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
Why change must start with people
On World Environment Day, the conversation around plastic pollution takes centre stage.
5 June 2025, 13:00 PM
Whose feminism is it anyway? : Lessons from the gender reform uproar
In Bangladesh, liberal feminism has long been perceived as centring on the secular, urban woman as its ideal.
5 June 2025, 10:00 AM
World Environment Day: A story of memory and nature
There are people who protect our little spaces so that they can be green again.
5 June 2025, 06:00 AM
The budget was a missed chance to honour the revolution
This budget failed to redefine the role of the state and mark a departure from inequality and patronage.
5 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Weaponising hunger: An anatomy of Israel’s war crime
It is a coordinated policy that uses food as leverage.
4 June 2025, 10:00 AM
The curious case of the déjà flu
Covid is rising again—slowly, stealthily, like your relatives during iftar.
4 June 2025, 08:30 AM
Freedom in the sky?: The limits of satellite internet in Bangladesh
If we invest in satellite internet without also reforming the political culture, we will have treated the symptom, not the disease.
4 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Why victims must lead Bangladesh’s truth commission
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission must be inclusive, holistic and sustainable.
4 June 2025, 06:00 AM
July’s legacy and the myth of a singular vanguard
To begin with, the origins of the July uprising have been widely misunderstood, both by foreign observers and Dhaka’s own elite commentariat.
4 June 2025, 05:00 AM
FY2026 budget: A missed opportunity for structural reform
The proposed budget for 2025-26 fiscal year is at an opportune moment in Bangladesh's economic and political economy.
4 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Why shy away from prioritising culture?
Just as healthcare keeps the body well and politics energises society, culture gives life its rhythm and soul.
3 June 2025, 08:00 AM
Can we ensure road safety this Eid?
Road safety requires unified action, sustained funding, and political will.
3 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Can the consensus commission break the deadlock?
A collective dialogue should streamline the process and accelerate resolutions
3 June 2025, 05:34 AM
In the absence of sanity
What we are living through is the quiet deterioration of a society.
2 June 2025, 08:30 AM
Upcoming budget must address inequality
Per capita income is a statistical average, which tells us the size of the economic pie, but not how it’s divided.
2 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Our real emergency isn’t political, it’s environmental
In Bangladesh, climate adaptation can support economic development.
2 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Tackling joblessness requires thinking out of the box
The issue of joblessness should be at the centre of the growth strategy.
2 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Interim govt losing sight of public mandate
We demand actionable measures from the interim government.
2 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Two questions, two ironies the budget must address
In the forthcoming 2025-26 budget, two pressing questions warrant urgent attention.
2 June 2025, 02:00 AM
We must reclaim justice from mobocracy
In any democratic society, justice is a basic right.
1 June 2025, 11:15 AM