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
US, India, and the election in Bangladesh
The foreign diplomats appear to have become more active with the 12th parliamentary election less than a year away.
25 February 2023, 03:00 AM
Coping with a perfect economic storm with IMF support
Bangladesh’s economy buckled, but it did not break. However, challenges remain.
24 February 2023, 14:00 PM
Polluted development: Profits for few, losses for all
Staying silent against environmental pollution is serving the interests of the elite who are making profits from pollution.
23 February 2023, 16:00 PM
Digital literacy is key to building a Smart Bangladesh
It can prepare us for the nation’s present and future needs
23 February 2023, 14:00 PM
Making our public food distribution system work
With the soaring inflation rate in recent times, the importance of effective public food distribution cannot be emphasised enough.
22 February 2023, 17:52 PM
Prioritise piped water supply in our municipalities
The municipal bodies must take water supply as their mandatory function more seriously and draw up a medium-term plan to bring 100 percent of urban population under a piped water supply network by 2030.
22 February 2023, 16:30 PM
It’s AI powered slaughterbots, not ChatGPT, that should worry us
All of humanity is at stake when a computer can autonomously decide to delete you.
22 February 2023, 09:21 AM
Can the new monetary policy solve our problems?
Behind the Bangladesh Bank's announcement of this year’s monetary policy was a certain pressure applied by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
21 February 2023, 15:00 PM
The three eras of loss and damage
As we enter this third era of loss and damage, for which no country is really prepared, the whole world will need to find better ways of cooperation within and across national boundaries.
21 February 2023, 14:00 PM
Mandatory diplomas for bankers won’t solve any of our real problems
If there is any problem in the banking sector, it is due to the lack of good governance.
21 February 2023, 09:00 AM
Whatever happened to Bangla being our state language?
There is no usage of Bangla by the state, and it is being pushed to the periphery.
21 February 2023, 04:00 AM
Do we still follow what our language veterans fought for?
International Mother Language Day is definitely a misnomer for February 21, because the then Pakistani authorities did not deny our right to speak our so-called mother language.
20 February 2023, 18:00 PM
United in diversity
The United Nations country office congratulates Bangladesh on International Mother Language Day
20 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Did the IU authorities take BCL assaulters’ side?
When will BCL’s torture of common students stop?
20 February 2023, 13:30 PM
#Kosova15: What’s next?
The Republic of Kosovo, the youngest country in Europe, has advanced remarkably in every area over the past 15 years. Today, we have a functional, prosperous, stable, and multi-ethnic State with a diverse society and steadily growing economy.
20 February 2023, 13:30 PM
Below the surface, Jammu and Kashmir simmers
The fundamental rift between Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s perception of “normalcy” and the people’s view is that, while Kashmir may have been captured, the Kashmiris have been alienated.
18 February 2023, 17:00 PM
IMF’s conditions on governance and corruption - rhetoric or reality?
The key to the ACC’s effectiveness in delivering its mandate is independence, especially when setting the example that, in handling allegations of corruption, it is guided by equality before law, and not by the status or identity of the individual depending on their political, governmental, or other connections.
18 February 2023, 16:00 PM
Driving sustainable and inclusive growth for everyone
Turning potential into reality calls for decisive policy action to foster an enabling environment and to take the necessary steps forward, underpinned by greater commitment, collaboration, and regional cooperation.
18 February 2023, 14:00 PM
Can the US Eagle Fly to Bangladesh?
In the landscape of world power rivalries, Bangladesh has somehow found itself in a dangerous and opportune position.
18 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Future of the university, university of the future
Higher education is undergoing significant transformation in the 21st century
17 February 2023, 13:30 PM