Registration-based fuel rationing can ease long lines at filling stations
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As mob violence persists, we must confront the roots of impunity
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Why is bicycle still a taboo for women in Bangladesh?
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Back, again, to the cycle of broken promises?
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From degrees to jobs: Rethinking higher education in Bangladesh
18 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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The fiscal burden of interest-free car loans for bureaucrats
18 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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Interview / ‘We still hope a solution on the reforms will arise out of parliament’
18 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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Cox’s Bazar at the crossroads of beauty without design
18 April 2026, 11:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Reinstating a weaker NHRC is a dangerous regression
17 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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Even if dormant, the RTI Act’s promise remains powerful
17 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Mirpur fire is a lethal alliance of corporate greed and state negligence
Industrial negligence is not fate—it is failure, and failure must bear a cost.
18 October 2025, 04:16 AM
The weight of a green passport
Migration is a natural human propensity; controlling it is a logical consequence.
18 October 2025, 03:00 AM
When teachers are attacked and workers die, who takes responsibility?
The teacher's protest and the deadly fire at a factory in Mirpur reveal how the state views its people, and where its priorities lie.
18 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Gaps in Bangladesh’s latest Nationally Determined Contribution
By recently endorsing Bangladesh’s Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) on time, the interim government continues the country’s climate commitments.
17 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Reducing poverty demands fairer wealth distribution
The gains that once seemed secure are now in danger.
17 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Proportional representation and the politics behind it
BNP has dissented, advocating an unusual interpretation of proportional representation.
17 October 2025, 04:00 AM
July National Charter: A consensus in name only?
A genuine national consensus on the path to democratic renewal has fallen short of expectations.
16 October 2025, 14:00 PM
Bangladesh’s food security depends on inclusion and innovation
According to Food Security Statistics 2023 from BBS, about 22 percent of Bangladeshi households face moderate to severe food insecurity, with one percent severely deprived.
16 October 2025, 08:00 AM
The fight for safe food production in Bangladesh
Why are farmers spending extra money to use an unhealthy amount of chemical fertiliser and pesticides?
16 October 2025, 06:00 AM
The case for increasing women's parliamentary participation in Bangladesh
Women in leadership and decision-making roles are essential for ensuring gender justice and equality.
16 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Public spaces under siege in Bangladesh
The scarcity of open spaces in Dhaka has long been a serious concern for its residents.
16 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Whom will the Awami League supporters vote for?
The Awami League (AL) is very likely to haunt the entire exercise.
16 October 2025, 03:00 AM
RTI: Are our political parties ready for transparency and accountability?
Political parties argue that they lie outside the RTI Act’s purview, not being obliged to respond to citizens’ RTI requests.
15 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Gen-Z discontent in Asia can affect geopolitical shifts
The protests represent a wholesale rejection of entrenched elites and dynastic politics.
15 October 2025, 05:00 AM
He moves still, in the gyres of our memory
It has been several days since the passing of Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, yet I remain grief-stricken.
15 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Why the 2025 Nobel prize in economics matters for us
When automation and artificial intelligence are transforming economies, the Nobel laureates’ work offers caution and hope.
15 October 2025, 02:00 AM
Gaza will not forget, Palestine will remember
The suffocating smoke still hangs over Gaza’s ruins, thick with the acrid stench of explosives powder and dust carrying the scent of betrayal and the mark of courage.
14 October 2025, 10:20 AM
Machado's Nobel Prize puts Venezuela and US policy in the spotlight
Inside Venezuela, the picture remains grim.
14 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Military officers, civil charges, and the future of democratic rule
The greater the military’s interference in domestic politics, the higher the risk of democratic fragility.
14 October 2025, 05:00 AM
Will the upcoming election stabilise Bangladesh-India relations?
There are several areas where Bangladesh and India can collaborate.
14 October 2025, 04:00 AM