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
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
We must never again allow freedom to be lost
The younger generation is disengaged from the political process.
13 July 2025, 06:00 AM
How the tariff turbulence is hitting Southeast Asia
US-China tariffs will squeeze Southeast Asia’s fragile economies
13 July 2025, 04:00 AM
What the SANEM poll reveals and what it does not
SANEM survey is not about youth's voting preference.
13 July 2025, 03:00 AM
What Bangladesh can learn from the Iran-Israel war
Bangladesh can’t expect to build an influential foreign policy if we’re constantly tripping over our own politics.
13 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Tarique pledges change, but are his party men listening?
First, they beat him. Then they smashed his head and body with bricks and stones
12 July 2025, 14:07 PM
Inclusion is the most powerful business concept in the world
History shows that accessibility fuels innovations, benefiting everyone.
12 July 2025, 09:17 AM
Let’s not forget the silent emergencies of the world
In Gaza, the risk of famine is increasing due to protracted military operations. Humanitarian efforts are constrained both by inadequate relief materials and inaccessibility to the most affected areas.
12 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Sohag’s murder exposes a society numbed by fear and brutality
It was a murder that stunned the nation, not only for its barbarity, but for what it revealed about the society we have become.
12 July 2025, 06:41 AM
How expat Bangladeshi footballers are reconnecting to their ancestral roots
For more than two decades, Bangladeshi football has remained confined to domestic competition, with no significant international success.
12 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Time to rethink media transformation
Media today has transformed into a spectacular performance focused on visibility.
12 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Tariffquake: Why Bangladesh economy must diversify or fall
The latest announcement from Washington has not only shaken Bangladesh’s industrial heartland, but has presented a moment of reckoning.
12 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Three realities, one future: Why youth voice must shape population policy
Bangladesh risks missing the full benefits of its demographic dividend.
11 July 2025, 08:50 AM
A fairer future depends on the empowerment of young people
Young people should have the freedom to choose to delay marriage and parenthood
11 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Money and power should never undermine justice
A gang rape accused has no fear of consequences because of his political affiliation.
11 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Are we ready for a proportional representation system?
The absence of any recommendation in favour of PR for the lower house has legal and procedural consequences.
11 July 2025, 03:00 AM