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
Foreign Minister's comments: Why do they say what they say?
You only need common sense to know that “open secrets” are also secrets.
22 August 2022, 17:30 PM
Fairer wages, or more broken promises for tea workers?
In the best interests of the tea sector, tea garden owners and government functionaries should promote true trade unionism.
22 August 2022, 15:22 PM
Systems thinking: A solution to our many global crises
The crises we face are terrifying. And yet I can still imagine an infinitely better life that would solve many of our problems.
22 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Stop abusing and start utilising the environment
Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to all kinds of climate-change-induced disasters such as floods, droughts, cyclones, storm surges, sea-level rise, landslides, heat, and cold stresses.
22 August 2022, 13:00 PM
Shonibar Bikel: Yet another captive of the “image” protector
At the very heart of a democratic society rests the freedom to speak, to create, and to choose.
21 August 2022, 17:35 PM
Bangladesh well-placed to ride out recession
Recessions don’t happen overnight, and people don’t stop spending from one day to the next.
21 August 2022, 16:00 PM
PM Hasina’s upcoming India visit: Building ties on a foundation of history
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit India early in September.
21 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Why not remove the cap on lending interest rate?
People’s purchasing power is a key indicator of a country’s economic well-being, which gets eroded by high inflation.
21 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Our own resources can help us get over the energy crisis
All studies done by international and national agencies are in agreement that Bangladesh still has a significant amount of undiscovered gas under the ground.
20 August 2022, 16:45 PM
Restricted abortion rights in the US will affect us all
To say that Roe v Wade does not affect us is untrue. It jeopardises women's right to choose all over the world.
20 August 2022, 16:00 PM
UN rights chief’s visit: Conflicting expectations and a hope for positive change
UN human rights chief's visit to Dhaka revealed contrasting expectations on the part of the government and rights groups.
20 August 2022, 12:58 PM
Is violence against women only a women’s issue?
People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.
19 August 2022, 13:00 PM
DS View: Embarrassing the PM to the core
While speaking at an event in Chattogram, last evening (August 18, 2022), our Foreign Minister Abdul Momen, said “I went to India and said Sheikh Hasina’s continuation must be ensured.”
19 August 2022, 06:07 AM
Rising costs of living: The common citizens tell us their perspective
"The government is not dependent on public support. Hence, it gives no importance to public suffering."
19 August 2022, 04:00 AM
The Narsingdi incident was a hate crime against a woman, plain and simple
How is it that we live in a society where a woman must endure humiliating attacks from another woman and her male cohorts in a public place for the clothes she chooses to wear?
18 August 2022, 16:12 PM
Ambivalence towards road safety: How many deaths are too many deaths?
From what we see, read and experience, there is no accountability or oversight in the roads and highways sector.
18 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Free and fair elections: A far-fetched dream or a possible reality?
The issue this country faces is not a lack of active political participation; people want to vote.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Demographic dividend: How do we include more youth into Bangladesh's economy?
For Bangladesh, the window of achieving demographic dividend will close around 2040.
17 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Has Modi sounded the 2024 poll bugle?
The Indian prime minister left little doubt that corruption would be one of the mainstays of his campaign against his political rivals in the run-up to the 2024 general election.
17 August 2022, 14:00 PM
How to get away with murder
The authorities can’t escape liability for deaths at BRT site by blaming the contractors
17 August 2022, 11:20 AM