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
We need to talk about the World Bank
Has this above-the-law institution lost relevance in today’s world?
20 July 2022, 13:00 PM
Challenges to Bangladesh’s macroeconomic development
Despite significant progress, the country ranks 168th in the Ease of Doing Business Index out of 190 countries.
19 July 2022, 13:00 PM
What to make of Biden’s Middle East visit?
It seems Joe Biden has gone back home with very little to show for gains, and a lot of bad headlines that will haunt his media team.
19 July 2022, 10:19 AM
Contextualising mental health in Bangladesh: The youth perspective
The stigmatisation of mental health care needs to be eradicated by those at the upper portion of the pyramids.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
An unfair world against the paid working woman
And why we have become complacent
18 July 2022, 17:00 PM
What should be Bangladesh’s food security strategy?
The rapid increase in global food prices in recent months have put many countries including Bangladesh in a crisis.
18 July 2022, 16:00 PM
Digital Bangladesh: One step forward, two steps back?
“Digital Bangladesh” continues to be a central plank of the ruling Awami League, despite the failure of its techno-utopian Vision 2021.
18 July 2022, 15:00 PM
What local NGOs must do to secure climate finance
Local organisations are always the first to respond in case of an emergency due to both their proximity and understanding of the local population.
18 July 2022, 13:00 PM
Unpacking Bangladesh and northeast India’s untapped potential
The nexus between Bangladesh and India's northeastern region determines the current pattern of commerce between the two countries.
16 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Buying vs selling dollars: What should we do?
The US dollar has now surpassed the Tk 100 mark, and Bangladesh Bank is making contradictory moves to deal with the situation.
16 July 2022, 14:00 PM
The fault in our star-gazing: Do we care about teachers?
The beating of the principal is symptomatic of a time when teachers have lost their “value” in the system.
15 July 2022, 14:00 PM
What makes Webb’s first images such a big deal?
The tantalising images from the James Webb telescope have been widely published and discussed across the entire globe.
15 July 2022, 13:00 PM
Better retirement homes a must for industrialised Bangladesh
Under the social welfare ministry, there are currently six old homes.
15 July 2022, 11:53 AM
Preparing the youth for employment and entrepreneurship
July 15 marks World Youth Skills (WYS) Day, and this year’s slogan for the day is “Transforming Youth Skills for the Future.”
14 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Youth Violence: The definition of ‘boro bhai’ needs to change
Could our grossly unequal society be to blame?
14 July 2022, 16:00 PM
The State of RTI in South Asia: The Pakistan Case
Over the last two decades, most of South Asia has adopted right to information (RTI) laws, also known as freedom of information (FOI) or access to information (A2I) laws.
14 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Bangladeshi architecture at the MoMA in New York: What it means for us
The exhibition can serve as a potent reminder for our ethical responsibility to preserve the mid-century buildings that tell our stories.
14 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Why is there a gas crisis in a country that is gas-rich?
The excuse that the present gas crisis and the consequent decline in power generation are solely the results of the Russia-Ukraine war is not entirely justified.
13 July 2022, 15:00 PM
Bridge schools: A local solution to a global problem
In its latest education intervention, Bridge school has strived to improve the five elements required in any working education system.
13 July 2022, 14:00 PM
Sri Lanka crisis: What role would the military play?
The protests are not only about the economic woes but also about the system of governance.
13 July 2022, 14:00 PM