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
Global Soft Power Index 2023: How is Bangladesh doing?
How does soft power shape Bangladesh’s foreign policy in the fabric of current global politics?
16 April 2023, 11:00 AM
Are we headed towards the sixth mass extinction?
Surreal as it may seem, we have clearly embarked on the path to self-annihilation.
16 April 2023, 09:00 AM
The need for a new US foreign policy
Unless US foreign policy is changed to recognise the need for a multipolar world, it will lead to more wars, and possibly World War III.
15 April 2023, 19:00 PM
Information Commission’s key role in ensuring right to information
Citizens’ right to monitor, probe and question the work of their governments is essential for democracy.
15 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Where is Bangladesh in the global race towards renewable energy?
For a green energy transition, Bangladesh needs ambitious goals and smart strategies.
14 April 2023, 12:00 PM
Besides forex reserves, nature needs replenishing too
Nature wants to be treated right and climate change impacts will become even harsher if positive changes are not incorporated in the current practices.
13 April 2023, 14:00 PM
The game of politics is like a Test match, not T20
AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader speaks to the media almost every day, and the BNP, quite predictably, is one of the key topics he addresses.
13 April 2023, 02:00 AM
The price of expensive development
This unusually high construction costs of various megaprojects in Bangladesh are fuelled by irregularities, corruption, and problems with project planning.
12 April 2023, 17:00 PM
Improving upazila governance is critical for Smart Bangladesh
Sound governance is a challenging task. People now have high expectations. Therefore, they look to elected leaders to create and sustain development of the economy, infrastructure, environment, and public utility services.
12 April 2023, 16:00 PM
Our one and only Zafrullah Bhai
A true patriot, he not only played a key role in the birth of Bangladesh, but devoted his life to make the dream of our independence a reality.
12 April 2023, 14:00 PM
The man who walked the talk
He has shown us that politics need not be a dirty word, that healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and that dialogue and respect can take us further than we ever thought possible.
12 April 2023, 10:06 AM
Counselling: An urgent need for university students
The kind of indifference and apathy with which mental health is treated is appalling and poses a great threat to the future of our students.
12 April 2023, 02:00 AM
AI for understanding human consciousness (with caution)
AI can show us a way and demonstrate basic structure, but computational models and robots do not accurately represent the complexity and depth of the human experience, so there are limits to what we can learn from them.
11 April 2023, 07:35 AM
Is unemployment actually declining?
In countries like Bangladesh, where there is no provision for unemployment allowance, poor people cannot afford to remain without work.
11 April 2023, 02:00 AM
Is research university an oxymoron?
Cultivating research mindset and critical thinking among students is important, but does this require foregoing the necessary academic routine of “teaching a course, administering tests, and grading students”?
10 April 2023, 16:00 PM
The disturbing trend of selective abortion
Around 22 percent of live births in Bangladesh are still unintended at conception.
10 April 2023, 15:00 PM
Excess of graduates, dissatisfied employers, and other issues in Bangladeshi higher education
Though millions of graduates are searching for suitable jobs, employers claim a shortage of skilled employees.
10 April 2023, 09:00 AM
Is Pakistan setting on a course for disaster?
Some argue that of late, constitutional provisions have also been rewritten in Pakistan to pave the way for certain desired political outcomes.
9 April 2023, 11:00 AM
Disinformation as a tool against journalists
Intimidating journalists is something of a daily task for those in the power circles in Bangladesh.
9 April 2023, 10:00 AM
If only breathing were optional
I would love to believe that I’m just having a severe reaction to dust, or that it’s all normal seasonal illness, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
9 April 2023, 05:00 AM