Where is the investment in human capital in our logistics budget?
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When love meets a political fault line
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Mustafa Monwar: The Geppetto of our time
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Bangladesh built its sukuk market on the wrong blueprint
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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
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105th anniversary of Dhaka University / DU must trade nostalgia for measurable excellence
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Bonn dialogue on trade-climate interface: Can trade promote mitigation action?
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Mental health: The health budget's blind spot
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Recognising a crisis and responding to it effectively
Soaring oil and commodity prices have hit Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves significantly.
24 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Sri Lanka Crisis: Why is Saarc Missing in Action?
Saarc’s inability to respond to the humanitarian crisis reflects a lack of the sense of regionalism.
24 July 2022, 13:00 PM
Communalism or intolerance: What ails Bangladesh?
Mob frenzy, communal attacks, attacks on people with different views, positions and beliefs are created deliberately.
23 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Home, not a cage. Safety, not a curfew.
This is 2022. Imagine asking for security from your own alma mater and being caged as part of the solution.
23 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Is load-shedding a symptom of Bangladesh's energy insecurity?
We had energy surplus a few months ago, and now the country is facing the prospect of “reduced electric supply” until September.
23 July 2022, 13:00 PM
“Leadership during the war reflected yearning of the people”: Tajuddin Ahmad
Tajuddin Ahmad's interview published in the Dainik Bangla newspaper on December 13, 1972.
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Railway and the political dynamite
Dhaka University student Mohiuddin Roni has been staging a remarkable protest ever since he fell victim to the irregularities of Bangladesh Railway.
22 July 2022, 15:00 PM
America’s dangerous descent into violence
It will take the kind of courage shown by former slaves in the face of Jim Crow and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan after the Civil War.
22 July 2022, 13:35 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Looking at Bangladesh through the minorities’ eyes
Religious tolerance is the most important value which a modern society must instil within itself, and Bangladesh is no exception.
21 July 2022, 17:59 PM
India’s self-reliance puzzle: Adding by subtracting?
India became a tiger from being an underdog; in order not to become extinct, it needs to be given proper care.
21 July 2022, 16:00 PM
Cultivating a politically-diverse generation of leaders
It is time to ensure demographic and occupational diversity across our political system.
21 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Less flooding, more liveability
Our craze to build and pave has led us to create cities of concrete and asphalt. Canals and wetlands are paved over.
21 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Why should MPs have a role in school, college management?
The whole episode raises some serious questions regarding the roles of both the lawmaker and the college principals.
20 July 2022, 15:00 PM
‘PEC, JSC exams are making for increased memorisation’
The PEC and JSC exams have economic repercussions, too.
20 July 2022, 14:00 PM
We need to talk about the World Bank
Has this above-the-law institution lost relevance in today’s world?
20 July 2022, 13:00 PM
Who is entitled to 'hurt religious sentiments'?
Apparently, only the majoritarian population experience hurt sentiments – minority communities have no sentiments to be hurt.
19 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Coordinated action needed to combat climate crisis
The world is already feeling the impacts of human-induced climate change.
19 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Challenges to Bangladesh’s macroeconomic development
Despite significant progress, the country ranks 168th in the Ease of Doing Business Index out of 190 countries.
19 July 2022, 13:00 PM
What to make of Biden’s Middle East visit?
It seems Joe Biden has gone back home with very little to show for gains, and a lot of bad headlines that will haunt his media team.
19 July 2022, 10:19 AM
Contextualising mental health in Bangladesh: The youth perspective
The stigmatisation of mental health care needs to be eradicated by those at the upper portion of the pyramids.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM