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
Why sleepwalk into more sanctions?
Government threat against critics living abroad is seriously misguided and likely to harm its image even more
27 November 2022, 15:46 PM
A probable global recession and Bangladesh
Dread and anxiety over the possibility of a global recession are rising around the world right now.
27 November 2022, 14:00 PM
How much have we achieved in eliminating gender-based violence?
In spite of the activism, increased partnerships and awareness, gender-based violence continues unabated in the private and public domains.
26 November 2022, 14:00 PM
Partition 1947: Displaced Music: Partition through the senses
Songs give a voice to the timelessness of the body’s performative archive.
25 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Why do men have reservations about women’s reserved seats?
The patriarchal system gives men the privilege to claim convenience over ensuring women’s security
25 November 2022, 13:03 PM
New DAP has too many loopholes
There’s no way to call this a “people’s DAP.” It does mention some goals, but without sketching out a plan to achieve them.
24 November 2022, 18:40 PM
The Detailed Area Plan for Dhaka is almost alright
One striking aspect of the DAP document is the geographical scope of Rajuk, in how it signals an expanded Dhaka.
24 November 2022, 17:00 PM
Tazreen Fire: A decade without justice
For 10 long years, the state has failed the victims of Tazreen and their families.
24 November 2022, 13:47 PM
What exactly is the outcome of COP27?
Has COP27 succeeded or failed? It’s not difficult to answer the question.
24 November 2022, 13:00 PM
E-waste: Where do our discarded devices go?
We need to observe the life cycle of an electronic product to understand the reality of how e-waste is generated and where its fate lies.
23 November 2022, 16:00 PM
How to make roads more durable in Bangladesh
The paved road network in Bangladesh has increased dramatically from 600 km in 1947, to 3,600 km in 1971, to the current figure of 375,000 km.
23 November 2022, 14:00 PM
World Expo 2030: Let Rome be the gateway to shared solutions to global problems
Rome did not base its proposal just on the potential for strong mediatic impact
23 November 2022, 13:00 PM
Addressing loss and damage finance: It’s more than money
COP27 decided to establish a new funding arrangement to assist developing countries regarding climate-related loss and damage.
23 November 2022, 12:00 PM
There is no rationale for bulk power price hike
We have observed a serious lack of accountability in the entire process of electricity price fixing.
21 November 2022, 13:58 PM
Our fiscal space is narrowing fast
Both global and local macro-challenges can have serious implications for the people of Bangladesh
21 November 2022, 13:40 PM
China and the US must escape both Thucydides and Kindleberger traps
Beijing believes it is their destiny to lead the world by 2049, the Communist Revolution’s 100th anniversary, as set out in Xi Jinping’s long-term vision.
20 November 2022, 15:19 PM
Elon Musk is a vigilante superhero. That’s terrible news for everyone
For technology to truly reshape the world, we must move away from worshipping the cult of personality
20 November 2022, 12:23 PM
Manifesto for social progress
Deep social change often come from people, social movements and civil society organisations, rarely from top down.
20 November 2022, 08:38 AM
Let the children live their childhood
How reasonable is it to expect children to understand the intricacies of a time-bound commitment they are making with themselves?
19 November 2022, 17:48 PM
Is SAARC's university losing its glory?
In the last few years, the SAU admins seem to have moved away from the right track.
19 November 2022, 15:00 PM