A budget of promises, pressures, and unanswered questions
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As El Niño looms, Bangladesh must brace for extreme heat
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Air pollution: What Beijing got right that Dhaka still hasn't
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Will this be the budget that transforms education?
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Opinion
A budget built on recovery and reform, but can it deliver?
12 June 2026, 08:00 AM
MACRO MIRROR
Rule cannot survive on fear alone: Foucault, Althusser, and our mob culture
12 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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World Day Against Child Labour / We cannot achieve development while children remain at work
12 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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In the era of AI, who gets to live longer?
11 June 2026, 17:01 PM
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Raising tobacco taxes is in Bangladesh’s own interest
11 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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‘A strong Bangladesh needs social cohesion and a shared vision beyond politics’
11 June 2026, 09:00 AM
Interviews
When campus politics takes the centre stage
The disproportionate attention given to student polls exposes the political vacuum created by the country's eroded electoral culture.
12 September 2025, 14:20 PM
Trial by fire
The Gen Z movement now has to unite to take the lead in reconstructing the Nepali state.
12 September 2025, 09:30 AM
Transparency alone won’t modernise Bangladesh’s power sector
One of the key measures in this year’s budget is the repeal of the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provision) Act, 2010, to enhance transparency.
12 September 2025, 07:00 AM
Trees can be the cheapest anti-heat, anti-anger infrastructure
In Dhaka, trees are treated as expendable. They are cut down for road-widening with no plan for replacement.
12 September 2025, 06:00 AM
When the state fails the dead
The body of Nurul Haque was exhumed and set on fire by a mob.
12 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Nepal’s Gen Z revolt is a mirror Bangladesh should study hard
Nepal’s streets did not wake up one morning and decide to overthrow a government for sport.
12 September 2025, 03:00 AM
Ducsu election: Identity, strategy, and the politics
Those who won the Ducsu election on Tuesday have set a new precedent.
11 September 2025, 11:30 AM
The economic cost of delaying the election
The political vacuum that Bangladesh finds itself in is not just a constitutional or moral problem.
11 September 2025, 06:00 AM
Remembering Badruddin Umar: An inspiring scholar
He was a true scholar, a delightful conversationalist, and an uncompromising social activist.
11 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Returning after 33 years, what difference will Jucsu make?
Jucsu is expected to break a 33-year-long silence at Jahangirnagar University.
10 September 2025, 14:30 PM
The job no one claps for
Women’s unpaid household and care work sustains the nation, yet remains invisible
10 September 2025, 12:30 PM
Between death and desire to live: A suicide survivor’s account
Sometimes survival is the most radical act we can perform.
10 September 2025, 10:43 AM
Digital wages can unlock women’s economic power in Bangladesh
Among account owners, women’s adoption of digital payments lags behind men’s across the region by 15 percentage points.
10 September 2025, 08:00 AM
Inflation and inequality fuelling a geography of despair in Bangladesh
An economy cannot thrive on the optimism of a few while the majority remain weighed down by despair.
10 September 2025, 06:00 AM
When the state falters, the streets make the rules
Bangladesh is living through daily un-governmentality.
10 September 2025, 04:00 AM
Article 116 restored: The judiciary’s long road back to itself
A recent High Court ruling restores the Supreme Court’s authority over postings, promotions, and discipline of the subordinate judiciary.
10 September 2025, 02:00 AM
From Dhaka to Kathmandu: How Gen Z is confronting power in South Asia
South Asian states must realise the cost of repression before it's too late.
9 September 2025, 10:39 AM
Rent control: A law that exists only on paper
Landlords often ignore the law, tenants do not know their rights, and enforcement is almost nonexistent
9 September 2025, 07:02 AM
From the end of empire to China-centric unipolarity
The 21st century’s centre of gravity is quietly shifting from Washington to Beijing.
9 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Managing our external debt needs a balanced strategy
Bangladesh's steadily rising debt levels are becoming a pressing issue.
9 September 2025, 02:00 AM