International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists / A moment for self-reflection
2 November 2024, 02:00 AM
Opinion / Unbridled corruption and a minister’s reckless comment
3 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Civil war in Myanmar: Bangladesh should revisit its national security strategy
26 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Biman’s frustrating legacy of misadventures
15 June 2024, 02:00 AM
FY2024-25 Budget / Whitening black money, raising taxes won’t fix our economic ails
5 June 2024, 12:30 PM
Children must be protected from abuse and torture
27 May 2024, 02:00 AM
How are electrolyte drinks regulated in Bangladesh?
21 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Dhaka's toxic air: An invisible killer on the loose
18 May 2024, 01:00 AM
Women breaking the glass ceiling? Not so much in sports
1 May 2024, 14:00 PM
Israel is rogue, but Iran must demonstrate restraint
22 April 2024, 05:37 AM
Smart Bangladesh, unsmart cybersecurity measures
In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.
10 October 2023, 17:20 PM
Hamas assault should be a moment of reckoning for Israel
Israel – along with its shameless allies – is the architect and enabler of this war.
8 October 2023, 08:15 AM
Why must Dhaka drown after heavy rain?
City authorities must take effective steps to end waterlogging in the capital city.
26 September 2023, 14:00 PM
With the new HSIA terminal comes greater responsibilities
That a 12-year-old managed to breach at least five layers of security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport comes as no surprise
20 September 2023, 05:00 AM
With digital banks, we must proceed with caution
Launching digital banks could be a major positive milestone for the nation, but it could also turn into a digital nightmare.
13 September 2023, 03:00 AM
To develop tourism, give it a separate ministry
We need a shift away from how we currently view tourism.
6 September 2023, 05:30 AM
Drowning in a sea of distressed assets
It is high time our authorities dealt with loan defaulters and money launderers with utmost importance.
23 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Dengue situation shows why our health sector needs an overhaul
The authorities should investigate and identify what has brought this sector to its knees.
15 August 2023, 14:00 PM
The untold plight of young medical professionals over paltry pay
The lives of postgraduate trainee doctors and young medical professionals in general are riddled with struggles.
2 August 2023, 02:00 AM
The Manipur incident speaks volumes about the fate of minority women
The way the state government has handled the delicate situation in Manipur comes off as an attempt to implement the policy of polarisation that ends with minority suppression.
24 July 2023, 11:26 AM
Integrity does not deserve persecution
It seems that some kind of infectious cancerous disease has infected all our systems.
19 July 2023, 03:00 AM
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
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
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
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