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
Shaping the future of Bangladesh’s energy sector
It is worth noting that decisions need to be taken considering the overall scenario, not just the crisis situation.
27 March 2023, 11:00 AM
In which direction is Bangladesh heading?
The most common question that people are asking these days is: will the upcoming general election be free and fair?
27 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Time to discard EVMs instead of repairing
Such an extraordinary emphasis on having elections in some constituencies make us wonder whether there’s more to this than meets the eye.
26 March 2023, 15:00 PM
The unfinished fight for people’s freedom
Bangladesh was supposed to be a country run by its people, but we are dangerously moving towards a country being run by a coterie.
26 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Protecting a generation in danger
Two recent studies under government auspices have confirmed the warnings given by Education Watch.
25 March 2023, 19:30 PM
Stories that we tell ourselves
How should a nation memorialise its history?
25 March 2023, 18:00 PM
The global banking crisis and world economy
The banking crisis that hit Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) recently has spread.
25 March 2023, 14:00 PM
The genocide of March 25 as a metaphor
Pakistan is the metaphor of everything Bangladesh doesn't want to be.
24 March 2023, 18:00 PM
How Bangladesh can survive in a geopolitical age
Now is the time for the policymakers to think and reflect on Bangladesh's geopolitical value.
24 March 2023, 15:30 PM
A model election?
Seeing what happened during the SCBA election, one cannot help but wonder about what might happen in the upcoming general election.
23 March 2023, 15:00 PM
A song that exposed our fear of the hybrid
What made 'Nasek Nasek' so popular, whereas 'Nahubo' received sceptical responses?
23 March 2023, 13:00 PM
How far can the IMF loan promote clean energy?
A set of parallel initiatives need to be undertaken targeting the structural weaknesses of the gas sector and power sector development to ensure energy transition.
23 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Lessons from Pakistan’s economic crisis
The country is in such a state because its forex expenditure is higher than its earnings.
22 March 2023, 19:00 PM
Digital divide: The new face of gender inequality
With the converging crises of climate change, costs of living, conflicts, and the Covid pandemic, we are witnessing a reversal in gender equality gains.
22 March 2023, 14:00 PM
The politics and pollution of our rivers
Because the control of water and natural resources is no longer in the hands of the people, their use is eventually meant to benefit a particular class.
21 March 2023, 18:10 PM
A journey into students’ mental health
Many students are in a state of relentless self-criticism, haunted by poor grades and past failures.
21 March 2023, 14:00 PM
Decentralisation of Dhaka need not be a dream
In terms of liveability, Dhaka poses multiple challenges that impact the quality of life of its residents.
21 March 2023, 12:00 PM
How forestry projects destroy forests
Though eucalyptus was eradicated from the public forest land, social forestry continues at a very high cost to natural ecosystems.
21 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Import dependence is the root cause of our energy crisis
This dependence will only increase if we continue to become dependent on imported coal and LNG.
20 March 2023, 17:00 PM
What Ukraine needs to learn from Afghanistan
Afghanistan today lies in ruins. While the US wasted more than $2 trillion of its military outlays, Afghanistan is impoverished. Its 2021 GDP was below $400 per person.
20 March 2023, 15:00 PM