Will Bangladesh's social security budget help the poor?
25 June 2026, 16:58 PM
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Should political parties be publicly funded?
24 June 2026, 08:43 AM
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Can outcome-based education survive the age of AI?
22 June 2026, 08:52 AM
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Remembering Ishaque Ali / When Bengalis stood up to racism in the UK
20 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Bangladesh's cottage industries need more than nostalgia
18 June 2026, 08:45 AM
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Can a social media ban for children work in Bangladesh?
17 June 2026, 09:29 AM
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Why Bangladesh keeps suffering from an epidemic of bad projects
15 June 2026, 09:12 AM
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Big Picture / The long transformation of rural Bangladesh
13 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Islamic banking’s problem is the model, not the name
11 June 2026, 08:30 AM
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What India and Bangladesh get wrong about the Teesta
10 June 2026, 14:37 PM
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How Asia negotiated with Washington while Bangladesh lost out
Bangladesh’s interim government sacrificed long-term economic sovereignty for asymmetric, fragile US tariff concessions.
10 May 2026, 08:51 AM
The disagreements over presidential power and state religion
As members of the Constitution Reform Commission, we, Sharif Bhuiyan and Firoz Ahmed, submitted two written notes to the Commission—one dated November 23, 2024, on strengthening the office of the President, and another dated December 31, 2024, on the inclusion of “Bismillah” and a state religion in the Constitution.
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
West Bengal’s election shift: Can it unlock the Teesta impasse?
West Bengal's recent BJP victory might finally unblock the stalled India-Bangladesh Teesta water-sharing treaty despite ecological challenges.
8 May 2026, 09:47 AM
Can Bangladesh manage its municipal waste better?
Effective municipal solid waste management in Bangladesh requires replacing open dumping with modern energy and fuel technologies.
6 May 2026, 10:40 AM
India’s top-heavy boom and the lesson for Bangladesh
India’s jobless growth and structural imbalance offer lessons for Bangladesh in diversifying its economy and achieving prosperity.
5 May 2026, 12:07 PM
Haor farmers are dying, why does no one care?
The agrarian crisis in Bangladesh's haor region stems from structural neglect, threatening farmers' livelihoods and agricultural sustainability.
4 May 2026, 14:13 PM
Why political cartoons are dying in Bangladesh
The monetisation of news and corporate media influence drives self-censorship, eroding Bangladesh's vital political satire tradition.
3 May 2026, 13:41 PM
Art and odyssey of female cartoonists in Bangladesh
When girls draw comics, the topics become far more diverse – touching on nature, family issues, mental health, and self-realisation.
3 May 2026, 13:00 PM
How reality is controlled in the age of digital disinformation
There is a significant overlap, as we are essentially describing the spread of authoritarian propaganda techniques in democracies, accelerated by the technologies of the digital age.
3 May 2026, 12:00 PM
Bangladesh’s anti-cyberbullying cell: One chance to get it right
Bangladesh must build a structured cyber harassment cell with legal data annotators to combat online violence against women.
2 May 2026, 13:49 PM
The expansion of wage labour and the message of May Day
Capitalist exploitation and wealth inequality in Bangladesh highlight why the May Day legacy remains vital for labour rights.
1 May 2026, 11:09 AM
A closer look at Bangladesh’s new labour law: Gains and gaps
Bangladesh’s new labour law reflects hard-won gains, yet key gaps persist, leaving workers’ rights and protections incomplete.
30 April 2026, 22:13 PM
Can workers seize the opportunity as Western capitalism declines?
Richard Wolff argues that capitalist decline and Western hegemony offer the Global South opportunities for working-class organisation.
30 April 2026, 22:10 PM
Why AI alone cannot fix Bangladesh’s learning gap
AI technology alone will never resolve Bangladesh's learning gap without consistent human support from teachers and parents.
29 April 2026, 13:58 PM
The water we wear: Why “No Shopping Day” matters
A No Shopping Day exposes the immense virtual water footprint in textiles, advocating for mindful consumption to protect resources.
29 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Who is left behind?
Universal human development requires dismantling systemic barriers and aligning policy with the 2030 Agenda for global inclusion.
28 April 2026, 11:16 AM
Zero-waste communities thrive while incinerator plans loom
The Amin Bazar incinerator threatens community-led zero-waste models and the livelihoods of vulnerable informal waste workers in Bangladesh.
26 April 2026, 12:54 PM
Why our energy future keeps slipping away
Bangladesh's energy crisis stems from severe power sector mismanagement, fossil fuel dependence, and neglect of national energy security.
25 April 2026, 14:54 PM
Amid geopolitical uncertainty, it’s time to electrify the kitchen
An electric rice cooker has solutions for all the issues – health, safety, energy, vitamin, environment.
23 April 2026, 13:30 PM
Corruption control: Asian best practices and lessons for the BNP government
To combat corruption, Bangladesh's new BNP government must embrace governance reforms and proven Asian anti-corruption strategies.
23 April 2026, 13:25 PM