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
Ailing Democracy: Rx Intensive Care
Biden’s “inflection point” applies to Bangladesh, too.
15 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Here's how public-private partnerships can improve the healthcare sector
Public-private partnerships can lead to a more equitable and accessible health sector.
15 September 2022, 07:02 AM
Right to Information in Bangladesh: Are we on the right track?
To obtain the full potentials of the law, we must go beyond such perfunctory rituals and focus more on strategies to go ahead.
15 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Democracy facing an existential struggle
It is a matter of great misfortune, as well as of disappointment and uncertainty, that democracy in Bangladesh is practically absent now.
14 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Post-Covid challenges for our labour market
Specific policy incentives are needed to stimulate the economy and revive the labour market.
14 September 2022, 14:16 PM
Charting the middle-income journey
Bangladesh needs proper macroeconomic management to avoid middle income trap
13 September 2022, 15:00 PM
When the state defeats its people
The draconian Digital Security Act (DSA) strikes again, and most worryingly, in collusion with communal bigotry.
13 September 2022, 12:11 PM
The Queen’s demise and a throwback to our dark history
Queen Elizabeth II's death has sparked many conversations on her legacy, which includes British colonialism and its dark past.
13 September 2022, 12:00 PM
Is education another commodity in the market?
The important issue that must be discussed is whether school education should continue to be another commodity subject to the vagaries of the market.
12 September 2022, 16:00 PM
Upskilling, financial access can boost women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh
Several indicators show that women in Bangladesh, especially the youth, have a low participation rate in the labour force.
12 September 2022, 15:30 PM
Men, lower your gaze and stop judging women
Men must control their own base instincts instead of policing women's clothing.
12 September 2022, 11:11 AM
The Queen is not my feminist icon
Is Elizabeth a feminist icon? I would have to go with a hard no.
11 September 2022, 18:00 PM
The unjust and discriminatory face of corruption
The cost of grand corruption in Bangladesh is only continuing to go up.
11 September 2022, 16:00 PM
Bangladesh needs a new vision for social protection
Bangladesh’s social protection, a key policy instrument in the country, has had a history of innovation evolved around crises
11 September 2022, 15:30 PM
Is there a third way for social equity markets?
What is the alternative to Big Business or Big Government?
11 September 2022, 11:44 AM
Why is our public spending on education still so shockingly low?
Since it boosts individual productivity and produces a trained labour force, education is seen as a crucial road to economic progress.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Places of work and education must be more disability-friendly
We can look to other countries to find how they have included PWDs in their economy.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Climate loss and damage are clearly visible in southwest Bangladesh
People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support
9 September 2022, 18:24 PM
US controls advanced chips, but China has another card
Beijing has control over a vital resource essential for weapons, petroleum and electronics.
9 September 2022, 15:00 PM
Akbar Ali Khan: Life of service, voice of conscience
His death is a loss for the nation.
9 September 2022, 13:00 PM