We need more than air purifiers to clean up Dhaka’s air
It’s easy to dismiss Dhaka as an unliveable city. The challenge is to replace that tantrum with the determination to make the city better.
10 May 2025, 02:00 AM
The crisis of a fossilised education system
It will be a crime to miss the post-uprising zeitgeist and not to overhaul our educational sector.
3 May 2025, 05:59 AM
KUET protests and the evolving student-university relations
KUET has exposed systemic weakness in conflict resolution.
26 April 2025, 02:00 AM
The sorry state of our green passports
Bangladeshi passports are ranked among the weakest in the world.
19 April 2025, 04:06 AM
Homecoming with a purpose
The challenge for us is to retain quality in a system with resistance.
12 April 2025, 07:00 AM
The pervasive curse of toxic masculinity
The real issue here is power and control over women’s bodies and space.
5 April 2025, 05:00 AM
Eid in a time of uncertainty and change
To bring back confidence, the rule of law must be established.
29 March 2025, 03:00 AM
Building a future for Bangladeshi football
To make the imported inspiration sustainable, we need to create an ecosystem for our players.
22 March 2025, 05:00 AM
Burning issues
We must heed the warning signs and take action before tragedy strikes once more.
1 March 2024, 14:00 PM
Voices in captivity
To justify the restrictions, governments run a fear factory.
24 February 2024, 04:00 AM
The dairyman that won our hearts
It doesn’t get sweeter than a 90-year-old curd seller being awarded the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, the Ekushey Padak.
17 February 2024, 03:58 AM
How do you teach Gen Z?
What is required is a complete overhaul of higher education to meet the expectations of this new generation of students.
10 February 2024, 03:00 AM
The high cost of dying
The haunting concern over the high cost of dying is as real as death itself
2 February 2024, 14:00 PM
The controversy over the NCTB textbook
The hullabaloo entailed a case study on an imaginary boy who preferred to identify as a female
29 January 2024, 04:00 AM
Under the influence of the cold spell
This winter, our mood and sleep patterns were affected by the lukewarm electoral fever.
19 January 2024, 14:00 PM
A prelude to tomorrow
Sometimes, our lust for power brings hell to earth. We let the fire burn and kill humanity.
12 January 2024, 13:59 PM
‘I Like America and America Likes Me’
On the eve of the national election, Shamsad Mortuza explores animal imagery as the myth of union and harmony across cultures.
6 January 2024, 04:00 AM
Living with fear and searching for hope
The year 2023 will go down in history when it comes of age, leaving behind its naive understanding of liberal humanism.
1 January 2024, 01:00 AM
The perils of our English education
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
22 December 2023, 14:00 PM
Bangladesh's journey beyond Cold War realpolitik
Today marks the first Victory Day of Bangladesh being celebrated without the existence of Henry Kissinger
16 December 2023, 02:00 AM
AI, AI, Captain: Will machines end our creativity?
Will artificial intelligence end human creativity? Or will it complement and expand it?
8 December 2023, 15:00 PM
Girls are doing great in HSC, but what about the boys?
Putting aside the fanfare, the fact that boys are lagging behind girls in most school exams needs to be scrutinised carefully.
1 December 2023, 17:40 PM
All the King’s Men
Our political leaders' reluctance to engage in dialogue and to uphold the tenets of democracy may erode public trust in them.
24 November 2023, 14:00 PM
The statistics that hide our poor education system
The enchantment of statistics should not blind us to the sobering truth.
17 November 2023, 14:30 PM
Unmasking the cinematic charade of ‘Jawan’
Jawan weaves a modern-day Robin Hood tale, generously padded with clichés that would give any avid moviegoer déjà vu moments aplenty.
11 November 2023, 04:00 AM
The Tigers' missed opportunity to unite a nation
At the grandest stage of men's cricket, the Tigers missed an opportunity to leave a mark, precisely when the country is divided on many issues.
3 November 2023, 12:38 PM
Mind the gap in centralised university admissions
The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.
28 October 2023, 02:00 AM
The war on error
Israel’s occupation of territories and desire to parcel all Palestinians as Arabs to the neighbouring countries have become blatantly clear.
21 October 2023, 02:00 AM