How the FY27 budget reinforces an unequal tax structure
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Before adding a third language, fix students' foundational learning crisis
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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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A record health budget, but the challenge, as always, is execution
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Persistent delay in restoring the Information Commission is unacceptable
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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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Tracing women’s rights through Islamic legal history
Islam articulated a bold vision for women’s dignity and autonomy in its earliest revelations.
23 May 2025, 02:00 AM
What role can Bangladesh play in securing peace in South Asia?
Bangladesh’s role in regional peace must go beyond ceremonial diplomacy.
22 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Let’s not send our biodiversity to the museum
Bangladesh's efforts to conserve biodiversity remain lukewarm.
22 May 2025, 04:00 AM
How not to describe the Awami League
While serious criticisms of the Awami League are both valid and necessary, they must be proportionate and grounded in fact.
22 May 2025, 02:00 AM
The price of unchecked protest politics
Under the guise of “mob justice,” various groups, including students, have taken the law into their own hands.
21 May 2025, 12:16 PM
Debunking the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh’s role, and the ASEAN Summit
External forces now shape Myanmar-Bangladesh dynamic in relation to the Rohingya crisis.
21 May 2025, 07:14 AM
When protest turns into a mob
When protest seeks to punish through pressure, it crosses a clear ethical line
21 May 2025, 05:51 AM
Why Bangladesh Competition Commission needs reform
Our anti-cartel enforcement mechanism has to be more comprehensive.
21 May 2025, 05:46 AM
India’s ‘push-in’ policy: What is the message for Bangladesh?
These push-in operations are political signals—of frustration and control.
21 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Who will answer for Nusraat Faria’s detention?
Did good sense triumph? Or was it an outrageous travesty? The comments on social media suggest that most people feel it was clearly the latter. And these comments all centre around the same questions
20 May 2025, 13:23 PM
Social media’s role in the online gambling surge
Among the most critical concerns is the unabated growth of unregulated gambling sites on the internet.
20 May 2025, 10:31 AM
A folk legend who bridged religion and culture
Abbasi was second to none in Bangladesh’s realm of folk music.
20 May 2025, 06:30 AM
Nusraat Faria’s arrest sends an ominous message to the people
This arrest is particularly jarring, even in this current environment where arbitrary murder cases are being filed against suspected AL sympathisers or beneficiaries.
20 May 2025, 06:29 AM
Rickshaws, rights, and the rulebook
Battery-operated rickshaws, by law, are not allowed on major roads of DNCC.
20 May 2025, 06:00 AM
Tariffs and trade wars: Bangladesh’s path in a new geo-economic order
Bangladesh can learn from China's experience and reformulate international trade strategies.
20 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Why job creation must come first
The truth is, we have perfected the art of looking developed without actually becoming it.
20 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Not your average BMW: Decoding Dhaka's rickshaw kings
The true kings of Dhaka's roads aren't the buses, cars, or traditional rickshaws—they're the battery-powered rickshaws.
19 May 2025, 10:30 AM
Bangladesh’s strategic tightrope in Rakhine
The proposal for a Bangladesh-Myanmar aid channel is rooted in a decade of failed diplomacy.
19 May 2025, 08:30 AM
Bangladesh needs a free trade agreement with the UK, like India
UK-India's FTA highlights the urgency for Bangladesh to pursue similar trade agreements.
19 May 2025, 07:00 AM
Global trade war puts climate action under threat
Tariffs will serious impact on climate change, an unfolding crisis of our time.
19 May 2025, 06:00 AM