What the 57th border talks refused to say about BSF killings and push-ins
14 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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Who pays for a fossil-free future? Bonn talks must answer the question
14 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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With opposition inputs, the budget debate finally matures, but constraints persist
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How falling real prices threaten Bangladesh’s apparel sector
14 June 2026, 08:00 AM
RMG NOTES
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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A call to fill up Bangladesh's empty transparency chairs
There is a persistent disconnect between the RTI law and the people it intends to serve.
17 July 2025, 07:00 AM
The silent exclusion of women in white-collar workplaces
Women are often made invisible, not through overt confrontation but through subtle, everyday behaviours that leave them feeling unseen.
17 July 2025, 05:00 AM
From oligarchy to citizen's republic: Reforming Bangladesh's executive branch
The tripartite patronage of business, politics, and bureaucracy forms the bedrock of the oligarchic structure, where business elites fund political campaigns and gain legislative favours.
17 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Why the July Charter matters
The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.
17 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Embankments in Sundarbans delta: Wall of hope or risk?
Embankments shape life, risk, and politics in the lower delta
16 July 2025, 12:00 PM
Remembering Abu Sayed: The day fear died
Abu Sayed taught us not to step back.
16 July 2025, 05:00 AM
How Bangladesh must navigate the US-led trade shift
It is apprehended that the US’s high tariffs on major global exporters of agricultural products, raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods, such as Brazil, Canada, China and India, would make those products available at lower prices in non-US markets.
16 July 2025, 03:00 AM
A soul that lit the darkness
The way he embraced death raises a profound question: what truly gives life its meaning—its duration or its quality?
16 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh’s youth should be empowered through skills and apprenticeship
With over 60 percent of its population under the age of 35, the country holds immense promise in the form of a demographic dividend.
15 July 2025, 10:15 AM
Our society and policy have failed mothers who care differently
We live in an ecosystem that is neither structured for women nor for people with different needs.
15 July 2025, 09:00 AM
Plastic dependency: The environmental cost of food delivery in Bangladesh
The unchecked use of single-use plastic in food delivery is a matter of concern.
15 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Strategies we can employ in tariff talks with the US
We must realise that the US has started the tariff war with a political agenda.
15 July 2025, 05:00 AM
Sohag's murder was not an anomaly, it was a warning
The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.
15 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Against law and humanity: Why India’s push-ins must stop
India’s controversial practice of forcibly pushing people into Bangladeshi territory continues.
15 July 2025, 02:00 AM
How global economic governance entrenches dependence for countries like Bangladesh
In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic headlines have swung between cautious optimism and deepening alarm.
14 July 2025, 11:18 AM
The night Sheikh Hasina’s fear shield crumbled
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
14 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Are state-owned enterprises truly performing?
The evaluation was introduced in 2024, assessing 20 organisations based on their audited financial statements for FY2022-23.
14 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Red is the colour of July
When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.
14 July 2025, 03:00 AM
The economics behind Trump’s tariff war
Trump’s tariff war is a deliberate way to put a lid on China' export expansion.
14 July 2025, 02:00 AM
How Bangladesh is giving waste new life, and workers new dignity
Just outside Dhaka, a quiet revolution is reshaping both the lives of people and the fate of plastic waste.
13 July 2025, 10:29 AM