Fixing public hospitals could start with making leaders rely on them
31 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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How patriarchy's female foot soldiers can be liberated
31 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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Is Bangladesh ready to build semiconductor chips?
31 July 2026, 11:00 AM
MIND THE GAP
Higher electricity tariffs should accelerate our clean energy transition
31 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons / The industrialisation of human cognition
30 July 2026, 15:35 PM
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The ugliness over Beauty’s reel
30 July 2026, 09:00 AM
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Why Bangladesh’s low ecological footprint is not a climate advantage
30 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Are we reversing course on the UN-backed post-uprising reforms?
30 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Time for a rethink of how the government communicates
30 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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A trillion-dollar ambition needs a stronger investment climate
29 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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How Bangladesh's economy is cannibalising its own future
Labour's share collapses because wages are suppressed by informal payments embedded throughout production.
9 December 2025, 04:00 AM
Can we break the triad of corruption, rights abuse, and injustice?
Every year, the International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on December 9, shortly followed by the International Human Rights Day.
9 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Reimagining education as the practice of freedom
The absence of "quality" formal schooling is a major root of many of our problems. I vividly remember that I never experienced a joyful school life, neither in primary nor in secondary school. It was largely mechanical, passive, unpleasant, and lacking good teachers, adequate resources, proper infrastructure, and meaningful engagement.
8 December 2025, 07:00 AM
It is time to legally recognise climate refugees
Every year in Bangladesh, many people are being displaced as rising seas, shifting rivers, and extreme weather conditions steadily consume the land beneath their feet.
8 December 2025, 06:00 AM
The unanswered questions about women’s role in religion-based politics
Religion-based parties must clarify to the nation whether this newly gained visibility of women in their party politics is merely temporary, or...
8 December 2025, 04:00 AM
Dhaka’s fresh fruit economy can’t survive on 19th-century logistics
Dhaka's fruit economy moves through the narrow arteries of Badamtoli, where, before dawn each day, trucks laden with imported Apples from China, Oranges from Egypt, Grapes from South Africa, and dozens of other fruits push through streets never designed for heavy cargo vehicles.
8 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Uncertain politics, unsettling economy
Bangladesh's much-anticipated parliamentary elections are scheduled for next February. And they could not have come at a more fraught time for the country. More than 16 months have passed since the interim administration took office, and unofficial estimates indicate a downward trend in the government's approval ratings.
7 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Breaking down the new populist playbook in Bangladesh
Many people think that the old authoritarian chapter is over and a new era has begun.
7 December 2025, 04:00 AM
Why a supply chain mindset is key to fixing our education
In supply chain terms, the solution lies in improving the quality checkpoints—teaching, learning, and assessment criteria
7 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Israel stands exposed even if global powers fail to act
Israel's problem is that despite its military power and its economic and technological superiority in the Middle East, it has limited capacity to portray its destructiveness as successful victories.
6 December 2025, 18:54 PM
How agricultural innovations can feed a nation and keep emissions low
Climate change threatens the foundation of Bangladesh’s agriculture.
6 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Let's uplift the women who build Dhaka brick by brick
Let us not only recognise these women's labour, but uplift it through dignity, safety, and opportunity.
6 December 2025, 06:00 AM
‘Air pollution does not discriminate; it impacts everyone’
At the household level, many families still lack access to clean cooking energy.
6 December 2025, 03:00 AM
Primary teachers’ strike is a mirror held up to Bangladesh
The assistant teachers of 65,000-plus government primary schools have been pressing for a three-point demand.
6 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Trump’s Venezuela problem is not about cocaine, but oil
History repeats itself too often in Latin America.
5 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Can’t we all just get along?
How can we do better? First, we should cultivate the art of listening.
5 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Dear mothers, stop coddling your sons
If we want decent men, we must start by raising decent boys.
5 December 2025, 03:00 AM
An independent judiciary seems near at hand, but can still slip away
Judicial independence is formally guaranteed; its actual implementation will require moral courage from judges themselves.
4 December 2025, 18:30 PM
The prerequisites to creating sustainable banking system in Bangladesh
To attain viability, banks must manage the various risks they encounter in this process of intermediation.
4 December 2025, 07:00 AM
Slum fires, inequality and Dhaka’s invisible residents
Slum fires are not accidents but a predictable by-product of inequality and policy failure.
4 December 2025, 06:00 AM