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
Israel and the reinvention of bio-necro-politics
The weaponisation of humanitarianism is perhaps the most insidious aspect of Israel’s bio-necro-politics.
22 June 2025, 04:00 AM
What Bangladesh can learn from Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew understood that if you want efficiency, you must first reward competence and enforce accountability.
22 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Myanmar’s new realities demand a new Rohingya strategy
When we look at the current situation in Myanmar, it’s important to understand how complicated things have become.
21 June 2025, 08:00 AM
USAID fund cuts: Reintegrate the ‘forgotten workforce’
The government can survey the number of unemployed workforce due to the fund cuts, followed by an economic impact assessment.
21 June 2025, 07:00 AM
An accurate forecast of global warming made 112 years ago
The buildup of carbon dioxide and other GHGs in the atmosphere has elevated global temperatures to perilously high levels.
21 June 2025, 06:00 AM
We're witnessing the barbaric face of a global (dis)order
It is the duty of every individual across the world, to speak out, to resist, the Israeli-US war machine.
21 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Will our remittance warriors get government support to fulfil their entrepreneurial dreams?
Development means a responsible administration at the grassroots.
20 June 2025, 11:00 AM
Israel’s nuclear deception: Flagrant lies and brazen hypocrisy
In the mid-1950s, with the aid of France, Israel secretly began the construction of a large nuclear reactor in the Negev desert.
20 June 2025, 10:20 AM
A reflection on Eid, grief, and quiet compassion
For many, it was a time of joy and ritual—of family, food, and faith. But for some of us, it was quieter.
20 June 2025, 07:15 AM
Yunus in London: Who bears responsibility for the diplomatic misstep?
The foreign ministry should not be credited for Yunus's engagements in London with politicians, business leaders, academics, and leading diaspora figures.
20 June 2025, 04:00 AM
The locked archive: How bureaucracy silences Bengal’s poetic soul
The Dhanshiri still flows past the locked archive. It remembers young Jibanananda boarding steamers to Khulna, scribbling verses in the damp air.
19 June 2025, 10:30 AM
From livestream genocide in Gaza to the war on Iran
Rather than condemning Israel’s dangerous escalation, the G7 resorts to vague calls for “de-escalation.”
19 June 2025, 08:32 AM
Can Bangladesh forge its own 'economic miracle'?
Still struggling after five decades, Bangladesh has turned into a development paradox.
19 June 2025, 07:01 AM
What is paedophilia and why Bangladesh should be concerned
In Bangladesh, nearly nine out of every 10 rapes in the first four months of this year involved children.
19 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Are we looking at a new era of nuclear proliferation?
To imagine the future, one must be prepared to accept a probable scenario where the number of nuclear-capable states grows.
19 June 2025, 03:00 AM
Do we need a foreign operator for terminal management?
Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.
19 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Iran-Israel conflict: Russia isn’t just watching, it’s playing the long game
Moscow’s moves these days aren’t meant to draw headlines. They’re designed for the long haul
18 June 2025, 10:30 AM
Assassinations and aftershocks: A turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics
These targeted killings are not just symbolic gestures but part of a calculated Israeli effort to cripple Iran’s command-and-control structure.
18 June 2025, 07:48 AM
Rethinking our investment strategy
There is ample evidence showing that both domestic and foreign direct investment (FDI) have a significant positive effect on economic growth.
18 June 2025, 05:00 AM
A blueprint for health reform in Bangladesh
The Health Sector Reform Commission recommends establishing a national health emergency service network for swift responses in crises.
18 June 2025, 03:00 AM