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
Bangladesh must invest in health justice
A 2016 research study published in the Oxford University Journal analysed health inequality in Bangladesh, which found that income variance is the prime factor behind health disparities.
31 January 2023, 11:00 AM
The West versus the Rest
The West has now pushed Russia, the largest country by geographical size, to provide food, energy and fertilisers to the Rest.
31 January 2023, 02:00 AM
Much left to be desired in the new school curriculum
The NCTB should have taken lessons from past failures with radical changes in textbooks.
30 January 2023, 15:00 PM
What Nasa satellites say about Bangladesh’s climate
Recent data reveals terrifying conditions of freshwater bodies in the country.
30 January 2023, 12:30 PM
What’s in store for our agricultural production potentials?
Both the government and private sector should come forward and encourage climate-smart agriculture as well as the production of non-local crops, which have immense possibilities. It would not only increase the productivity of our agriculture sector, but also maintain self-sufficiency and ensure food security in Bangladesh.
29 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Dowry still exists in the guise of ‘gifts’
The asset loss due to dowry pushes poor families further into financial insecurity.
29 January 2023, 14:00 PM
No justice in paying tea workers’ arrears
The owners’ fickleness about signing of the agreement has come as a big shock to tea garden workers.
29 January 2023, 02:00 AM
Can increased gas prices fix anything?
If the gas crisis could be solved by merely increasing gas prices, why has no impact been visible after previous gas price hikes?
29 January 2023, 01:00 AM
Our collective role in building a Smart Bangladesh by 2041
To achieve and reach the expected goals of Smart Bangladesh, the AL government should emphasise on attracting more creative, visionary, and young leaders in the party who are aware of the latest developments in the field and able to leverage the benefits of this rapidly changing world.
28 January 2023, 19:00 PM
Metro magic and the charms of development
Dhaka greeted the new year with the country’s first metro.
28 January 2023, 04:00 AM
Why are our guardianship laws still so patriarchal?
Mothers can now be students' sole legal guardians, but this is only the first step forward
28 January 2023, 04:00 AM
Clarification, or admission of guilt?
The worst part in the academy's attempt to clear the air is the admission in its statement that it had not read the alleged offending book before deciding to exclude its publisher from the exhibition.
27 January 2023, 02:00 AM
India Takes World Centre-Stage with G20 Presidency
India assumed the Presidency of G20 (comprising 19 large economies and the European Union) for 2023 from Indonesia on December 1, 2022.
26 January 2023, 08:00 AM
Special treatment for AL is the new norm
Can a political party – regardless of whether they are in power or in opposition – use public property to attend a party rally?
26 January 2023, 02:10 AM
How the energy sector shut its doors to the public
Latest government decisions regarding energy are textbook examples of regulatory capture
26 January 2023, 02:00 AM
When health(care) comes at a high price
It is high time authorities looked into the situation and made healthcare affordable for all. While increased budgetary allocation would be an essential component, its effective and exhaustive utilisation is also key.
25 January 2023, 19:45 PM
‘Special train’ for Awami League, ‘transport strike’ for BNP
Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?
25 January 2023, 02:00 AM
The stock market-real economy ‘disconnect’
The biggest factor behind the disconnect is that the largest companies with stable profitability refuse to come to the market.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Is global governance failing to deliver climate commitments?
While commitment is the first step, finance is the most important means for implementation of climate commitments. But in this case, there are huge gaps, as pledges remain unfulfilled.
24 January 2023, 17:00 PM
Jacinda Ardern's resignation and the state of global misogyny today
The gendered response to the resignation is the latest reminder of the tough ride ahead for women in an increasingly pressured world.
24 January 2023, 08:30 AM