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
Together We Win the Match
Farewell message by HE Li Jiming, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh
12 December 2022, 05:00 AM
Unfair policing of opposition making ordinary citizens suffer too
There are too many questions about the policing of the BNP rally in Dhaka.
11 December 2022, 13:00 PM
Our low health literacy needs urgent fixing
To improve adherence to treatment guidelines, patients need to clearly understand health information related to their specific illness or disease
11 December 2022, 08:00 AM
Neither party is upholding the spirit of the Liberation War
The streets belong to the working class and they are the ones who will decide the future of the country.
10 December 2022, 13:30 PM
How do bus strikes ahead of BNP rallies affect transport workers?
Ordinary transport workers have been suffering due to loss of income during these strikes.
10 December 2022, 02:00 AM
75 years of Partition: A young boy's loss
I belong to a generation that was overtaken by the pestilence called Partition.
9 December 2022, 15:30 PM
Looking at present-day Bangladesh through Rokeya’s mirror
The key message in Rokeya’s writing is the need to ensure justice for all and in all aspects of life that include gender egalitarianism.
9 December 2022, 11:06 AM
Salvage the banking sector, unmask the kingpins
As a result of the game of secrecy of the real beneficiaries, those involved in banking sector corruption and money laundering have hardly been brought to justice.
8 December 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Change laws that undermine women’s position in the family’
Barrister Sara Hossain speaks on where we go next in dealing with violence against women in Bangladesh
8 December 2022, 16:00 PM
How can the land of Hafez, Sa’di, and Rumi be so cruel?
The absolutist, merciless state contradicts Iran’s deep roots in Sufism.
8 December 2022, 12:11 PM
What is the Awami League afraid of?
All these rules, restrictions, and obstructions indicate they may fear the reawakening of the opposition.
8 December 2022, 07:16 AM
Resolving liquidity crunch in our financial sector
Restoring equilibrium in both money market and forex market should be the central bank’s singular goal.
7 December 2022, 14:36 PM
‘Khela hobe’: Is our democracy our politicians’ plaything?
What game do our political leaders plan to play?
7 December 2022, 11:30 AM
How our industries can benefit from green supply chain management
Bangladesh is still lagging behind in implementing green supply chain management practices, while being one of the fastest-growing economies.
7 December 2022, 06:20 AM
The rise and fall of Islami Bank
There are rumours in the market that a highly politically powerful business group is going to take over the ownership of the bank from S Alam Group.
6 December 2022, 15:00 PM
Gender-based violence not just a women’s issue
Sexual and gender-based violence devastates individuals, families and communities.
6 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Media should be careful not to report in Iran regime’s favour
Reporters have to be careful not take away from the truth in the hopes of a sensational story/headline
6 December 2022, 13:08 PM
Democracy Day 2022: Three decades of backsliding from pledges for democracy
Thirty-two years have gone by since our national leaders made a pledge to make Bangladesh a democracy.
5 December 2022, 18:00 PM
‘University campuses are still mainly male-dominated spaces’
Prof Gitiara Nasreen of Dhaka University speaks on campus sexual harassment and media’s role in normalising sexual violence
5 December 2022, 14:50 PM
Bad debts going worse
Misgovernance, corruption, nepotism and subsequent bad debts keep plaguing our banking landscape.
5 December 2022, 13:00 PM