What makes a good teacher in the 21st century?

Today, the question of being a 'good teacher' generates a new vernacular.
3 March 2023, 16:30 PM

Make education accessible for children with disabilities

Keeping them away from mainstream education means hindering their connection to the real world
3 March 2023, 14:00 PM

A Licence to Kill

Why is it possible to manufacture and advertise a car that goes faster than the maximum allowable speed?
2 March 2023, 14:00 PM

Could the President have done more during his tenure?

Despite his limited authority, President Hamid had the opportunities to do certain things and say certain things, but he did not.
2 March 2023, 13:00 PM

World Wildlife Day: Conversations with conservationists

Bangladesh supports nearly 1.7 percent of the world's wildlife. How is that wildlife doing? Why does the chirping of birds no longer wake us? When was the last time a frog just showed up in our bathrooms?
2 March 2023, 04:01 AM

Do we really know how hundi works?

A more comprehensive analysis is needed to gather a complete picture of the hundi business.
2 March 2023, 03:00 AM

How emerging economies are reshaping the international financial system

The ascent of several emerging economies has seen their contributions to the multilateral finance system that supports development rise significantly.
1 March 2023, 10:59 AM

Khaleda Zia in politics: Missed chance for BNP?

The BNP’s current risk-averse behaviour is not conducive to running a successful campaign
28 February 2023, 16:00 PM

The growth and evolution of our digital economy

In this digital lifestyle, the demarcation between the physical and the virtual has become fuzzy and transmutable.
28 February 2023, 15:00 PM

Institutions as battleground

The revelations in these bitter exchanges only confirmed the hybrid nature of the political arrangement that was in place during Khan’s tenure. But the involvement of Pakistan’s former top general in such public controversy also has implications for the army’s reputation.
28 February 2023, 13:00 PM

All hands on deck needed to beat poverty

The Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, the consequent price hikes and the global economic crisis have impeded the progress towards these goals
28 February 2023, 06:00 AM

No change in tune for the EC in its first year

Regaining public confidence and trust in the Election Commission, which have been systematically destroyed by two previous commissions, is undoubtedly a tough task. Unfortunately, it seems the current EC, too, is failing us miserably.
27 February 2023, 16:00 PM

Coke Studio’s Murir Tin: Testament to working class (men’s) struggles

'Murir Tin' is a creative fusion of local tunes and American bluegrass and rap music.
27 February 2023, 13:00 PM

No glaciers, no future

Sea level rise, flash floods, and heat waves are the direct consequences of glacier melting.
27 February 2023, 03:00 AM

The expanding horizon of thought policing

The themes of 1984 are relevant to this date, especially for government agencies dealing with surveillance, and misuse and manipulation of information.
26 February 2023, 17:00 PM

How agritech solutions can drive smart development

A closer look at the agritech vision reveals how it is highly allied with Bangladesh’s macro-level visions.
26 February 2023, 14:00 PM

Balloongate: Lots of Hot Air and the Cold US/China Hotline

Why hasn’t some form of hotline been established between the United States and China? What are the leaders waiting for?
26 February 2023, 11:00 AM

Making room for Bangla in our public schools

An innovative and compact method of training that empowers teachers to conduct classes in an effective manner has to be designed.
26 February 2023, 02:00 AM

Bangladesh’s chronicle of shoddy gas exploration

Geoscientists have long been suggesting that significant gas resources still remain underground in the country, and the present gas demands may well be met through extracting our own gas.
25 February 2023, 17:00 PM

South Asia’s human capital is the resilience it needs

The Covid-19 pandemic pushed an additional 35 million people across South Asia into extreme poverty
25 February 2023, 08:30 AM