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
F16s to Ukraine, Hiroshima, and the mockery of G7 leaders
It’s not at all surprising that G7 has taken a tougher stance on Russia and decided to supply Ukraine with more equipment and money.
23 May 2023, 02:00 AM
All that ails St Martin's Island
All tourists were evacuated from St Martin's island before Cyclone Mocha hit, but most residents had to stay back. There are many reasons that contribute to the island and its residents’ vulnerabilities to climate change-induced natural disasters.
22 May 2023, 14:00 PM
The global war for talent is expanding
The tech war between nations is well-established – the US and China being the least coy about this battle. There is another (more subtle) war happening: the battle for talent is quietly turning into a more global competition.
22 May 2023, 08:10 AM
America’s wars and the US debt crisis
The US’ annual military spending is now around $900 billion, roughly 40 percent of the world's total, and greater than the next 10 countries combined.
21 May 2023, 17:00 PM
The problem is not with coaching centres or ChatGPT. It's with our education system.
AI and edtech can be helpful for our students in an inclusive manner when the plans and programmes in this respect recognise the basic and long-standing weaknesses in the system.
21 May 2023, 13:00 PM
Polarisation, de-dollarisation, and the emerging world order
About 10.5 million lives, 100 million displaced people, and 32.5 million refugees since 1945 should indicate the inadequacy of the UN system.
21 May 2023, 04:00 AM
Brace for a scorching summer as El Nino shifts into high gear
Although exceptional, the warm January temperatures are a stark reminder that, despite all the rhetoric about pivoting to green sources of energy like solar and wind, climate change is taking a turn for the worse because global GHG emissions are not showing any signs of a downward trend.
21 May 2023, 01:00 AM
Bracing for another storm
Victims of a natural disaster can develop PTSD not only through the degree of physical injury they suffer, but also through the immediate risks they face.
20 May 2023, 03:00 AM
What stops people from evacuating to shelters during cyclones?
Cyclone Mocha was just the first of the season, and Bangladesh will face more in the days to come. We need to focus on a more holistic approach to disaster management, especially the evacuation process and recovery aspect, and not just rely on warnings and people’s willingness to move to shelters.
19 May 2023, 16:00 PM
What’s in a girls’ toilet at a rural school?
There was a likelihood of infection if the rags were not clean. Now, they get a pad free of cost from the school.
19 May 2023, 02:00 AM
Let the world not forget Nakba
History would show the degree of betrayal by the key players involved with the Palestinian question
18 May 2023, 12:00 PM
Bangladesh can become a semiconductor packaging hub
Bangladesh can position itself to be an active player, particularly in semiconductor packaging.
18 May 2023, 02:00 AM
Why the DSA should be scrapped
A major weakness of the law is its inconsistency with the other existing laws.
17 May 2023, 17:00 PM
UN’s commemoration of Nakba and the West’s complicity
This moment serves as a reflection, and a reminder, of the Western complicity in perpetuating the injustice against Palestinians.
17 May 2023, 14:35 PM
Bangladesh should put the Commonwealth at the centre of its thinking
The Commonwealth is the perfect forum through which Bangladesh can exert influence on the world’s established players.
17 May 2023, 06:00 AM
Recovery from Mocha: Restoring and building resilience
Now that the immediate threat has passed, attention must be paid to determine how much damage Cyclone Mocha has caused. It is crucial to guarantee that people who have been staying in the shelters can safely return home.
17 May 2023, 03:00 AM
Role of MPs in tackling climate change
A set of parliamentarians from the most vulnerable constituencies could form a special group to get more deeply involved regarding the climate actions needed at the local level in their constituencies.
16 May 2023, 14:30 PM
Money makes the world go round – and development succeed
The key to economic development and ending poverty is investment.
16 May 2023, 10:55 AM
Why the US dollar is an optimal reserve currency for Bangladesh
The proposition that Bangladesh will move away from the US dollar-based payment settlement to a new international payment settlement is of no economic substance.
16 May 2023, 02:15 AM
It's time we talked about menopause
Until recently, we as a society were not mindful of a woman’s hormonal fluctuations that she deals with daily.
15 May 2023, 14:15 PM