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
Let’s not send our biodiversity to the museum
Bangladesh's efforts to conserve biodiversity remain lukewarm.
22 May 2025, 04:00 AM
How not to describe the Awami League
While serious criticisms of the Awami League are both valid and necessary, they must be proportionate and grounded in fact.
22 May 2025, 02:00 AM
The price of unchecked protest politics
Under the guise of “mob justice,” various groups, including students, have taken the law into their own hands.
21 May 2025, 12:16 PM
When protest turns into a mob
When protest seeks to punish through pressure, it crosses a clear ethical line
21 May 2025, 05:51 AM
Why Bangladesh Competition Commission needs reform
Our anti-cartel enforcement mechanism has to be more comprehensive.
21 May 2025, 05:46 AM
Social media’s role in the online gambling surge
Among the most critical concerns is the unabated growth of unregulated gambling sites on the internet.
20 May 2025, 10:31 AM
A folk legend who bridged religion and culture
Abbasi was second to none in Bangladesh’s realm of folk music.
20 May 2025, 06:30 AM
Rickshaws, rights, and the rulebook
Battery-operated rickshaws, by law, are not allowed on major roads of DNCC.
20 May 2025, 06:00 AM
Tariffs and trade wars: Bangladesh’s path in a new geo-economic order
Bangladesh can learn from China's experience and reformulate international trade strategies.
20 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Why job creation must come first
The truth is, we have perfected the art of looking developed without actually becoming it.
20 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Not your average BMW: Decoding Dhaka's rickshaw kings
The true kings of Dhaka's roads aren't the buses, cars, or traditional rickshaws—they're the battery-powered rickshaws.
19 May 2025, 10:30 AM
Bangladesh’s strategic tightrope in Rakhine
The proposal for a Bangladesh-Myanmar aid channel is rooted in a decade of failed diplomacy.
19 May 2025, 08:30 AM
Global trade war puts climate action under threat
Tariffs will serious impact on climate change, an unfolding crisis of our time.
19 May 2025, 06:00 AM
This country belongs to women too
Moitree Jatra was not a gathering of any political banner or one social cause.
19 May 2025, 03:00 AM
Data-driven lending solution for Bangladeshi banks
The process of securing a loan from most banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) feels like a maze.
18 May 2025, 09:30 AM
Confronting Dhaka’s battery-run rickshaw dilemma
One of the more recent manifestations of informal urban expansion is the proliferation of battery-run rickshaws.
18 May 2025, 07:00 AM
The case for cultural pluralism in urban spaces
Cultural pluralism is becoming increasingly relevant in Bangladesh.
18 May 2025, 03:00 AM
Unpacking the proposed reforms to our revenue system
The primary logic behind the separation of revenue tasks at issue is to inject an element of operational independence into the proposed bodies.
18 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Why fundamental reforms should precede elections
A robust democracy never emerges out of broken institutions.
17 May 2025, 08:30 AM
Underinvestment threatens Bangladesh's demographic dividend
The major challenge lies in prioritisation of the policies and the lack of consistent follow-up mechanisms.
17 May 2025, 06:05 AM