Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future
23 October 2025, 18:30 PM
Can Trump’s Gaza ceasefire redefine peace in Middle East?
23 October 2025, 14:00 PM
The dilemma triangle of our tertiary education
23 October 2025, 07:00 AM
MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens
23 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Ports for private profit or national progress?
23 October 2025, 03:00 AM
New data regulations warrant urgent rethinking
22 October 2025, 06:29 AM
Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women
22 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Opinion / Uniforms do not outrank the constitution
22 October 2025, 04:00 AM
National Road Safety Day / ‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’
22 October 2025, 03:00 AM
The unfinished revolution for women's political rights
23 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Our society and policy have failed mothers who care differently
We live in an ecosystem that is neither structured for women nor for people with different needs.
15 July 2025, 09:00 AM
Plastic dependency: The environmental cost of food delivery in Bangladesh
The unchecked use of single-use plastic in food delivery is a matter of concern.
15 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Strategies we can employ in tariff talks with the US
We must realise that the US has started the tariff war with a political agenda.
15 July 2025, 05:00 AM
Sohag's murder was not an anomaly, it was a warning
The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.
15 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Against law and humanity: Why India’s push-ins must stop
India’s controversial practice of forcibly pushing people into Bangladeshi territory continues.
15 July 2025, 02:00 AM
How global economic governance entrenches dependence for countries like Bangladesh
In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic headlines have swung between cautious optimism and deepening alarm.
14 July 2025, 11:18 AM
The night Sheikh Hasina’s fear shield crumbled
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
14 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Are state-owned enterprises truly performing?
The evaluation was introduced in 2024, assessing 20 organisations based on their audited financial statements for FY2022-23.
14 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Red is the colour of July
When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.
14 July 2025, 03:00 AM
How Bangladesh is giving waste new life, and workers new dignity
Just outside Dhaka, a quiet revolution is reshaping both the lives of people and the fate of plastic waste.
13 July 2025, 10:29 AM
We must never again allow freedom to be lost
The younger generation is disengaged from the political process.
13 July 2025, 06:00 AM
How the tariff turbulence is hitting Southeast Asia
US-China tariffs will squeeze Southeast Asia’s fragile economies
13 July 2025, 04:00 AM
What the SANEM poll reveals and what it does not
SANEM survey is not about youth's voting preference.
13 July 2025, 03:00 AM
What Bangladesh can learn from the Iran-Israel war
Bangladesh can’t expect to build an influential foreign policy if we’re constantly tripping over our own politics.
13 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Inclusion is the most powerful business concept in the world
History shows that accessibility fuels innovations, benefiting everyone.
12 July 2025, 09:17 AM
Let’s not forget the silent emergencies of the world
In Gaza, the risk of famine is increasing due to protracted military operations. Humanitarian efforts are constrained both by inadequate relief materials and inaccessibility to the most affected areas.
12 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Sohag’s murder exposes a society numbed by fear and brutality
It was a murder that stunned the nation, not only for its barbarity, but for what it revealed about the society we have become.
12 July 2025, 06:41 AM
How expat Bangladeshi footballers are reconnecting to their ancestral roots
For more than two decades, Bangladeshi football has remained confined to domestic competition, with no significant international success.
12 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Tariffquake: Why Bangladesh economy must diversify or fall
The latest announcement from Washington has not only shaken Bangladesh’s industrial heartland, but has presented a moment of reckoning.
12 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Three realities, one future: Why youth voice must shape population policy
Bangladesh risks missing the full benefits of its demographic dividend.
11 July 2025, 08:50 AM