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
Justice for rape victims requires an empathetic system
rape incidents in Bangladesh are episodes of a recurring nightmare that we just can't seem to wake up from.
2 July 2025, 11:30 AM
Why saving newspapers is essential for healthy democracy
As more people turn to digital platforms for news in this manner, traditional newspapers are facing an existential crisis.
2 July 2025, 10:20 AM
When did we stop being human in the pursuit of a headline?
We have turned the victim's trauma into commodity in an insatiably frenzy for traction
2 July 2025, 08:49 AM
The silent revolt that no one talks about
The fine arts institute reminds us that liberation also happens in silence, in shadow, in slow-burning wisdom.
2 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Operation Rising Lion and its wider fallout in Israel-Iran conflict
The operation revealed Israel’s strategic shift from traditional methods to a new era of advanced, tech-based intelligence warfare.
2 July 2025, 05:00 AM
When there is harm hidden behind help
'Biggest threat to animal welfare in Bangladesh are overenthusiastic activists'
2 July 2025, 03:22 AM
Bangladesh must change to protect its women
Progress limps while women bleed, and no one seems to care.
2 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Appointment by allegiance
30 of 47 newly appointed VC had ties to teachers' groups linked with BNP or Jamaat
1 July 2025, 12:47 PM
Banning trees to save nature? Rethinking Bangladesh’s exotic tree policy
The recent ban, however, goes further, prohibiting not just the plantation but also the transport and sale of both acacia and eucalyptus.
1 July 2025, 11:30 AM
The ethics of machine judgement and the post-human condition
In a world increasingly shaped by algorithms, decision-making is stripped of human nuance.
1 July 2025, 10:17 AM
Greater synergy between media and civil society a must for energy transition
In Bangladesh, civil society has demonstrated a renewed commitment to promoting clean energy since early 2020.
1 July 2025, 06:00 AM
What should be the legal approach to cross-border digital crimes?
The decision to build a cyber-resilient judiciary must be taken urgently.
1 July 2025, 05:00 AM
A roadmap to restore banking sector stability
Some banks are simply non-viable and suffer from inherent governance problems.
1 July 2025, 04:00 AM
How long will victims of torture wait for justice?
the reality on the ground is that justice for victims of torture in custody remains elusive.
1 July 2025, 02:00 AM
The desert and the dream: Can the West remember how to hope?
Economic realities—stagnant wages, yawning inequality, housing crises, evaporating mobility—have fostered entrapment and diminished expectations.
30 June 2025, 11:30 AM
Confronting lad culture in our universities
Lad culture here often intersects with class privilege and institutional power.
30 June 2025, 10:00 AM
Are our preschools truly preparing our youngest?
The primary goal of preschool is to prepare children for formal schooling.
30 June 2025, 07:00 AM
Why the WHO Pandemic Agreement matters for Bangladesh
The agreement also endorses the “One Health” approach, which integrates human, animal, and environmental health.
30 June 2025, 05:00 AM
The weaponisation of religious sentiments
The most haunting aspect is the state’s lack of proper action
30 June 2025, 04:00 AM
NBR crisis is the result of institutional egos clashing
Why should ordinary citizens bear the burden of a bureaucratic breakdown?
30 June 2025, 02:00 AM