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
Mutiny in Russia: The drama of the absurd
The missing link between the Wagner mutiny and its abrupt end in Putin’s Russia on June 24 this year is yet to be unraveled.
3 July 2023, 09:49 AM
A hazy pre-election atmosphere
Eid has always been a singular occasion for mass campaigns. Aspiring electoral candidates seize the opportunity to meet their voters in their constituencies amid festivities
2 July 2023, 17:00 PM
Stories and impacts of Padma Bridge
The improved transport network has now reduced the hauling time of vehicles and enhanced economic activity, boosting the national GDP, according to one estimate, to roughly one percent annually.
2 July 2023, 15:00 PM
US politics and the Paris finance summit
The leaders at the Paris summit recognised the urgent need for a massive expansion of official development financing from the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).
2 July 2023, 13:00 PM
The bittersweet dream of Dhaka’s metro rail
As the train screeches along the rails, one cannot help but marvel at the experience of being a passenger on the Dhaka metro.
2 July 2023, 04:00 AM
Bank directors’ tenure extension: What it means for the banking sector
The extension of the tenure of bank directors in the latest amendment of the Bank Company Act is part of the mechanism of patronising the private bank owners at the expense of national interest.
1 July 2023, 15:00 PM
Symbols of ethics and courage
While Nana Bhai left a void when he passed away, and Faraaz’s life ended suddenly at such a tender age, they live on in our hearts.
1 July 2023, 12:00 PM
We must teach our girls to embrace risks, not fear them
In April this year, Bangladesh placed 20th in the European Girls Mathematical Olympiad held in Slovenia, while India placed 21st.
30 June 2023, 10:00 AM
Messi, the million-dollar man
How his Inter Miami move might shape the future football’s business side
28 June 2023, 14:00 PM
Income Tax Act 2023: Yet another mortal blow to ACC
This is not the first time that the ACC’s authority in the key areas of its mandate have been tactfully curtailed.
27 June 2023, 17:00 PM
Capacity enhancement is the need of the hour
There is no denying that community clinics have all the promises to save lives if run by qualified people.
27 June 2023, 15:00 PM
The high cost of failing to reform the cigarette excise tax
Using a tax simulation model, we assessed the expected impact of the tax and price increases on cigarette consumption, tax revenues, and health outcomes and compared it with current budget proposals.
27 June 2023, 07:05 AM
When political humour lands in troubled waters
More often than not, governments have issues with political humour because they don’t want to be called out for their incompetencies.
27 June 2023, 02:00 AM
Government job recruitment: Is the age limit of 30 years a rational policy?
Young people in Bangladesh have been demanding the revision of a few public recruitment policies for some time now.
26 June 2023, 15:00 PM
Steps the government should take for Eid travellers
The upcoming national election means that the travelling woes for homeward bound people this Eid-ul-Azha will be tied to the government’s image issue.
26 June 2023, 13:00 PM
Opposition unity and the challenges ahead in India
Fresh general elections in India are due early next year and the opposition parties seem to have taken a good first step
26 June 2023, 08:30 AM
Dhaka University’s research predicament
Lack of understanding of how to nurture research in our universities is not only disquieting, it portends serious difficulties for the growth of our higher education system.
26 June 2023, 03:00 AM
Victims of a rotten healthcare system
The time has come now to question these malpractices and demand the much-needed reforms in our healthcare system.
25 June 2023, 17:00 PM
An ode to local economies
Let’s shape the future in partnership with, rather than in destruction of, our local economy and local communities.
25 June 2023, 15:00 PM
All you need to know about the new Income Tax Act
The new Income Tax Act, 2023 was passed in parliament last week, and it is going to create quite a stir in the coming days.
25 June 2023, 13:00 PM