When waiting in line for subsidised food turns deadly
1 August 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Why privatising electricity distribution could be a mistake
1 August 2026, 10:00 AM
Opinion
Fixing public hospitals could start with making leaders rely on them
31 July 2026, 09:00 AM
Views
We must count the cost of growing climate anxiety
1 August 2026, 12:00 PM
Opinion
How patriarchy's female foot soldiers can be liberated
31 July 2026, 12:00 PM
Views
Is Bangladesh ready to build semiconductor chips?
31 July 2026, 11:00 AM
MIND THE GAP
Higher electricity tariffs should accelerate our clean energy transition
31 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Views
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons / The industrialisation of human cognition
30 July 2026, 15:35 PM
Views
The ugliness over Beauty’s reel
30 July 2026, 09:00 AM
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Why Bangladesh’s low ecological footprint is not a climate advantage
30 July 2026, 11:00 AM
Views
Falling fertility and fading opportunities pushing Bangladesh to a demographic crossroads
The dividend is not automatic—it requires a healthy, educated, and productively employed workforce.
20 August 2025, 04:00 AM
How NGOs can help build a democratic welfare state
NGOs and MFIs can become market actors delivering public-good functions.
20 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Modernising Bangladesh’s defence is a strategic necessity
A robust defence framework enables a state to protect its interests.
19 August 2025, 09:15 AM
The 'six tigers' that drive China's AI geopolitics
China's four dragons—Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance—play a vital role in nurturing the AI startup ecosystem.
19 August 2025, 07:40 AM
The world needs humanitarians more than ever
We have millions of humanitarians worldwide, many of whom stay unseen and unrecognised.
19 August 2025, 06:00 AM
Decentralising the High Court: Between consensus and constitutional constraints
Any reform must survive constitutional scrutiny under the basic structure doctrine as interpreted by our highest courts.
19 August 2025, 04:00 AM
Bangladesh's decision on LDC graduation deferral needs careful assessment
Short-term image building rather than long-term readiness drove the eagerness to graduate.
19 August 2025, 02:00 AM
How China rewired global power at the Changsha summit
This gathering marks the forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)’s shift from talk to the engine of South-South solidarity.
18 August 2025, 09:10 AM
The prison system is in urgent need of reform
Thousands are punished without conviction and stripped of their dignity in our prisons, compelling the question: who will reform the prison system?
18 August 2025, 07:00 AM
Ambulance syndicates are holding patients hostage
When emergency services like ambulances are turned into rackets of extortion, it is like the final nail on the coffin.
18 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Bangladesh’s economic performance has been unique post-uprising
Reform by the interim government helped the economy rebound.
18 August 2025, 02:00 AM
Is humanity disintegrating, or is violence simply more visible?
Treat social media platforms as engineered environments, not inevitabilities to endure.
17 August 2025, 10:00 AM
Bangladesh's rising population: A demographic dividend won’t pay off on its own
Rapid population growth is also reducing the availability of capital per person and limiting access to essential services such as housing, sanitation, healthcare, and employment.
17 August 2025, 07:00 AM
Trump’s tariff tsunami drowns global order
At the heart of this strategy is the manipulation of US law.
17 August 2025, 04:00 AM
July Declaration and the challenge of historical reckoning
As it transpires, the national election will precede the “promised” constitutional reform, thereby deferring to the wisdom of an elected parliament.
17 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Can monetary policy rescue the economy?
The question remains whether this policy can rescue the economy from the doldrums and place it firmly on the path of vibrancy.
17 August 2025, 02:00 AM
DUCSU polls 2025: Democracy’s dress rehearsal?
We can view the holding of DUCSU polls (followed by JUCSU and RUCSU polls in the same month) as a step towards rebuilding democracy from the foundation.
16 August 2025, 10:20 AM
Don't let our children grow up amid garbage
Nearly 10.7 lakh children are involved in hazardous work that is illegal for anyone under 18 years of age.
16 August 2025, 07:00 AM
'Now the teachers adore me'
A mother’s grief exposes a broken education system
16 August 2025, 06:18 AM
How inflation control correlates with economic growth
The slide in GDP growth is a complex interaction of a whole host of factors.
16 August 2025, 02:00 AM