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Media reform and journalism protection law can help counter disinformation

Kamal Ahmed

28 September 2026 • Views

The answer to children’s online risks is not a social media ban

Jannatul Naym Pieal

28 September 2026 • Views

AI’s hidden water cost, and why it matters

Fatema Tuz Zuhra Hurmetun Nesa Labiba

28 September 2026 • Opinion

International Day for Universal Access to Information / Nothing justifies the two-year vacancy at the Information Commission

Shamsul Bari Ruhi Naz

28 September 2026 • Opinion

World Tourism Day / As tourism changes, let’s not lose sight of why we travel

Sifat Afrin Shams

27 September 2026 • Opinion

Rethinking how the logistics sector absorbs diesel price hikes

Ahamedul Karim Chowdhury

27 September 2026 • Views

NAZA, Israel’s war on witnesses, and media complicity

Jamal Kanj

27 September 2026 • Opinion

World Rivers Day / Why are our rivers still dying despite so many projects?

Ahad Chowdhury

27 September 2026 • Views

Before AI in education, make sure children can learn and reason

M Niaz Asadullah

26 September 2026 • Opinion

The system is failing our children

Shamsad Mortuza

26 September 2026 • Opinion

Banning an autocrat's words risks strengthening her legacy of fear

Let all voices—whether popular or poisonous—be heard.

26 August 2025

How a train to Tehran is rewriting the world’s map

The China-Iran corridor, bypassing western sea lanes, had become a steel reality.

26 August 2025

How to stay resilient when trade slows and aid shrinks

LDCs must prepare for a more uncertain world trade and development finance era.

26 August 2025

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How much longer do we pretend its normal?

Child rape cases surged 75% in 7 months, exposing Bangladesh’s failure to protect its children

25 August 2025

The world is squandering its plastics treaty moment

The “high-ambition coalition,” led by Rwanda and Norway, insists on cutting plastics at the source.

25 August 2025

Of ‘Mosquitoes and Men’: Humanity is losing war against an impossible predator

Humanity is losing its war against an impossible predator

Unlike lions or metaphysical plagues, the mosquito kills without spectacle—its victims slip away in silence, far from poetry and pageantry.

25 August 2025

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Why 1971 still casts a shadow in Bangladesh-Pakistan relations

The truth of the 1971 remains buried in denial, distortion, and evasion

25 August 2025

Rainwater can be an irrigation lifeline

Rainwater harvesting for irrigation also aligns with Bangladesh’s climate commitments

25 August 2025

The return of ‘No Vote’ option is long overdue

The No Vote option gives dissenting voters a voice. It turns frustration into a measurable verdict.

25 August 2025

Ukraine’s peace lies in compromise

Before Biden, various US presidents had respected an unwritten understanding between Russia and the West that Ukraine would not be invited to join NATO.

25 August 2025

Why the Bangladesh-US deal demands public scrutiny

Bangladesh's US tariff deal brings relief but raises deeper concerns.

25 August 2025

What Bolivia’s election can teach Bangladesh

Bolivia’s election was imperfect too, but its institutions offered citizens a visible, comprehensible path to closure.

24 August 2025

Strategic education policy is key to a job-ready Bangladesh

Students and guardians naturally gravitate towards subjects and career paths perceived to offer the highest immediate market demand and financial security.

24 August 2025