Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future
23 October 2025, 18:30 PM
Opinion
Can Trump’s Gaza ceasefire redefine peace in Middle East?
23 October 2025, 14:00 PM
Opinion
The dilemma triangle of our tertiary education
23 October 2025, 07:00 AM
Opinion
MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens
23 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Opinion
Ports for private profit or national progress?
23 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
New data regulations warrant urgent rethinking
22 October 2025, 06:29 AM
Opinion
Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women
22 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Opinion
Opinion / Uniforms do not outrank the constitution
22 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
National Road Safety Day / ‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’
22 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
The unfinished revolution for women's political rights
23 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
Celebrating Abdullah Abu Sayeed, a pursuer of change
On July 25, Sayeed Sir’s birthday, I bestow my humble respect and love towards him
25 July 2023, 10:00 AM
Why the reluctance to rethink police powers?
On July 13, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court once again upheld the guidelines to stop the arbitrary arrests made by police based on suspicion
25 July 2023, 03:00 AM
A neglected national crisis
Drowning is a major global killer, particularly of children and young adults
25 July 2023, 02:00 AM
The 'hot' story behind the high chilli prices
While media reports have shown traders' syndicates being blamed for the price hike, this is not entirely true.
25 July 2023, 00:00 AM
The uphill battle for women in sports
When women play, they transcend the mere act of competing against their opponents
24 July 2023, 04:00 AM
We can't allow healthcare costs to spin out of control
Competition will bring hospitals to the transparency we so crave to see in our healthcare sector
23 July 2023, 04:00 AM
What good will nationalising all secondary schools do?
Teachers have been carrying out sit-ins in front of the National Press Club and being subjected to coercion by police to restrain them.
23 July 2023, 00:00 AM
Confessions of a fat person
Back then, the concept of not hurting the feelings of a fat person did not exist. It was not even a thing to register. What’s body-shaming? And what does it mean to go into depression because of it?
22 July 2023, 14:00 PM
World hunger and the war in Ukraine
The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is indeed regrettable, but it is not the leading cause of hunger in the world.
22 July 2023, 03:06 AM
Why is Gazprom drilling gas wells instead of Bapex?
What have the authorities done in all these years to increase Bapex’s capacity?
21 July 2023, 13:32 PM
Let not Rana Plaza fade from public memory
The absence of official commemorations and limited reference of Rana Plaza in national policy documents raise concerns about the commitment to bring about structural changes in our RMG industry.
21 July 2023, 04:00 AM
Fuchsia feminism in a Barbiecore world
Capitalism has a long history of appropriating and commodifying social movements
20 July 2023, 14:00 PM
Is health an individual or collective responsibility?
The importance of government policy, not just individual motivation, for health becomes evident when we consider the behaviours needed for a person to stay healthy.
20 July 2023, 12:00 PM
We are not taking our energy crisis seriously
In Bangladesh, natural gas has been predominant in the energy mix for decades.
20 July 2023, 01:00 AM
Is the James Webb Space Telescope delivering on its promises?
One year since the breathtaking images mesmerised us, it is time to ask: is the telescope delivering on its promises to transform our knowledge of cosmology? Is it worth the hefty price tag of $10 billion?
19 July 2023, 13:00 PM
Democracy on the run with Hero Alom and its consequences
The sight of Hero Alom running for his life, pursued by ruling party activists, is a distressing one that should serve as a wake-up call.
19 July 2023, 09:15 AM
Our climate budget needs some adjustments
Bangladesh’s youth ministry or its Department of Youth Development (DYD) isn’t one of the 25 ministries and divisions receiving climate-relevant allocations.
19 July 2023, 04:00 AM
What message emanates from the attack on Hero Alom?
Hero Alom may have been ostracised by our political and cultural elites, but he has a huge fan base among the poor and working class.
19 July 2023, 01:00 AM
Does India need a Uniform Civil Code?
In a way, the BJP’s campaign on the UCC has been in the works for several months now
18 July 2023, 12:00 PM
Attack on Hero Alom: When dissent begets a beating
I will always remember the Dhaka-17 by-polls as the election where a man from the grassroots went running towards his dream and was shot down with assault.
18 July 2023, 08:30 AM