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
(Not My) Home: Musings of a Reluctant Immigrant
Despite all her flaws, Dhaka is still the home that loves with reckless abandon
26 July 2022, 16:52 PM
No planning: The root cause of ills in Bangladesh's power sector
Until recently, load-shedding was something that people in Bangladesh had forgotten – at least in Dhaka.
26 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Time to pay more attention to climate displacement
We need to be taking the issue of human displacement due to climate change seriously.
26 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Labour Recruitment to Malaysia: Time to break the never-ending cycle
Both Bangladesh and Malaysia should remain resolute in promoting safe, fair, transparent and ethical recruitment, upholding the national laws and relevant international standards.
25 July 2022, 16:00 PM
ICJ ruling takes Rohingyas one step closer to justice
The Gambia’s case against Myanmar for the genocide of Rohingyas is now all set to be heard and judged by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
25 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Dhaka has a waste management problem
. According to one study, about 5,000 tonnes of waste is being generated in Dhaka city every day.
25 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Is it possible to reduce tobacco use in Bangladesh?
Despite the widespread challenges and the tobacco industry’s interference, the government of Bangladesh has taken many steps to control tobacco use, and the prime minister has vowed to make the country tobacco-free by 2040.
25 July 2022, 13:32 PM
20th Death Anniversary of Syed Ali Ahsan: Life and work of a great intellectual
As the vice-chancellor of three universities, professor in three other universities, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), and an education minister, Syed Ali Ahsan influenced his contemporaries with his unparalleled speech and writings.
24 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Recognising a crisis and responding to it effectively
Soaring oil and commodity prices have hit Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves significantly.
24 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Sri Lanka Crisis: Why is Saarc Missing in Action?
Saarc’s inability to respond to the humanitarian crisis reflects a lack of the sense of regionalism.
24 July 2022, 13:00 PM
Communalism or intolerance: What ails Bangladesh?
Mob frenzy, communal attacks, attacks on people with different views, positions and beliefs are created deliberately.
23 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Home, not a cage. Safety, not a curfew.
This is 2022. Imagine asking for security from your own alma mater and being caged as part of the solution.
23 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Is load-shedding a symptom of Bangladesh's energy insecurity?
We had energy surplus a few months ago, and now the country is facing the prospect of “reduced electric supply” until September.
23 July 2022, 13:00 PM
“Leadership during the war reflected yearning of the people”: Tajuddin Ahmad
Tajuddin Ahmad's interview published in the Dainik Bangla newspaper on December 13, 1972.
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Looking at Bangladesh through the minorities’ eyes
Religious tolerance is the most important value which a modern society must instil within itself, and Bangladesh is no exception.
21 July 2022, 17:59 PM
India’s self-reliance puzzle: Adding by subtracting?
India became a tiger from being an underdog; in order not to become extinct, it needs to be given proper care.
21 July 2022, 16:00 PM
Cultivating a politically-diverse generation of leaders
It is time to ensure demographic and occupational diversity across our political system.
21 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Less flooding, more liveability
Our craze to build and pave has led us to create cities of concrete and asphalt. Canals and wetlands are paved over.
21 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Why should MPs have a role in school, college management?
The whole episode raises some serious questions regarding the roles of both the lawmaker and the college principals.
20 July 2022, 15:00 PM
‘PEC, JSC exams are making for increased memorisation’
The PEC and JSC exams have economic repercussions, too.
20 July 2022, 14:00 PM