Opinion / Media reform in Bangladesh needs precision, not pressure
30 January 2026, 00:49 AM
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Confrontational election politics shows that little has changed
30 January 2026, 00:56 AM
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Opinion / The referendum question and a closer look at the July National Charter
30 January 2026, 01:07 AM
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Bangladesh’s T20 snub: ICC failed a key test of sporting governance
29 January 2026, 01:04 AM
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Opinion / Trump’s Board of Peace is no UN, but an aberration
29 January 2026, 01:10 AM
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Opinion / The UAP incident shows systemic erosion of academic integrity
29 January 2026, 01:14 AM
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ADP downsize: Why health and education are taking the hardest hits
29 January 2026, 01:16 AM
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Opinion / Can we afford such a steep public-sector pay hike?
26 January 2026, 23:57 PM
MACRO MIRROR
Tribute / Remembering Mark Tully, the trusted chronicler of 1971
28 January 2026, 00:04 AM
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Opinion / Backlash at the ballot: Why women are being shut out of politics
28 January 2026, 00:14 AM
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A case for democratic reforms in universities
The halls had been transformed into places where ordinary students faced heavy oppression.
3 September 2024, 04:00 AM
The need for a clear charter for the intelligence agencies
The catch-all definition of national security must not be used as a cloak to hide abuses.
3 September 2024, 02:00 AM
Gazi factory fire: A wake-up call for intelligence reform
The Gazi factory fire tragedy represents a severe setback to the progressive transformation of Bangladesh.
2 September 2024, 11:00 AM
Doctors, mob justice and the health sector
The recent assault on doctors at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) marks a deeply troubling moment in our society.
2 September 2024, 08:45 AM
The key changes needed in the education sector
The new norm for education should be people before profit, not the other way around.
2 September 2024, 07:00 AM
The troubling behaviour of Bangladesh’s lawyers
We have witnessed alarming incidents where leaders of the previous government were attacked on court premises.
2 September 2024, 06:00 AM
Dhaka, an inequal city
It is no wonder that a vast population of Dhaka are generally disgruntled with where they are.
2 September 2024, 04:00 AM
Statistics given by Hasina regime need urgent correction
One of the reasons why the country’s economy fell into a big crisis during the Hasina regime is the manipulation of statistics.
2 September 2024, 02:00 AM
The speech by Dr Yunus: A vision for new Bangladesh
Dr Yunus’s humility in admitting the challenges ahead was appreciated.
1 September 2024, 12:00 PM
Red vs green passports: The privilege and the discrimination
The interim government of Bangladesh led by Dr Yunus declared the red passports held by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as former MPs, null and void.
1 September 2024, 08:30 AM
The alterations we need in our Election Commission
Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.
1 September 2024, 06:00 AM
The urgent path out of Bangladesh’s current fragility
Having analysed the drivers of democratic transitions in the context of Bangladesh, on balance, we may still be on track to beat the odds.
1 September 2024, 03:46 AM
Fall of a titan: Looking for the economic tinderbox
Despite the youth-driven upheaval, the key drivers of the economy remain very much intact and ready to take the economy to new heights.
1 September 2024, 02:00 AM
The Bangla Spring: An opportunity to recalibrate the country’s audit regulatory architecture
All these troubled banks were externally audited, and received clean chits. Yet, we see very little discussion regarding such audit failures.
31 August 2024, 10:40 AM
Why should Bangladesh have Sundarbans biosphere reserve?
Bangladesh does not have any of the 748 biosphere reserves spread all over the world.
31 August 2024, 09:00 AM
It is time to reform the publishing sector
In the past regime, there was investment in books that only served a certain coterie, championing a certain narrative.
31 August 2024, 05:54 AM
Is forcing our educators to resign the right way to go?
While demanding justice for those guilty of such wrongdoing is fair, being affiliated with a political party alone shouldn’t warrant such claims.
30 August 2024, 12:30 PM
The invisible prisoners of state
The current government must also identify those who have been killed during their disappearances.
30 August 2024, 08:30 AM
'Let my blood bring peace to the sacred soil of Bengal'
If it had not been for the student’s uprising, the heaviness of the pain for many in a similar situation would not have been relieved.
30 August 2024, 05:18 AM
The interim government must not fail
We now have another opportunity to get things right and the challenge is to manage aspirations and expectations.
30 August 2024, 03:00 AM