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
Reflections on America’s marketing of war
As a hegemonic superpower, America’s primary concern has been its leadership position in the world; especially, economic leadership in global trade and investment.
18 June 2023, 04:00 AM
We are approaching a tectonic moment for our planet
Did we really “rise to the climate challenge?”
17 June 2023, 13:00 PM
A novel approach to sustainable quality education
Quality education is a requirement for “Smart Bangladesh,” and it will be an irremediable loss if the country fails to educate its young generation in order to reap the benefits of a demographic dividend that will slip away in the 2030s.
16 June 2023, 17:00 PM
The mystery of Nord Stream undersea pipeline blast
Who did it, and why is it relevant in the ongoing LNG war?
16 June 2023, 15:22 PM
What is the fracas on the Barishal uni question paper really about?
A Dhallywood dialogue recently created a social media storm by cropping up in a more unusual place: a question paper for Bangladesh Studies in the University of Barishal, where students were asked to examine it in the “light of British hegemony in the Indian subcontinent.”
16 June 2023, 13:00 PM
Looking back on India’s triple train crash and the safety of rail travel
The triple train accident in Balasore in the eastern Indian state of Odisha on June 2 was considered the worst in three decades involving India’s largest public transport system that ferries nearly eight billion people annually.
16 June 2023, 12:02 PM
Economic crisis in Bangladesh: It all comes down to accountability
When economic conditions are normal, the importance of the protective role of democracy is often not felt.
16 June 2023, 04:04 AM
‘Barn’s burnt down – now I can see the moon’
I write this column with some hesitation, since many may regard it a bit preachy or elitist.
15 June 2023, 15:00 PM
Why more clinicians should join public health
After Covid-19, a bold and visionary idea is starting to emerge: more clinicians joining public health can fortify defence against future health emergencies.
15 June 2023, 13:00 PM
Why do we fail to utilise our Right to Information Act?
In a country with such a politically-oriented population, why has RTI not caught on?
15 June 2023, 04:00 AM
Bangladesh's bumpy digital finance voyage
In the ever-evolving realm of global finance, the transition towards cashless societies has emerged as a transformative force, unlocking a myriad of benefits for nations embracing digital currencies.
14 June 2023, 16:00 PM
An overview of the Labour Force Survey 2022
One of the most important indicators of the labour market is the participation rate
14 June 2023, 13:00 PM
Anti-neoliberalism as if the poor mattered
As neoliberalism swiftly gives way to a resurgence of industrial policy in advanced economies, the perspective of low-income countries is being ignored.
14 June 2023, 08:51 AM
Advancing the Glasgow Dialogue on funding to address Loss and Damage
One of the outcomes of the COP26 held in United Kingdom’s Glasgow in November, 2021 was a decision to hold a series of three annual Glasgow Dialogues on funding to address Loss and Damage, with each dialogue to be held in Bonn at the annual pre-COP event.
14 June 2023, 05:00 AM
Power crisis: Perils of pursuing the old dangerous path
When LNG prices were high, not using LNG made sense. But does it make any sense now?
13 June 2023, 16:00 PM
Artificial intelligence is still far from being ‘intelligent’
Why does Big Tech want an immediate 6-month pause on any further development?
13 June 2023, 13:00 PM
What are atmospheric rivers?
If you think that rivers only exist on land, think again. Holding an entire river of water in the form of moisture, they also exist in the atmosphere and are known as Atmospheric Rivers (AR).
13 June 2023, 08:01 AM
A teachers’ leader becoming a proctor can’t be good news
The intertwining of roles raises ethical concerns surrounding potential conflicts of interest.
13 June 2023, 04:00 AM
Yes, Bangladesh’s sovereign rating being downgraded is a big deal
With all the problems Bangladesh has right now, Moody’s downgrading of its sovereign rating is one of the worst things that could have happened.
12 June 2023, 17:00 PM
A legal and ethical justification of US' visa policy
Critics argue that the actions taken by the US in this regard could be seen as interference in the internal affairs of another country.
12 June 2023, 13:00 PM