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
Bangladesh’s sour-debt conundrum
Is the central bank enabling loan defaulters with its policies?
16 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Is the UNFCCC still relevant?
COP27 will be the first COP in the new era of climate change.
16 August 2022, 13:00 PM
Will EC dialogues ever be more than just glorified tea parties?
When a political party in Bangladesh decides to have a dialogue with the Election Commission (EC), what do they expect?
15 August 2022, 16:12 PM
A woman is dead. Why are we gossiping about her personal life?
Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.
15 August 2022, 14:00 PM
US-China tensions: Crossing the red lines to nuclear war
Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, to some extent, has already crossed China’s red line.
15 August 2022, 13:00 PM
Dating apps in Bangladesh: Have they changed the game of love?
Bangladesh has around 6.8 million dating app users, and can expect significant market growth in the next five years.
15 August 2022, 11:43 AM
Cry, O beloved country
Under the leadership of Sheikh Mujib, the inevitable historical change was successfully completed.
15 August 2022, 06:10 AM
Dear ministers, for how long will you mock our misfortunes?
Does the government not know of the plight of lower- and middle-income groups?
14 August 2022, 16:00 PM
The Sri Lankan crisis spiked intense RTI activity
Sri Lanka has been shaken by a socioeconomic and political crisis that has drawn international attention.
14 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Why are the tea workers on strike?
It is the responsibility of the government to ensure justice and protection for tea workers
14 August 2022, 14:00 PM
RMG makers can go digital to remain visible
As the global economy is threatened by recession, RMG makers will have to come up with strategies to deal.
14 August 2022, 13:00 PM
Impact of the fourth industrial revolution on classroom education
Bangladesh cannot ignore the changes brought about by the fourth industrial revolution.
14 August 2022, 04:00 AM
Is the opportunity for Rohingya repatriation slipping away?
Bangladesh must have meaningful dialogue with all actors involved for repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
13 August 2022, 16:00 PM
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: Overstepping China’s ‘red line’
US-China friction over Taiwan likely to have worrying impacts on global stability.
13 August 2022, 15:00 PM
The Unheroic Antics of Hero Alom
Under what authority can the police make such a demand and compel its acceptance?
13 August 2022, 13:00 PM
Sizzling summer of 2022: Heat wave, heat dome, wet-bulb temperature
The summer of 2022 has not yet reached the mid-point, yet we are staring at another year of bleak climate news.
13 August 2022, 08:44 AM
Can Bangladesh follow India in redrawing its data protection law?
While the government in India has listened to opposition, in Bangladesh, the government has brushed aside the civil society’s concerns.
12 August 2022, 15:00 PM
Bangladesh needs independent census evaluation
For a census to be successful, three things need to be looked at: how the data was collected, how it was compiled, and whether it was published or not.
12 August 2022, 13:58 PM
Farooki's ‘Saturday Afternoon’ and our obsession with image
The censor board infringes on the freedom of the artiste and the audience in equal parts.
12 August 2022, 11:19 AM
Peace is good for all, but why do some still prefer conflict?
The incumbent superpower is now ominously sliding towards a military confrontation with the rising one.
12 August 2022, 03:00 AM