The Politics and Economics of Bangabandhu’s Six Points

Our independence was not accomplished overnight; the path to the freedom struggle was not smooth.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Our migrants are suffering. What can we do to help?

International migration plays a significantly large role in our economy.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM

The sad saga of a river named Sutki

It is unfortunate that, in Bangladesh, greedy humans can take possession of public properties through forging documents or resorting to other
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM

If war wins, climate action loses

The Ukraine war is a tragedy of tragedies, catastrophic for the Ukrainian people, a disaster for the global economy and a real setback for
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Ensure corruption-free distribution of Family Cards for the poor

We don’t need another botched govt relief programme for the poor
16 March 2022, 13:10 PM

We are entirely under electricity coverage!

That the government has brought 100 percent of the country’s population under electricity coverage is truly an amazing achievement.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Adaptation strategies must be bottom-up

There are two major outcomes and messages on adaptation to climate change that have been mentioned in the recently published Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of Working Group II (WG2) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Celebrating DU centenary in my own way

Winter always lingers delightfully on the Dhaka University campus. The fallen leaves of myriad colours underneath the tall trees create a surreal montage against the green grass.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Dhaka’s abstention in Ukraine vote is an anomaly

Bangladesh’s abstention in the vote on the Ukraine crisis at the United Nations’ emergency special session on March 3, 2022 deserves much more scrutiny than it has received thus far.
15 March 2022, 18:00 PM

No, we were already pathetic before Sunny Leone came

If you think the social media tendency to obsess over trivial matters is problematic, be sure to highlight what’s causing it.
15 March 2022, 16:03 PM

Save consumers from scams and losses

Govt should strengthen relevant bodies, uphold consumer rights
15 March 2022, 12:25 PM

87 Years of Ahsania Mission

Ahsania Mission was established to promote the spiritual development of people all over the world and to strengthen the bond of love between people.
15 March 2022, 09:49 AM

Human lives matter little to bus drivers

The sight of a bus taking sharp turns on a busy road to get ahead of another bus to pick up passengers is common in Dhaka. It matters little to the first bus driver if a pedestrian comes under the wheels of his vehicle and gets killed in their mad rush.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Deciphering Dhaka’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war

Bangladesh has once again found itself as a target for Western ire, following its abstention from voting on a resolution condemning Russian military aggression in Ukraine, during a rare emergency session of the UN General Assembly that took place on March 2, 2021.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Not licensed to kill

Fifty-six-year-old Babul Sardar of Debhata upazila in Satkhira was arrested with 50 bottles of phensedyl on December 11, 2021 by the Detective Branch (DB) of police.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM

People's right to know v. Official secrecy: Can the former triumph?

The Information Commission of Bangladesh delivered a much-awaited decision on March 8, 2022, and a much-needed shot in the arm of the right to information (RTI) regime in Bangladesh.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Promises to protect our rivers remain unkept

A day that only highlights our inaction
14 March 2022, 11:34 AM

Prices of essentials: Is the only way 'up'?

The struggle of the poor and low-income group that began with the outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020 is now worsened by the unabated rise in the prices of essentials.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Between fiction and testimony: Revisiting the inheritances Liberation War

Literature in Bangladesh about the war is in the nature of memorials to 1971, a thread between the dead and the living, a reminder of the absent as having once been, a mark of the present, of rupture and continuity.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Extrajudicial killing is a blot on our credentials

The news of extrajudicial killings, or reports that expose the percentage of “kills” by the various elements of law enforcement agencies is
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM