A budget of promises, pressures, and unanswered questions
13 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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As El Niño looms, Bangladesh must brace for extreme heat
13 June 2026, 13:00 PM
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Air pollution: What Beijing got right that Dhaka still hasn't
13 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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Will this be the budget that transforms education?
13 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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
Lessons to be learnt from the CU violence
The violence was first triggered by the alleged assault of a female student by a security guard at her private mess.
3 September 2025, 07:00 AM
COP30 must deliver tangible outcomes for the vulnerable
COP30 will be a crucial test for climate justice and Bangladesh.
3 September 2025, 06:00 AM
How to keep cancer drugs affordable after LDC graduation
Without urgent action, thousands may find lifesaving drugs suddenly priced out of reach.
3 September 2025, 03:00 AM
From force to service: Rethinking policing in Bangladesh
Reform requires transforming the very meaning of policing in a democratic republic from an authoritarian order.
3 September 2025, 02:00 AM
From tragedy to reform: Rethinking democracy and public ethics in Indonesia
The protests, while legitimate, also revealed vulnerabilities.
2 September 2025, 10:00 AM
Faith-led messaging can mitigate plastic pollution
In Dhaka city alone, we generate around 646 tonnes of plastic waste daily, much of which remains unmanaged.
2 September 2025, 07:00 AM
Hope and despair cloud the prospect of February polls
Bangladesh appears to be getting pulled in opposite directions by two political currents.
2 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Where do Indigenous peoples belong in the new Bangladesh?
The Oraon, Chakma, Marma, Santal, Garo, Mro, Bawm, and other Indigenous peoples carry histories older than this state.
2 September 2025, 03:00 AM
A stronger, fairer tax system is the need of the hour
A fairer, more efficient and more progressive tax system is the foundation of democratic governance.
2 September 2025, 02:00 AM
How weaponising murder cases is shielding real perpetrators
One year after the July uprising, Bangladesh finds itself at a critical juncture, yet shows little sign of crossing it
1 September 2025, 14:19 PM
A ‘pawsitive’ step: Using gene testing to improve cats’ health
We often forget that, like us, they too carry an invisible blueprint of genes that influences their health and well-being.
1 September 2025, 10:45 AM
How to elevate Bangladesh’s public universities in global rankings
Public universities must develop their own fund management systems and strengthen their reserves.
1 September 2025, 07:00 AM
How poor are the poor? A dive beyond the line
It may feel reassuring that poverty depth remains “low.” But in Bangladesh today, that is not a comfort; it is a warning.
1 September 2025, 04:00 AM
February election: Democracy’s burning test
The February election is the one remaining bridge between the sacrifice of July and the promise of tomorrow.
1 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Let them in: Opening Gaza to the foreign press corps
Israel will find killing members of the foreign press corps in numbers a more trying prospect.
31 August 2025, 11:30 AM
US tariffs on India: A rare opportunity Bangladesh cannot miss
If India is required to pay this increased tariff, Bangladesh will enjoy a relative tariff advantage.
31 August 2025, 11:00 AM
The generational mismatch of wealth
The truth is simpler: one generation inherited scarcity and turned it into prosperity. The next inherited prosperity and turned it into anxiety.
31 August 2025, 07:00 AM
Teenage gangs and a failing social order
What’s fuelling this surge in teenage crime?
31 August 2025, 06:00 AM
The need to share responsibility for Rohingya refugees
Today, half a million Rohingya children born into statelessness live in camps: citizens of no country, dependent on foreign assistance for food, water, shelter, and nearly everything else.
31 August 2025, 05:00 AM
A workable path to enforce the July Charter
July Charter’s attempt to oust judicial review is not legally sustainable.
31 August 2025, 03:00 AM