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
How AI could shape the economy of the future
According to Goldman Sachs, the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence could result in an annual increase of $7 trillion in global GDP within 10 years.
25 June 2023, 05:30 AM
One year on, how has Padma Bridge changed Bangladesh’s southwest?
Among the local communities, the general perception is that PMB has earned them a sense of pride, a distinct identity other than of course promoting connectivity.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM
The sun also rises
Those of us who thought the sickness trail of the pandemic was over have a rude awakening. The world is getting sicker by the day.
24 June 2023, 03:00 AM
Education in national budget: A dialogue of the deaf
Our education decision-makers have a narrative that largely denies any serious deficiency in the system.
23 June 2023, 18:15 PM
Empower patients to own their healthcare data
Patients must have the autonomy to grant consent to share their data
23 June 2023, 18:00 PM
The city is a beautiful thing when it’s for everyone
A city is a web of facilities and opportunities in which different agencies and communities lay stakes, push boundaries, and make bullish claims of making things better.
23 June 2023, 15:00 PM
Our dengue control methods are beyond inadequate
The situation has further deteriorated in June with the onset of monsoon, which is the breeding season for Aedes mosquitoes.
23 June 2023, 01:00 AM
Our leading socialist intellectual and our teacher
There is far more to be said about Serajul Islam Choudhury's significance as an intellectual and literary-cultural critic.
22 June 2023, 18:05 PM
Of rankings and Bangladeshi universities
Ranking universities by comprehensive and internationally accepted organisations serve the purpose of academic improvement, institutional accountability, and students’ enhanced experiences.
22 June 2023, 04:00 AM
‘Bangladesh will not feature in Modi-Biden meeting’
Maj Gen (retd) ANM Muniruzzaman, president of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS), talks about the agenda of the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden with Golam Mortoza of The Daily Star.
21 June 2023, 16:00 PM
The global minimum corporate tax needs more work
Moving from a world with no minimum tax to one with a 15 percent floor would seem to be a step forward. But there was always good reason to worry.
21 June 2023, 09:45 AM
Bangladesh cannot become smart with a gaping digital divide
Despite the Smart Bangladesh Vision 2041 turning into a central theme of the nation’s futuristic progress narrative, the digital divide remains a major issue.
21 June 2023, 03:00 AM
Why Dhaka should invest more in bicycle lanes
Cycling infrastructure is far less expensive to build than roads, flyovers, elevated expressways, and parking garages for cars.
21 June 2023, 01:00 AM
Five concerns that the FY2024 budget fails to address
In light of the economic hardships Bangladesh has been going through, there were certain expectations from the national budget of 2023-24 fiscal year.
20 June 2023, 16:00 PM
Barishal, Khulna city polls exposed what's wrong with our elections
The elections to Barishal and Khulna city corporations held on May 12, 2023 cannot be considered free, fair and credible, as they were non-competitive.
20 June 2023, 13:00 PM
Building resilience ignites ‘hope away from home’ for Rohingya refugees
This World Refugee Day, there is an urgent need to invest in collective efforts to allow the Rohingya to become self-reliant.
20 June 2023, 02:00 AM
Novak Djokovic and the everlasting legacy of the Big Three
Djokovic’s astonishing number of slams in each court is what makes him, at the moment, the best player across all surfaces.
19 June 2023, 09:08 AM
The EC must evaluate its own performance
Shrugging off its moral obligation with unpalatable comments will not add to the cause of gaining public trust.
18 June 2023, 16:00 PM
What the Paris Finance Summit must do
Lack of investment for sustainable development in the world’s poorest, most vulnerable countries is one of the most pressing global issues.
18 June 2023, 14:00 PM
When even judicial exoneration can’t keep journalists safe
Another day, another attack on the press in Bangladesh
18 June 2023, 09:40 AM