The weight of a green passport
Migration is a natural human propensity; controlling it is a logical consequence.
18 October 2025, 03:00 AM
A silent genocide by pollution
It is high time we included child health as a measurable indicator in every development project, including the impact of pollution.
4 October 2025, 03:00 AM
BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / At the neoliberal table: Who eats and who gets eaten in ‘Carnivore’
K. Anis Ahmed’s Carnivore serves up a daring and disturbing literary dish. The novel is part crime thriller, part immigrant narrative, and part sociopolitical allegory.
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Policing the body, governing the soul
We should be ashamed that a 70-year-old fakir must cry to the heavens for justice.
27 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Defiance in tongue and spirit
What looks like linguistic chaos is in fact linguistic vitality.
20 September 2025, 05:00 AM
When campus politics takes the centre stage
The disproportionate attention given to student polls exposes the political vacuum created by the country's eroded electoral culture.
12 September 2025, 14:20 PM
Why are BSc and diploma engineers at war?
There is another underlying issue: a serious scarcity of professional jobs and a mismatch between higher education and the labour market demands.
30 August 2025, 04:00 AM
The anatomy of a suicide note
A family of four died to avoid the trap of debt and pain of hunger.
23 August 2025, 04:00 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