Tamim’s retirement saga shows why BCB must change
The rough way in which even stalwarts like Tamim and Shakib are handled speaks volumes about the overall mistreatment of players by the BCB.
8 July 2023, 11:11 AM
Bangladesh tops the wrong ranking, again
Drug lords are finding innovative ways – including manipulating the desperate Rohingya refugees – and new routes to bring drugs into the country.
4 July 2023, 17:00 PM
Bangladesh cannot become smart with a gaping digital divide
Despite the Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041 turning into a central theme of the nation’s futuristic progress narrative, the digital divide remains a major issue.
21 June 2023, 03:00 AM
In the land of elderly rickshaw pullers
What kind of a country do we live in where 60-year-olds are forced to pull rickshaws to earn livelihood?
14 June 2023, 04:00 AM
An ominous feeling of being followed
Are we becoming complacent regarding our love-hate living arrangement with mosquitoes?
7 June 2023, 05:00 AM
Big poultry caging small farmers
The decreasing number of poultry farms raise fears that there might be a shortfall in the supply of poultry in the market, pushing the prices up further.
31 May 2023, 03:00 AM
The West should not meddle in Turkey's affairs
Turkey is heading for a run-off election that many international media outlets are terming “knife-edge,” and rightfully so, as vote banks are witnessing an almost 50-50 divide between both Erdogan’s ruling party (AK Party) and CHP’s Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu-led opposition coalition, called the Table of Six.
23 May 2023, 13:00 PM
Biman never fails to disappoint
It is a well-known and generally accepted fact that Biman is a cesspool of corruption and mismanagement.
16 May 2023, 17:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar: Buried in waste
Cox’s Bazar is already ecologically vulnerable, especially in the aftermath of the clearing of more than 8,000 acers of reserved forest land to accommodate and provide for the Rohingya refugees.
10 May 2023, 04:00 AM
Eviction of marginalised communities: Exploited by all
The authorities have, over the years, failed to ensure dignified rehabilitation of the victims in the aftermath of evictions.
3 May 2023, 16:00 PM
Bangladesh’s persistent child abuse woes
Why have we done so little to ensure safety and dignity of our future generations?
27 April 2023, 02:00 AM
History rewritten is not really history
While it is important to update textbooks with recent events, a deliberate attempt to rewrite history is highly irresponsible.
16 April 2023, 06:00 AM
Myanmar’s hybrid democracy is no democracy at all
The international community is rightfully saying that the junta is using legal instruments to gain legitimacy in the political landscape through a staged, superficial election “process”.
3 April 2023, 05:00 AM
Inefficient system, criminal traders making people’s suffering worse
It is high time the government and policymakers took this problem seriously.
28 March 2023, 15:00 PM
Why are we failing to curb inflation?
With Ramadan coming up, people’s woes will increase.
15 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Biman: A cesspool of corruption
It’s high time Biman was overhauled and corporate governance and a stringent code of conduct was introduced.
9 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Samrat-Khaled-Mominul should be behind bars
Criminals like Samrat, Khaled and Mominul should be miles away from the political scene.
1 March 2023, 03:00 AM
The Rohingya feel pangs of hunger too
The international community cannot turn their backs on the Rohingya refugees.
22 February 2023, 03:00 AM
Caught in the politics of aid, Syria is suffering
Death toll in Syria currently stands over 5,800 (as of 3:30 pm Bangladesh time, February 15). With every passing hour, chances of finding survivors are becoming slimmer.
15 February 2023, 13:00 PM
Lack of banking sector reforms will further choke the economy
Like every year, our banking sector had been in the news in 2022, and mostly for the wrong reasons.
10 February 2023, 18:00 PM