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
Does the K2-18b exoplanet really have alien life, or is it merely an illusion?
While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment.
21 April 2025, 06:00 AM
No alternative to financial reforms for IMF loan
IMF left Bangladesh without any decision on the release of next tranches of a loan.
21 April 2025, 05:00 AM
The reform process and its discontents
The interim government seems either unwilling or unable to unite the parties around vital reforms.
21 April 2025, 03:00 AM
How the weight of systemic issues weigh women down
The gender wage gap persists across industries.
20 April 2025, 10:00 AM
Deaths in the Mediterranean: Bangladesh's aspirations and Europe’s contradictions
Bangladesh's success and deaths of our migrants in sea depict two realities.
20 April 2025, 04:00 AM
Bangladeshi universities need to bring in top talent
Perhaps the most profound obstacle to effective faculty recruitment is the overall academic environment in Bangladesh.
20 April 2025, 03:00 AM
Navigating the US-China-India triangular labyrinth
Foreign policy challenges for Bangladesh’s new political party
20 April 2025, 02:00 AM
Are Bangladeshis anti-Indian?
To understand the recent surge of so-called anti-Indian views among Bangladeshis, we need to examine the misrule that shipwrecked their country.
19 April 2025, 08:41 AM
When will women be safe?
The responses painted a bleak and unsettling picture.
19 April 2025, 07:00 AM
The sorry state of our green passports
Bangladeshi passports are ranked among the weakest in the world.
19 April 2025, 04:06 AM
Stop scapegoating the curriculum
The curriculum obsession is a misdiagnosis of our educational ailments.
19 April 2025, 02:00 AM
Palestine’s plight: A global failure of justice and humanity
The world must act to stop the cycle of violence.
18 April 2025, 06:00 AM
Why landscape-based knowledge is critical for Bangladesh
How will we build the country without landscaping knowledge?
18 April 2025, 02:00 AM
Are Biman’s ‘ticket syndicates’ solely to blame for high airfares?
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has recently been scrutinised for alleged ticket syndicates that manipulate fares through artificial shortages.
17 April 2025, 09:05 AM
Is BNP really anti-reform?
It can be argued that BNP is not opposed to reform.
17 April 2025, 06:30 AM
Post-LDC challenges and the future of Bangladesh's exports
The path ahead is becoming clearer, and more complicated.
17 April 2025, 03:00 AM
The Proclamation of Independence was a beacon for Bangladesh
The proclamation laid the foundation for the country's distinct political identity and its eventual path to independence.
17 April 2025, 02:00 AM
Is jute the answer to our plastic problem?
Plastic bags, particularly single-use plastics, have become a major cause for environmental pollution in Bangladesh.
16 April 2025, 11:00 AM
Lima's ballot, Dhaka's echo: Vargas Llosa's political foray
Vargas Llosa’s crusade, a failure that seeded literary triumph, whispers a question: can stories outlive the frailty of those who write them?
16 April 2025, 09:30 AM
How do our neighbours use the RTI law?
We can learn from how other countries in this region benefit from the law.
16 April 2025, 06:00 AM