Rethinking how the logistics sector absorbs diesel price hikes
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Before AI in education, make sure children can learn and reason
26 September 2026
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Opinion
The system is failing our children
26 September 2026
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Opinion
Climate action cannot accelerate without climate justice
26 September 2026
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Opinion
A-Challan can change how we manage public money
26 September 2026
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Opinion
Column by Mahfuz Anam / The draft cyber law will restrict the media
25 September 2026
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THE THIRD VIEW
We tell women to speak up, but who defends them when they do?
25 September 2026
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A Closer Look
Oprotim's killing and the growing fear for our children’s safety
25 September 2026
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Views
A single digital ID can simplify life, but who will protect the data?
24 September 2026
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Views
We need reliable buyers to build more solar power
24 September 2026
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Views
Three competing nationalisms and the battle for Bangladesh
When we speak about Bangladesh today, we often pretend as if there is one clear national story.
8 January 2026
Is grievance politics clouding the future of Ganges treaty?
As Bangladesh and India begin the long, delicate process of discussing the future of the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, the real challenge may not lie in hydrology, technical committees, or even climate variability.
8 January 2026
The interim’s unfinished conservation business
Bangladesh government is still inadequate in conservation actions.
7 January 2026
Alternatives Bangladesh can explore to move away from the debt trap
Last month, at a seminar on the state of the economy, the chairman of the National Board of Revenue said that Bangladesh has "already slipped into a form of debt trap."
7 January 2026
Can Dhaka become a 15-minute city?
The 15-minute city concept is simply about putting human needs at the centre of urban growth.
7 January 2026
Why we must better use our off-docks
Bangladesh's logistics system is under strain from pressures it was never designed to absorb.
7 January 2026
Democracy cannot survive on silence and fear
After a long stretch away from the country, Tarique Rahman's return to Bangladesh marks the beginning of a tougher chapter, one that's about real responsibility, not symbolic.
6 January 2026
Why we need microcredit banks
"Financial inclusion" has been a buzzword in Bangladesh for many years.
6 January 2026
Venezuela attack: When a president is abducted, sovereignty becomes conditional
The United States' overnight assault on Venezuela and the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are being sold as an anti-drug mission and a law enforcement action.
6 January 2026
Khaleda Zia’s economic legacy, lessons, and the road ahead
Over the 55 years since Bangladesh's independence, the processes of state-building, political transformation, and economic reconstruction have unfolded in deeply interconnected ways.
6 January 2026
Khaleda Zia as a shaper of history
The death of Khaleda Zia on December 30, 2025, has prompted an outpouring of emotion and political remembrance, and for good reason.
5 January 2026
The quiet strain behind economic headlines
Bangladesh’s economy seems to be stabilising at first blush. Reserve levels have climbed, imports have slowed, and officials are finding some signs of resilience in the aftermath of a tumultuous period. For a country accustomed to absorbing shocks, this narrative of cautious recovery sounds reas
5 January 2026
Memory, museums, and the danger of forgetting
Recently, while rereading The Museum of Innocence, I was struck again by Orhan Pamuk's insistence that memory does not disappear all at once.
4 January 2026
Venezuela attack and the geopolitics of oil control
The US strike in Venezuela has triggered a crisis with potentially global consequences
4 January 2026
Will the next government deliver truth and healing for victims?
Suffering is acknowledged rhetorically, yet accountability is consistently deferred in the name of stability, order, or political transition.
4 January 2026
Why is our logistics policy failing to deliver on its promise?
In 2024, Bangladesh announced its first National Logistics Policy, a crucial reform for an economy where logistics costs devour 15-20 percent of GDP—nearly double the global average.
4 January 2026
‘The interim has failed to curb inflation and unemployment’: A rebuttal
I write this in response to an article recently published by The Daily Star, titled The interim has failed to curb inflation and unemployment.
4 January 2026
Education reform: Too little, too late under the interim regime
The tenure of the interim government (IG) since August 2024 has not been particularly comforting for the country's education community.
4 January 2026
Why the long wait for elections has been an illuminating interlude
The delayed election, rather than being merely a period of political stagnation, has paradoxically served as a crucial and illuminating interlude for Bangladesh. Had the interim government, formed on August 8, 2024, acted as a caretaker, conducted elections within 90 days, and then departed, peo
3 January 2026
Do fireworks serve a purpose, or is it time to let them go?
The argument for fireworks remains largely emotional.
3 January 2026