Building stronger institutions is key to post-LDC growth
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Invest in wetlands for growth and resilience
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How public schools can protect children from extreme heat
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Is our fiscal system addressing inherited inequality?
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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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AI’s hidden water cost, and why it matters
28 September 2026
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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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How do we avoid a debt trap?
The debt bubble is ominous, given Bangladesh’s narrow export base and heavy reliance on remittance inflows.
25 June 2025
Israel, Iran and the US: A game of war and peace
But whether the current course of events will follow the course of 2020, cannot be said with certainty.
25 June 2025
Bangladesh should not follow the West's example on climate change
Climate change is a man-made problem, but campaigners and irresponsible politicians have blown this out of proportion.
24 June 2025
When will mob violence end in Bangladesh?
This is the government's moment to show what it truly stands for and bring everyone of those people to face the law
24 June 2025
The unmatched legacy of Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury
Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury, one of Bangladesh’s most enduring public intellectuals, turned 90 on June 23.
24 June 2025
From Strait of Hormuz to Dhaka: How a distant crisis could hit our homes
And when supply falls, prices inevitably rise.
24 June 2025
Empowered or enraged: What are we really doing with the internet?
The ability not just to use technology but to understand, interpret, and engage with it wisely is glaringly absent from our collective behaviour
24 June 2025
Never again, again: 89 seconds to midnight
The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest we’ve ever been to global catastrophe.
24 June 2025
Vertical democracy: Why Bangladesh needs a second chamber
True reform must aim for devolution rather than centralisation, redistributing power downward before horizontally.
24 June 2025
Turning reserved seats into real power for women
We began with 15 reserved seats in 1972. Today, there are 50. On paper, this expansion signals progress.
24 June 2025
The afterlife of an uprising
When I think of July, I remember the silence. Not the kind that settles over a nation out of respect, but the kind that suffocates.
23 June 2025
The Middle East as a time loop
Understanding the Middle Eastern crisis through the temporal lens of Dark
23 June 2025
Can Bangladesh feed its projected 22 crore population by 2050?
Rice is at the heart of Bangladesh’s economy, culture, and food system.
23 June 2025
We must ensure every birth and death is recorded
A birth certificate is more than a document; it is a child’s first proof of existence in the eyes of the law.
23 June 2025
Interrogating power, envisioning emancipation
His work does not merely interpret the world; it is involved in the struggle to change it.
23 June 2025
How geopolitical interests trump international laws
When a state conducts military operations within another state’s territory, it frequently violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.
22 June 2025
The fallout of Trump’s Iran strike
Many experts have argued that Iran’s greatest mistake was not to acquire nuclear weapons
22 June 2025
Justice-based approach needed in reproductive health
Family planning programmes should emphasise choice, dignity, and shared responsibility.
22 June 2025
Is Mahmudul's arrest a message?
A journalism teacher at Begum Rokeya University, Mahmudul Haque now sits in jail
22 June 2025
Can Bangladesh’s urban drainage survive climate change?
Beneath the rising waters lies a tangle of institutional dysfunction and impunity that sabotages effective action.
22 June 2025