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
Our half-life of choking on polluted air
What plans do we have to address the growing public health risks posed by air pollution?
17 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Educate lawyers to uphold the court’s dignity
Lawyers remain largely unaccountable, especially when it comes to violations of ethical standards, including the basic duty to follow a court’s instruction.
16 February 2023, 13:30 PM
Redefining legal research with ChatGPT
Legal professionals can quickly and accurately retrieve information using ChatGPT, which streamlines the process and saves them time and effort.
16 February 2023, 08:30 AM
Clean energy will reduce our fiscal burden
The new gas price for power generation, effective from February 1, costs the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) an additional Tk 9 per cubic metre (CM).
16 February 2023, 02:00 AM
Presidential election, AL strategy and the next polls
The nomination of a president is not to be taken lightly.
15 February 2023, 17:00 PM
What 50 years of World Bank partnership meant for us
How much good did the World Bank do in our country?
15 February 2023, 15:00 PM
Why the raid at BBC offices in India should worry us all
The Income Tax (IT) department’s sudden raid at the BBC premises in India has drawn widespread condemnation.
15 February 2023, 11:01 AM
Right to information at home and abroad
The first case was brought to our attention by RTI activists promoting the law at the grassroots level in Bangladesh.
15 February 2023, 02:00 AM
The long road since 48 hours
After the investigating officer being changed six times, the case has, in all probability, stalled.
14 February 2023, 17:59 PM
The ‘mega serial’ of bank scams
By investing only Tk 400 crore to establish a bank, the bank owners are able to control the deposits of thousands of crores of taka, decide where to invest it, and who to lend it to.
14 February 2023, 16:00 PM
Taxing air travel could fund climate victims
Public financing from developed countries will never be sufficient.
14 February 2023, 01:00 AM
Why we think romantic love is unimportant
It is unfortunate that most people experiencing one failed romantic relationship tend to give up on love altogether. In the process, we also normalise giving less to our current partner.
13 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Can Bangladesh get out of the Adani power deal?
Adani’s inclusion of costs that appear to be non-existent may allow Bangladesh to claim the deal invalid.
13 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Why I’m not concerned about students using ChatGPT
The OpenAI language processing tool is still far from being reliable.
13 February 2023, 03:00 AM
The textbook debate: Managing the politics
Curriculum and textbook renewal is not and should not be something that has to start from scratch.
12 February 2023, 17:59 PM
Dhaka: A distant dream
I slip right back into the chaos I was raised alongside, and it feels like a reunion with a childhood friend.
12 February 2023, 01:00 AM
Antimicrobial resistance: The overlooked pandemic
A recent study covering 204 countries shows a 46 percent increase (of daily doses per 1,000 people) in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2018. South Asia is among the regions where antibiotic resistance continues unabated for all ages.
11 February 2023, 15:00 PM
AL's counter-programmes reveal its own insecurities
Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.
11 February 2023, 06:30 AM
A bond developed over our love for independence
50th anniversary of Vietnam-Bangladesh diplomatic relations
11 February 2023, 03:00 AM
How much do we know about our emerging ‘new rural’?
“New rural” will be a critical player in the next chapter of Bangladesh’s transformation.
10 February 2023, 17:00 PM