Media reform and journalism protection law can help counter disinformation
28 September 2026
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The answer to children’s online risks is not a social media ban
28 September 2026
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Views
AI’s hidden water cost, and why it matters
10 HOUR(s)
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Opinion
World Tourism Day / As tourism changes, let’s not lose sight of why we travel
27 September 2026
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Opinion
Rethinking how the logistics sector absorbs diesel price hikes
27 September 2026
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NAZA, Israel’s war on witnesses, and media complicity
27 September 2026
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Opinion
World Rivers Day / Why are our rivers still dying despite so many projects?
27 September 2026
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Views
Before AI in education, make sure children can learn and reason
26 September 2026
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Opinion
The system is failing our children
26 September 2026
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Opinion
Provost to nightguard: Different faces, same disregard for women
The widespread unrest at Chittagong University and adjacent villages where students and villagers clashed with each other for the better part of a day, had begun with a nightguard assaulting a female student who had returned to her mess, reportedly at 11:00pm
3 September 2025
E-payments are making us lose control of our finances
When we see others spending, we feel pressured to do the same.
3 September 2025
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
COP30 must deliver tangible outcomes for the vulnerable
COP30 will be a crucial test for climate justice and Bangladesh.
3 September 2025
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
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
From tragedy to reform: Rethinking democracy and public ethics in Indonesia
The protests, while legitimate, also revealed vulnerabilities.
2 September 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Teenage gangs and a failing social order
What’s fuelling this surge in teenage crime?
31 August 2025