Greenland and the return of empire politics
25 January 2026, 02:45 AM
Why the interim government’s ‘Yes’ vote advocacy is legitimate
25 January 2026, 02:41 AM
Fair pay cannot be left to corporate 'goodwill'
25 January 2026, 02:37 AM
Opinion
Why Chattogram port needs a coherent land-use strategy
25 January 2026, 02:34 AM
Chronicle of a consensus foretold: Is Bangladesh's most vital vote the one nobody is debating?
24 January 2026, 04:11 AM
Opinion
Bangladesh needs a national RSV vaccination strategy
24 January 2026, 04:34 AM
How Bangladesh lost leverage in cricket diplomacy
24 January 2026, 04:26 AM
Where teachers fear to tread
24 January 2026, 04:04 AM
‘A world of fortresses will be poorer, more fragile’
23 January 2026, 00:42 AM
Why are so many public hospitals lying idle?
23 January 2026, 00:37 AM
We need a revival of our conscience
Politicians descended upon the hospitals in droves. And no, they did not come alone. They brought their entourages and photographers, hungry for headlines and votes.
24 July 2025, 08:35 AM
Why Bangladesh needs de-Awamification
When fascism falls, its institutions may crumble, but its ghosts linger.
24 July 2025, 06:00 AM
How AI can help in disasters like the Milestone crash
We need a national disaster coordination network powered by AI.
24 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Questions over Gopalganj violence deserve answers
July 16 Gopalganj violence and killings carry a deeply sinister significance.
24 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Why could a classroom not be safe?
Writing it off as a "mechanical failure" will not bring the children back, neither will an apology
23 July 2025, 10:55 AM
The spectacle of suffering
There are no words large enough to hold the weight of what happened at Milestone School and College.
23 July 2025, 10:50 AM
Supercharging the clean energy era
Governments must fully commit to the clean energy future.
23 July 2025, 07:00 AM
How dare you carry our saree and churi as an insult?
If your idea of resisting state failure is to equate “femininity” with cowardice, you are not challenging injustice. You are reinforcing it.
23 July 2025, 06:47 AM
Political alignment is key to a desirable future
This is the final instalment in a three-part series based on a foresight analysis centred on Bangladesh’s transition.
23 July 2025, 04:00 AM
What led to the Milestone tragedy?
The public deserves transparency that the root causes of the crash are being addressed.
23 July 2025, 02:00 AM
To mourn meaningfully is to demand change
To grieve without demanding reform is to accept the inevitability of recurrence.
22 July 2025, 10:40 AM
A mind at risk: We must prioritise neurological health across all ages
Brain health isn’t just an elderly concern. In early childhood, poor maternal nutrition and infections can cause lifelong damage.
22 July 2025, 08:00 AM
The Gopalganj killings and the peril of impunity
The failure to perform autopsies creates a black hole of accountability.
22 July 2025, 07:30 AM
The plausible future facing the country
This is the second instalment of a three-part series based on a foresight analysis centred on Bangladesh’s transition.
22 July 2025, 04:00 AM
From refugees to citizens: Who is India pushing into Bangladesh?
India’s push-ins of Bangla-speakers spark calls for more decisive actions.
22 July 2025, 02:00 AM
The streets of heaven are too crowded today
On days like this we look for things to blame, people to accuse
21 July 2025, 15:42 PM
We need to talk about taxes
In Bangladesh, the process of taxation remains shrouded in complexity and subterfuge.
21 July 2025, 10:23 AM
When cinema reflects a nation’s unsettled soul
Why does this matter, especially as a new generation of political leaders and power brokers prepare to assert their own versions of history?
21 July 2025, 05:00 AM
A unique approach to looking at the future
This is the first instalment of a three-part series based on a foresight analysis centred on Bangladesh’s transition.
21 July 2025, 03:00 AM
There can be no justice without due process
The consequences of mob rule are not only social and political, they are also profoundly economic.
20 July 2025, 10:30 AM