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
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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BRTC shouldn’t bow down to Shariatpur transport owners
Conditions imposed on state-run agency are unreasonable, unacceptable
1 July 2022, 12:56 PM
Why the delay in deradicalisation programmes?
There's no room for complacency when it comes to militancy
1 July 2022, 12:45 PM
Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: A fighter for independent journalism
The fact that Latifur Rahman, Shamim Bhai to us all, is no longer among us still feels unreal.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Exposing disinformation is a crime in Modi’s India
In early 2017, when I was mulling over launching BD FactCheck – the first fact-checking initiative in Bangladesh – we looked for who else in the region was already working in this field.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
What made the dollar crisis worse?
One dollar now costs almost Tk 100. The taka has been losing its value against the US dollar for months, with no signs of it changing.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
A true patriot
Latifur Rahman, or “Shamim bhai” as we knew him, is no longer with us today. In his absence, the business community in Bangladesh will never be the same again. His guidance and cool temperament will be greatly missed.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Latifur Rahman: A legacy of integrity
Two years ago today, we lost Mr Latifur Rahman. He was a man of immense integrity and determination. He was an ethical entrepreneur, a champion of the free media, and a family man.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Remembering Latifur Rahman: An ethical leader and a true friend
My connection with Latifur Rahman (Shamim) goes back to pre-partition times when both our families lived in Calcutta (Kolkata), though we never actually met then.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
How long will poor execution of projects be tolerated?
Such projects are enabling corruption and incompetence
30 June 2022, 12:09 PM
Another spell of flooding can upend life in Sylhet
Government must try harder to reduce present and future suffering in the region
30 June 2022, 11:50 AM
Why have banks failed SMEs?
Even before the pandemic, CFOs of small businesses struggled to get the insights they needed to manage their finances effectively.
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Reimagining the post-pandemic world
The COVID-19 pandemic hit us at a time when anthropogenic climate change is threatening to destabilise our lives.
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Another ring in the shackle to gag the media
Is not the media already under duress, and its function heavily encumbered by the Digital Security Act (DSA), without needing a new law which is now on the anvil of the Bangladesh Press Council (BPC)?
29 June 2022, 18:00 PM
A glaring example of bureaucratic botch-ups!
Long-delayed Bapex letter exposes poor state of governance
29 June 2022, 12:39 PM
No teacher should have to suffer such barbarity
Recent attacks on teachers deeply alarming
29 June 2022, 12:25 PM
Making the Padma Bridge towards Green Bangladesh
This past week, the entire country has been rightly celebrating the successful completion and inauguration of the historic Padma Bridge.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
How the politicisation of courts and judgements weakens democracy
Two verdicts in two different countries, located thousands of miles apart, by their respective supreme courts last week have stoked a serious debate about the role of judges and politicisation of the judiciary.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Smugglers should not be rewarded
Bangladesh’s struggle with smuggling is not a new phenomenon.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
The lawlessness of law enforcers
Despite strong laws, why is torture still their go-to practice?
28 June 2022, 10:26 AM
Why don’t we just get rid of the central bank!
We have already thrown all its rules out the window
28 June 2022, 10:15 AM