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 is Saudi Arabia reducing its oil production?
Saudi authorities have stated it was a consensus among OPEC+ member states.
23 October 2022, 08:28 AM
Are 'open spaces' really open?
With the gradual increase in population and rapid urbanisation, the number of open spaces in our megacity is drastically decreasing.
22 October 2022, 14:00 PM
Syed Abul Maksud: A man of great integrity
Remembering Syed Abul Maksud on his 76th birth anniversary
22 October 2022, 11:00 AM
Road safety law fails to hold the guilty accountable
Where exactly is the holdback?
21 October 2022, 19:00 PM
Partition 1947: The perennial shadow of communalism
Communal violence is not a recent phenomenon in this part of the world.
21 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Is space the final frontier of superpower rivalry?
Will it be possible for Washington to stall Beijing’s progress in space technology?
21 October 2022, 11:27 AM
Will Earth remain inhabitable after 2050?
We need visionary leaders to deal with the impending climate catastrophe.
21 October 2022, 07:13 AM
Why the UN Security Council needs reforms
Seven and a half decades after the establishment of the UN, reforming the UNSC would be a sensible and necessary move to balance the geopolitics of the modern era.
20 October 2022, 10:00 AM
Want to save biodiversity? Look to locally-led approaches
Locally-led approaches are community-focused but differs from our traditional practice in several ways, and are more effective.
20 October 2022, 03:00 AM
Ditching the growth plan may not save PM Truss
British tabloids are having a field day due to the UK's tumultuous politics.
19 October 2022, 13:00 PM
The trouble with technology
A digitalised world is facing the challenge of cybersecurity as threats rise across the world
19 October 2022, 07:54 AM
The gaps in DAP: How to avoid urban flooding in Dhaka
The regulations that DAP recommends can initiate a spree of development in the floodplains and agricultural lands surrounding central Dhaka, posing a serious threat of urban flooding.
18 October 2022, 19:20 PM
How to make development projects more time and cost-effective
Delays and lack of quality control are a major concern when it comes to development projects.
18 October 2022, 14:00 PM
Faculty recruitment at universities: Are we doing it right?
The current state of faculty recruitment at universities in Bangladesh is far from ideal.
17 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Alliances with smaller parties: A game of numbers
The ruling Awami League and the BNP have once again started rallying lesser and sometimes even completely unknown political parties to form alliances.
17 October 2022, 15:30 PM
The EC’s main job is to conduct elections, not suspend them
In order to make the next general election an acceptable one, the EC must evolve beyond the use of CCTV cameras.
16 October 2022, 13:00 PM
Why are political parties trying to woo the Prince of Calcutta?
Sourav’s stints as cricket administrator in Bengal and BCCI have ensured he remains in the media focus.
16 October 2022, 10:23 AM
Remembering Mohib Ullah and the need for refugee protection
Despite Mohib’s killing drawing international condemnation, little has been done to improve the security of Rohingya human rights defenders.
15 October 2022, 15:00 PM
A hidden natural resource has transformed Bangladesh into a food-secure nation
As we move into uncharted territory as a consequence of climate change, it is crucial that groundwater responses to changes, not only in the magnitude, duration, and variability of monsoon rainfall but also our use of land and water, are better understood.
15 October 2022, 14:30 PM
‘Tailor-Made’ Partition: Saga of an Orchestrated Disaster
In 1947, “United India” got vivisected, in which Bengal experienced the divide along with Punjab.
14 October 2022, 18:30 PM