Is the government losing its grip on law and order?
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The solution to Bangladesh’s dengue problem is in our own soil
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Why Bangladesh should be patient in its nuclear journey
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Was the Iran war inevitable?
4 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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How the internet is rewiring our brains
4 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Quality must become healthcare's first line of defence in Bangladesh
4 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Half a million HSC dropouts signal a silent crisis
4 July 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Inu verdict and the making of credible justice in Bangladesh
3 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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The champions Bangladesh keeps underfunding
3 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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Bangladesh declared two new marine protected areas. What about the first five?
3 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Clarify methods of prosecuting money launderers
ACC, other bodies must collaborate to provide details to the court
27 January 2022, 12:52 PM
A war heroine can’t beg for survival
It is disheartening to know that a brave woman who had endured torture during Bangladesh’s War of Independence is now facing eviction
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
We need logical thinkers now more than ever
For many people, education means sitting in a class and mindlessly repeating what the teacher tells you. But is that really what education is about?
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Proposed EC bill doesn’t ensure one’s impartiality
Dr Badiul Alam Majumder, secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN), discusses how the new Election Commission bill undercuts the ultimate exercise of democracy, in a conversation with Zyma Islam of The Daily Star.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
The unenviable camaraderie of public university vice-chancellors
I see—and perhaps others do, too—some lights at the end of the tunnel. Reportedly, 35 public university vice chancellors have expressed their willingness to resign from their posts if the controversial Vice-Chancellor Farid Uddin Ahmed of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has to resign.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
We must be rational in fighting the new Covid wave
In view of the surging Covid-19 cases across Bangladesh, the government issued new sets of guidelines earlier this week to curb the spread of the virus.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Are we becoming incorrigibly corrupt?
Latest CPI score paints a sorry picture of Bangladesh’s progress
26 January 2022, 13:32 PM
Developed countries can’t get out of paying for climate impacts
On the last official day of the 26th UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland last year, over 150 countries representing more than five billion people put forward a proposal for the creation of the Glasgow Facility on Financing Loss and Damage to combat human-induced climate change as part of the final Glasgow Climate Pact.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Disappointing CPI score: What trajectory is Bangladesh on?
The Transparency International (TI) released its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2021 on January 25, 2022.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
No respite for Bhabadaha residents
As if years of waterlogging problem in the Bhabadaha region between Jashore and Khulna was not problematic enough, it seems the
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Heroes in the time of pandemic
Let us talk about the heroes of the pandemic. We want to remember those extraordinary men and women who have offered selfless services throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, knowing very well that they could get infected by the deadly virus.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Campus in Turmoil: The playbook must change
A sadly familiar playbook has been on display once again at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). Students have been on “fast-unto-death” in front of the vice-chancellor’s residence.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
If digitalisation doesn’t work, what will?
Govt must make the birth registration process simple and hassle-free
25 January 2022, 12:35 PM
A hospital sans essential services
It is unfortunate that an important hospital like the Dhaka Mahanagar General Hospital, one of the two hospitals run by the Dhaka South City
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Time for RMG makers to think globally
When it comes to the geography of apparel production, the rules are changing, and this is something all Bangladeshi RMG manufacturers need to be aware of.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
The prospects of Bangladesh-Russia cooperation
On January 25, 2022, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Russian Federation celebrate a remarkable date: on this day 50 years ago, less than a year after the declaration of Bangladesh’s independence, our countries established diplomatic relations.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Michael Madhusudan Datta: Resistance, Rebellion, Rupture
Michael Madhusudan Datta (1824-1873) is widely regarded as the first modern Bangla poet. Well before Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), Madhusudan is even reckoned as the first rebel poet in Bangla literature, although he is by no means a revolutionary like Nazrul.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Of marriage and movement: The curious case of VC Farid
In a leaked phone conversation, the VC of SUST claimed that nobody wants to marry the female students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) because they stay outside till late at night.
24 January 2022, 13:45 PM
Credible data vital for road safety
Why is police data on road accidents and casualties still so unreliable?
24 January 2022, 12:38 PM
Global Sixties in Bangladesh: Praetorian Guards and Subaltern Resistance
Like bunches of blood-red Oleander, Like flaming clouds at sunset
Asad’s shirt flutters
In the gusty wind, in the limitless blue.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM