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Fixing public hospitals could start with making leaders rely on them
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How patriarchy's female foot soldiers can be liberated
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Reviving Bangladesh’s banking sector: A race against time for innovation and reform
Modern, reliable, technologically advanced banks might be the engines for Bangladesh's next development boom.
24 May 2025, 03:20 AM
In search of a vice-chancellor
Central to the formation of the panel is the objective of minimising political interference in the selection of top university managers.
24 May 2025, 03:00 AM
Sex education is our best defence against child abuse
With educators targeted, teenagers are left to learn about sexual and reproductive health from dodgy sources
23 May 2025, 10:30 AM
Education in a world of AI
AI, digital classrooms, and technology is reshaping education.
23 May 2025, 07:00 AM
We must save the youth from losing their way
Today, Bangladesh stands at the edge of a demographic paradox.
23 May 2025, 05:58 AM
Escaping the shadows of a broken education system
What kind of education shall we offer the next generation?
23 May 2025, 03:00 AM
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