Views

Some concerns about the proposed changes in international crimes tribunals

The trials to prosecute those responsible for upholding and promoting a fascist regime must meet international standards of transparency.
21 October 2024, 02:00 AM

Reining in the soaring prices of essentials

In a nation where poverty remains a pressing issue, this relentless inflationary trend has thrust countless families to the precipice of financial instability.
21 October 2024, 02:00 AM

Men’s apologies are not enough

Social media apologies by men do not change the fact that women continue to live in fear, constantly looking over their shoulders, wondering if they are next.
20 October 2024, 11:30 AM

Robust tech-based response mechanism is needed to tackle flood

The use of real-time observation to track and manage the changing climate is a crucial element lacking in the existing flood response.
20 October 2024, 08:23 AM

Disincentives for Dhaka University teachers

Dhaka university teachers’ salaries must be revised.
20 October 2024, 05:00 AM

How do we overcome our corruption crisis?

Corruption is institutionalised, almost as a sort of mandatory tax, and people actually idolise those with money, regardless of the source of wealth.
20 October 2024, 03:00 AM

Government must make itself available to questions from the press

Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.
20 October 2024, 02:00 AM

The wisdom of youth

If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.
19 October 2024, 08:00 AM

Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics

After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."
19 October 2024, 04:00 AM

Is stability in Bangladesh possible without embracing pluralism?

Historically, Bangladesh has been built on pluralistic ideals born out of the Language Movement of 1952 and the Liberation War of 1971.
19 October 2024, 02:00 AM

Decibels and dilemmas: Tackling Dhaka's noise pollution crisis

This noise pollution significantly impacts public health.
18 October 2024, 10:36 AM

How an energy transition can secure our food production

The growing energy intensity of an increasingly mechanised agriculture sector brings together food and energy in a delicate nexus.
18 October 2024, 08:00 AM

Apathy, Han Kang and the Nobel Prize for literature

At this point, controversies should not be a surprise when it comes to the Nobel prizes, especially not for literature.
18 October 2024, 03:52 AM

Remembering Matia Chowdhury: A distinguished life

Matia Chowdhury was usually seen donning a cotton saree and avoided luxurious attire.
17 October 2024, 11:30 AM

Confronting the overlooked facets of child abuse

Child-on-child sexual abuse is a subset of the broader child sexual abuse epidemic that plagues Bangladesh.
17 October 2024, 10:30 AM

To achieve progress, we need bureaucracy-academia synergy

Global evidence underscores the necessity for such partnerships.
17 October 2024, 07:00 AM

In search of a new political language

While the student movement toppled the regime, it did not lay the foundation for a democratic future, which requires a broader reimagining of the political landscape.
17 October 2024, 05:55 AM

Fakir Lalon Shah: Subjects, sites, and signs

Lalon is an exemplary anti-casteist, anti-patriarchal, anti-colonial figure in undivided Bengal in the19th century.
17 October 2024, 05:00 AM

Poverty reduction requires long-term solutions

Governments tend to focus on immediate needs, but we also need to ensure that long-term poverty reduction efforts are being developed parallelly.
17 October 2024, 02:00 AM

Reclaiming judicial independence and the struggle for justice

The independence of the judiciary cannot be viewed in isolation; it is fundamentally tied to the health of democracy.
17 October 2024, 02:00 AM