What happens when reform is managed, not delivered
26 January 2026, 00:38 AM
A Closer Look
How to fix digital public service delivery in Bangladesh
26 January 2026, 00:45 AM
Views
Political satire / Men to the rescue: A modest proposal for women’s political relief
26 January 2026, 00:50 AM
THE SOUND AND THE FURY
International day of clean energy / How energy insecurity and climate vulnerability converge in Bangladesh
26 January 2026, 01:01 AM
Views
Greenland and the return of empire politics
25 January 2026, 02:45 AM
Why the interim government’s ‘Yes’ vote advocacy is legitimate
25 January 2026, 02:41 AM
Fair pay cannot be left to corporate 'goodwill'
25 January 2026, 02:37 AM
Opinion
Why Chattogram port needs a coherent land-use strategy
25 January 2026, 02:34 AM
Chronicle of a consensus foretold: Is Bangladesh's most vital vote the one nobody is debating?
24 January 2026, 04:11 AM
Opinion
Bangladesh needs a national RSV vaccination strategy
24 January 2026, 04:34 AM
How geopolitical interests trump international laws
When a state conducts military operations within another state’s territory, it frequently violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.
22 June 2025, 11:30 AM
Justice-based approach needed in reproductive health
Family planning programmes should emphasise choice, dignity, and shared responsibility.
22 June 2025, 07:00 AM
Is Mahmudul's arrest a message?
A journalism teacher at Begum Rokeya University, Mahmudul Haque now sits in jail
22 June 2025, 06:11 AM
Can Bangladesh’s urban drainage survive climate change?
Beneath the rising waters lies a tangle of institutional dysfunction and impunity that sabotages effective action.
22 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Israel and the reinvention of bio-necro-politics
The weaponisation of humanitarianism is perhaps the most insidious aspect of Israel’s bio-necro-politics.
22 June 2025, 04:00 AM
What Bangladesh can learn from Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew understood that if you want efficiency, you must first reward competence and enforce accountability.
22 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Myanmar’s new realities demand a new Rohingya strategy
When we look at the current situation in Myanmar, it’s important to understand how complicated things have become.
21 June 2025, 08:00 AM
USAID fund cuts: Reintegrate the ‘forgotten workforce’
The government can survey the number of unemployed workforce due to the fund cuts, followed by an economic impact assessment.
21 June 2025, 07:00 AM
An accurate forecast of global warming made 112 years ago
The buildup of carbon dioxide and other GHGs in the atmosphere has elevated global temperatures to perilously high levels.
21 June 2025, 06:00 AM
We're witnessing the barbaric face of a global (dis)order
It is the duty of every individual across the world, to speak out, to resist, the Israeli-US war machine.
21 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Will our remittance warriors get government support to fulfil their entrepreneurial dreams?
Development means a responsible administration at the grassroots.
20 June 2025, 11:00 AM
Israel’s nuclear deception: Flagrant lies and brazen hypocrisy
In the mid-1950s, with the aid of France, Israel secretly began the construction of a large nuclear reactor in the Negev desert.
20 June 2025, 10:20 AM
A reflection on Eid, grief, and quiet compassion
For many, it was a time of joy and ritual—of family, food, and faith. But for some of us, it was quieter.
20 June 2025, 07:15 AM
Yunus in London: Who bears responsibility for the diplomatic misstep?
The foreign ministry should not be credited for Yunus's engagements in London with politicians, business leaders, academics, and leading diaspora figures.
20 June 2025, 04:00 AM
The locked archive: How bureaucracy silences Bengal’s poetic soul
The Dhanshiri still flows past the locked archive. It remembers young Jibanananda boarding steamers to Khulna, scribbling verses in the damp air.
19 June 2025, 10:30 AM
From livestream genocide in Gaza to the war on Iran
Rather than condemning Israel’s dangerous escalation, the G7 resorts to vague calls for “de-escalation.”
19 June 2025, 08:32 AM
Can Bangladesh forge its own 'economic miracle'?
Still struggling after five decades, Bangladesh has turned into a development paradox.
19 June 2025, 07:01 AM
What is paedophilia and why Bangladesh should be concerned
In Bangladesh, nearly nine out of every 10 rapes in the first four months of this year involved children.
19 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Are we looking at a new era of nuclear proliferation?
To imagine the future, one must be prepared to accept a probable scenario where the number of nuclear-capable states grows.
19 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Do we need a foreign operator for terminal management?
Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.
19 June 2025, 02:00 AM