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
14 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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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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When leisure turns lethal
The alarming number of deaths gives Cox’s Bazar bad press.
14 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Cameras in the court: A step towards transparency or trial by media?
The core problem lies in the performative risk of broadcasting.
14 June 2025, 02:00 AM
What South Asia can learn from China’s development journey
People across South Asia are increasingly realising how far they are being left behind in a world that is rapidly moving forward.
13 June 2025, 09:00 AM
The true purpose of education
We need to fix our education system so that it mitigates socioeconomic differences, rather than reproducing it.
13 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Dhaka’s darling dengue diaries
While other countries boast cherry blossoms and beach holidays, we get a yearly VIP visit from the Aedes mosquito.
13 June 2025, 05:00 AM
What the Awami League and Jamaat can learn from apologies
To achieve genuine democratic renewal, Bangladesh must adopt a political culture rooted in historical truth and moral accountability.
13 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Clarity from one London dialogue: Will the other follow suit?
After the discussion at Chatham House, will the meeting between Prof Yunus and Tarique Rahman offer more insights?
12 June 2025, 10:45 AM
While the world marches for Gaza, the West remains silent
This silence is not accidental. It is carefully engineered
12 June 2025, 08:57 AM
Sustaining the oceans as they sustain us
The importance of oceans in human lives can hardly be overemphasised.
12 June 2025, 07:00 AM
The power of goodness
People seem to love making negative remarks about societal breakdown and people’s lack of concern for others.
12 June 2025, 05:00 AM
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and the politics of starvation
What we are witnessing in Gaza is the collapse of humanitarianism’s ethical core.
12 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Beyond muscle and money: The leadership Bangladesh now deserves
For decades, Bangladesh’s political arena has been dominated by leaders who thrive not through vision or service, but through intimidation, wealth, family, and connections.
12 June 2025, 02:00 AM
The silent plastic crisis in rural Bangladesh
Plastic pollution is not solely an urban issue.
11 June 2025, 07:40 AM
Action fails to match rhetoric again
A clear sense of direction and strategy for the education system is lacking, as it has been under past political governments.
11 June 2025, 04:00 AM
We need both new wine and a new bottle
People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.
11 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh’s civic and digital arenas are becoming fear zones
What we are witnessing is not a series of disconnected incidents but a systemic erosion of democratic norms.
10 June 2025, 05:00 AM
For how long must women endure cyberattacks?
Despite the legal provisions in place to punish such actions, many victims find themselves powerless to pursue justice.
9 June 2025, 09:00 AM
Unlock Bangladesh's potential for sustainable employment
There is a huge scope for green employment opportunities in Bangladesh.
9 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Looking back on the investment summit: Big promises, fragile realities
It remains unclear if the summit’s promises will bring real change, and consequently greater investments, or simply fade away like many before them
8 June 2025, 05:00 AM
A recurring script is enough to prove the pattern
In Bangladesh, one does not need to teach a generation, invent a cure for a disease, feed the hungry, or fight for justice to be honoured. In this country, respect comes cheaper
7 June 2025, 13:59 PM