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While some buy citizenship, others can’t even afford eggs
Why have the price hikes not pushed regular citizens into action, fuelled by anger?
16 August 2023, 04:00 AM
An urgent call for environmentally sustainable computation
Our AI companions are water guzzlers
15 August 2023, 04:00 AM
If your court case is stuck for lack of evidence, try RTI
Indications of the growing maturity of RTI Act users and the increasing willingness of public officials to abide by its provisions are indeed welcome developments.
15 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Did the Dohazari-Cox's Bazar rail line worsen floods?
The under-construction rail project has unintentionally created an obstacle for the natural water flow in the region
14 August 2023, 14:00 PM
Cyber Security Act and the fear of history repeating itself
No one would have any objection if a cybersecurity law was enacted to deal with cybercrimes without infringing freedom of speech.
14 August 2023, 04:15 AM
What we are missing in our fight against dengue is data
We are significantly missing advanced technology and data-driven approaches in our handling of the crisis.
14 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Investment in children will give lifelong returns
The proportion of the budget allocated to children-focused programmes does not fully address the magnitude of the challenges.
13 August 2023, 13:30 PM
Cyber Security Act will not stop criminalising freedom of expression
It is rather dubious why the government wants to have another draconian cyber security law right before the next national elections.
13 August 2023, 12:36 PM
Despite progress, there are miles to go
The public sector now provides only 37 percent of modern contraception, down from 44 percent in 2011.
13 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Barbenheimer was insensitive, actually
Why is it okay to make memes and jokes about Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
13 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Health needs more focus in our climate actions
How to integrate the health sector more prominently in our national adaptation actions?
13 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Why is the EC unable to do its due diligence?
Our Election Commission has selected some organisations for the purpose of election observation which exist only on paper.
12 August 2023, 14:00 PM
How to reclaim flyovers as people-centric ‘green’ infrastructure
Characterised by a culture of ad hocism, these valuable urban lands below elevated road infrastructures rarely reach their full potential.
12 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Help young people steward green transition
Youth are the driving force of change
12 August 2023, 00:00 AM
What caused the catastrophic floods in Chattogram?
The waterlogging problem in Chattogram city is not unsolvable.
11 August 2023, 14:05 PM
We don’t want more people in jail for their posts on the internet
The DSA is being renamed to Cyber Security Act (CSA) with some cosmetic changes and hefty fines.
11 August 2023, 04:00 AM
A call for leadership training
Teaching-learning is tethered sadly to lectures and rote learning where students engage in little analysis, synthesis or application.
11 August 2023, 03:00 AM
The interim solution for Pakistan
Yet another former prime minister bites the dust.
10 August 2023, 12:00 PM
Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists
The atomic bomb represented multiple ruptures in society – not just at the level of war, but also the recognition in society that science was no longer the concern of the scientists alone but of all of us.
10 August 2023, 09:47 AM
Will BPDB become a 'white elephant'?
The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity
10 August 2023, 03:00 AM