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
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
The world mustn't fail Turkey-Syria earthquake victims
Aid agencies, both the Turkish and Syrian governments, and the rebel groups must all work together.
7 February 2023, 06:30 AM
Israel’s military capability should be neutralised
Israel spares neither children nor the elderly in its thirst for aggression and bloodshed.
6 February 2023, 16:00 PM
The Cambodian nightmare
The recent surge in human trafficking to Cambodia from Bangladesh raises questions about the intentions and capability of the relevant authorities in addressing the situation.
2 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Conflict with Israel: Iran should tread with caution
Iran's response to Israel's provocations should be non-violent and measured.
29 January 2023, 16:00 PM
Economic pitfalls: Can South Asia turn itself around in 2023?
We need to open up to possibilities available outside the ones offered by the West
27 December 2022, 18:00 PM
The treacherous banking journey of women entrepreneurs
Women's access to finance remains difficult and often riddled with pitfalls.
13 December 2022, 16:21 PM
Incompetence, complacence and freed militants
The escape of these militants poses serious risks for national security.
29 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Ayat and beyond: Where are our children’s rights?
This tragic incident with Ayat sparked off certain questions about the rights of our children and our ability to address them.
26 November 2022, 08:00 AM
Bangladesh caught in a narco triangle
While Bangladesh is not a significant narcotics producer, geography puts it at the heart of three major Asian drug trade routes
22 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Who will flinch first: Putin, Zelensky or the West?
While the loss of Kharkiv in the northeast and Lyman in the Donetsk region, and now the pull-out from Kherson, are portraying Russia as a frail aggressor, security analysts suggest the war is far from over in Ukraine.
16 November 2022, 17:00 PM
Could ARSA be behind the recent violence in Rohingya camps?
We cannot just allow criminal elements to violate our territorial integrity and flout our law and order system.
4 November 2022, 16:00 PM
Why are we letting dengue get the better of us?
Dengue cases are on the rise again, with fatalities recorded almost on a daily basis.
25 October 2022, 11:30 AM
Covid-19: We can’t let our guard down yet
With fatalities declining and people getting used to living with the virus, adherence to social distancing protocols has been mostly absent from public life.
27 September 2022, 11:51 AM