bit, because her soil had also ripped apart mine for over 200 years.
13 August 2022, 10:40 AM
Sizzling summer of 2022: Heat wave, heat dome, wet-bulb temperature
The summer of 2022 has not yet reached the mid-point, yet we are staring at another year of bleak climate news.
13 August 2022, 08:44 AM
Bangladesh's collapse in Zimbabwe: Woe of the Tigers
The recent results in Zimbabwe have shown that Bangladesh did not do any homework on their young opponents.
13 August 2022, 02:00 AM
Can Bangladesh follow India in redrawing its data protection law?
While the government in India has listened to opposition, in Bangladesh, the government has brushed aside the civil society’s concerns.
12 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Bangladesh needs independent census evaluation
For a census to be successful, three things need to be looked at: how the data was collected, how it was compiled, and whether it was published or not.
12 August 2022, 13:58 PM
Farooki's ‘Saturday Afternoon’ and our obsession with image
The censor board infringes on the freedom of the artiste and the audience in equal parts.
12 August 2022, 11:19 AM
International Youth Day: Why I enjoy reading YA books as an adult
We are drawn to stories about first experiences, and YA literature is rich with it. First experiences draw us in because they are the crucible for change.
12 August 2022, 06:37 AM
Peace is good for all, but why do some still prefer conflict?
The incumbent superpower is now ominously sliding towards a military confrontation with the rising one.
12 August 2022, 03:00 AM
‘Walkman Syndrome’ afflicts the AL and our government
Nothing but their own voices reaches them
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Price hike: Don’t worry, be happy – no matter what
If things are bad, there must be a good reason for it.
11 August 2022, 14:00 PM
The future of work in a post-Covid world
Even though most offices have resumed physical activity, the learnings from the pandemic are here to stay.
11 August 2022, 12:31 PM
Soft-Landing Bangladesh’s Economy
Like much of the world, Bangladesh’s economy is facing strong headwinds and turbulence.
10 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Is harassing students a disciplinary method at universities now?
The apathy towards ending sexual harassment on campus is a symptom of wider institutional control.
10 August 2022, 14:30 PM
Is the US equipped to be a global climate change leader?
Let me give a glimpse into the ups and downs in the US’ involvement in sometimes being a leader and sometimes a laggard when it comes to climate solutions, and where it stands today.
10 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Gaiman’s Paradox: When adaptations are overanalysed
The approach to critiquing any adaptation is to judge it as a separate piece of work, rather than as a companion piece for the book.
10 August 2022, 13:08 PM
CHT Land Commission work, and the power struggles, contradictions, and tensions around it
The state has slowly been leading to the dispossession of Indigenous Peoples from their land
10 August 2022, 10:06 AM
Why are our roads still so unsafe? Road safety activists speak
Between July 28 and August 4, 2018, school and college students across the country protested to ensure road safety for all.
9 August 2022, 08:58 AM
Navigating a world without Indigenous representation
When a child is disrespected for who she is, she will reject her home and culture.
8 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Indigenous women know how to nurture nature. We need to listen to them.
Indigenous women's traditional knowledge and practices can help us to survive with nature instead of abusing it. In Bangladesh, their inherent value are yet to be fully understood and duly recognised by the scientific community, development practitioners and policymakers alike.
8 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Debacle of National Household Database
Once again, the public must pay for the government's failure.
8 August 2022, 14:00 PM