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
The miracle seat and the girl who burned
Perhaps meaning isn't found in the survival itself, but forged in the telling and the hearing.
17 June 2025, 10:30 AM
Disinformation and the Israel-Iran conflict
In the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, disinformation is not peripheral—it is central.
17 June 2025, 08:50 AM
What UNOC3 portends for future ocean governance
UNOC3 concluded with the adoption of the Nice Ocean Action Plan, a two-part outcome comprising a political declaration.
17 June 2025, 07:00 AM
Why we need to hear women’s voices from the hills
Hill women remain largely invisible within a system that does not recognise their ancestral kinship with the land.
17 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Bangladesh’s energy policy raises more questions than answers
The recent announcement to build a new coal-fired power plant to generate cheaper electricity than oil-fired peaking plants further highlights the lack of policy coherence.
17 June 2025, 04:00 AM
We must reform the health sector to ensure equity
The future of healthcare in Bangladesh depends on whether we can move beyond words and take real action.
17 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Israel’s attack on Iran and the precipice of a wider American war
At the end of the day, Netanyahu’s success will measured by whether he can lock the US into yet another made-for-Israel Middle East war.
16 June 2025, 11:30 AM
Will migrant workers’ dreams remain unfulfilled?
The concept of remittances is not new. Migrant labourers sending money home dates back to colonial times.
16 June 2025, 09:36 AM
The screen shows the trial, not the threat
The intention behind broadcasting the ICT trial is noble.
16 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Can Bangladesh break free from its extractive past?
While civil society is now free, the pervasive spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms presents a grave danger.
16 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Of tea, tantrums, and Tudor theatre
Prof Yunus’s visit, beyond its ceremonial significance, marks a symbolic shift.
16 June 2025, 03:00 AM
The collapse of deterrence between Iran and Israel
The Israel-Iran conflict exposes the fragility of international norms in a multipolar era, where power is fragmented and restraint is rare.
15 June 2025, 10:30 AM
Time to rethink fishing ban
The 58-day ban on marine fishing imposed in Bangladesh from April 15 till June 11 this year was intended to ensure sustainable management of fish stocks and marine biodiversity.
15 June 2025, 09:30 AM
Are we hurtling towards mob journalism?
It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Two women on a motorbike were stopped in Hatirjheel for not wearing helmets
15 June 2025, 08:28 AM
A catastrophe called Israel
How long can Iran's arsenal of reportedly 2,000 ballistic missiles last?
15 June 2025, 07:20 AM
Why Bangladesh must catch up with global disability commitments
The Amman-Berlin Declaration should serve as a roadmap for Bangladesh to realign with global disability rights standards.
15 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Citizens lament RTI paralysis in Bangladesh
There seem to be differences in response depending on the authorities’ location.
15 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Yunus-Tarique meeting in London: A pathway for democratic transition
It seems that the two leaders have agreed to work towards a smooth democratic transition, with agreements on reforms paving the way towards a pre-Ramadan election.
14 June 2025, 08:45 AM
To be heard, workers need trade unions
In these lesser-monitored sectors workers are particularly vulnerable.
14 June 2025, 08:00 AM
Why we need more ‘angry’ Greta Thunbergs
Thunberg was en route to Gaza to assist with much-needed aid
14 June 2025, 07:00 AM