Premature end to another prime minister’s tenure

Another elected government in Pakistan has failed to finish its term.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Imran Khan: The ‘honest’ captain myth

Cults—political and religious—can be long-lived and deadly dangerous.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM

To dua or not to dua?

You get a surprise phone call, not all have to be pleasant. According to this gentleman, although his voice was unfamiliar, you met him 10 years ago.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM

What message does South Asia get from Sri Lanka?

Right now, Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Finding ‘Rahmah’ during Ramadan, against the odds

Life in Dhaka provides a thousand reasons to feel hopeless and frustrated. Still, we can find hope amongst it all.
10 April 2022, 14:07 PM

Will we finally have inclusive police services?

PM inaugurates OSS desk for women, children, disabled persons and the elderly
10 April 2022, 13:33 PM

Sanity must prevail as Ukraine war escalates food prices

The Russia-Ukraine war has already resulted in an abnormal escalation in global food prices, especially of staple grains and vegetable oils,
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Girl, boy, person—let everyone blossom

Funny how this question often preempts concern about the health of mother and baby. Why are we so obsessed with a baby’s gender?
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM

To attain peace, we have to demarket war

When the troops were being pulled out from Afghanistan, I was thinking where the next theatre of war would be.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Draft mass media employees bill: Towards stricter control?

The draft Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill, placed in parliament on April 1, 2022, is a long-overdue initiative.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Help struggling countries reach vaccination targets

Countries that are still falling behind the WHO-set inoculation target must be assisted by the international community.
9 April 2022, 11:35 AM

Pakistan SC spoils Imran’s game

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s embattled prime minister, knew he would lose the no-confidence vote in parliament, and so he decided to avoid it and go for fresh
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Imran’s ignominious innings

The postcolonial legacy of the Indian subcontinent is closely intertwined with frequent constitutional aberrations of an unnecessarily theatrical nature, by
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM

To leapfrog, Bangladesh must adopt AI

The year 2019 was a turning point in Bangladesh’s history when it achieved self-sufficiency in rice production, more so considering that rice provides over 70
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM

What is India doing in Ukraine?

The Ukraine war has exposed India’s strategic vulnerabilities in a tough neighbourhood as arguably nothing else could, raising fundamental questions about the country’s global position and regional security.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Transitioning back to ‘normal’ learning

When a private university organised a flash mob and another one a concert to welcome back its students to campus post Covid shutdown, we looked at the safety protocol prepared for our campus in pity.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Release Hriday Mondal, save academic freedom

The state cannot punish someone for teaching students to think rationally
8 April 2022, 12:54 PM

Govt should be lauded for Anti-Discrimination Bill

We commend the government for placing the much-awaited Anti-Discrimination Bill in parliament. The bill aims to protect and ensure equal
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM

A reckoning is due for Dhaka Wasa

Dhaka is witnessing an early diarrhoea outbreak this year. The hospitals in the city, including the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), are treating hundreds of new patients every day.
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and lessons for Bangladesh

Two important members of our South Asian community stand as examples of how not to run a country.
7 April 2022, 18:00 PM