Amid narrowing choices, we need a credible economic strategy
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When did violence become so normal in Bangladesh?
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Opinion / Managing Bangladesh’s latest fuel price shock
22 September 2026
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World Car Free Day / Time to speak up against fossil fuel use
22 September 2026
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Yaba is devouring our children, and we are still looking away
22 September 2026
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Biman: An airline that flies on political fumes
22 September 2026
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Does Payra Port have any business model?
21 September 2026
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World Alzheimer’s Day / Bangladesh must prepare for its growing dementia crisis
21 September 2026
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Why the new property law may be counterproductive
21 September 2026
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Policing cannot replace the community safety net our children need
21 September 2026
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Climate change demands a smarter approach to healthcare
On a hot, humid morning in the coastal village of Satkhira, Rahima Begum wades through waist-deep saline water to reach the nearest health facility.
24 April 2026
‘Even BNP is not beyond ICT’s reach if it commits crimes against humanity’
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Md Asaduzzaman, who previously served as the 17th attorney general during the interim government’s tenure, speaks with Baharam Khan of The Daily Star
24 April 2026
When independent newspapers burn, so does democracy
When independent, objective and fact-based newspapers are set on fire, it is democracy that burns.
24 April 2026
Ecocide is hard to litigate, but we must still demand accountability
We like our crimes tidy. A victim, a perpetrator, a sequence of events that can be narrated without requiring a climate scientist, three expert witnesses, and a decade of satellite data.
23 April 2026
Rethinking canal dredging to improve flood management
As another monsoon season approaches, the government’s current canal dredging programme can be a core option for flood preparedness.
23 April 2026
Global buyers must share the cost in RMG’s green transition
For years, Bangladesh’s export success was built on a simple promise to global buyers. We would deliver at scale, at speed, and at low cost.
23 April 2026
How to grow more rice without draining the land
Over the past 25 years, Bangladesh has added nearly five crore people to its population, intensifying pressure on the country’s staple: rice.
23 April 2026
Nutritional literacy can reduce healthcare costs in Bangladesh
The proverb “Health is wealth” is widely quoted but remains overlooked in practice in our society.
22 April 2026
How poor governance broke Bangladesh's immunisation model
Bangladesh’s Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) has long been one of the country’s most celebrated public health successes.
22 April 2026
When a cartoon becomes a crime, again
In August 2024, shortly after the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s regime, BNP’s then Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman made a statement that earned him rare political capital, particularly in progressive and liberal circles.
22 April 2026
Why Bangladesh is losing the innovation race
If you walk into a random classroom in Bangladesh and ask the students what they want to be when they grow up, there are some fairly common answers that might reach your ears.
21 April 2026
Fifty seats for women, but who will they really represent?
By mid-May, the parliament will have completed the process of filling the 50 reserved seats for women.
21 April 2026
West Bengal poll politics tests the limits of Dhaka-Delhi reset process
That three-word formulation has become the defining doctrine of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the run-up to West Bengal’s two-phase assembly elections scheduled for April 23 and 29.
21 April 2026
IMF-World Bank Spring meetings 2026 reveal limits of multilateralism in turbulent times
The 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group took place from April 13 to April 18 amid ongoing geopolitical tensions, persistent inflation, and slowing growth.
21 April 2026
The case for a National Security Council that is truly fit for purpose
In its election manifesto, BNP mentioned plans to establish a National Security Council alongside formulating a new national security strategy (page 21, under “Defence System”).
20 April 2026
When mobile journalism crosses the line into public shaming
Journalism is meant to hold power to account, and mobile journalism, using smartphones for reporting and storytelling, should have ideally taken that mission to new heights.
20 April 2026
We need a stronger lightning policy, and fast
In recent years, lightning has emerged as one of Bangladesh’s most fatal climate hazards, although policy responses have yet to evolve proportionately.
20 April 2026
Are teachers failing, or is the system failing them?
Recently, Education Minister Ehsanul Haque Milon told the parliament that 60,295 teaching posts are currently vacant in about 26,000 MPO-listed (government grant-receiving) secondary schools and colleges in the country.
20 April 2026
What's holding women back from riding bicycles?
Stand on any road in Dhaka. Men and boys cycle freely, weaving through traffic with ease. Now look for women—you will see very few. And when you do, they draw stares.
19 April 2026
Registration-based fuel rationing can ease long lines at filling stations
New crises! New vices! Stand in a fuel queue for an interminable 20 hours. Come back tomorrow and repeat the drill.
19 April 2026