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
Global aid cuts must not hinder women’s empowerment
The funding cuts by USAID and other donors signal a worrying trend that could impact gender equality efforts worldwide.
16 March 2025, 03:00 AM
RTI Act is on life support
Right to Information (RTI) Act in Bangladesh is in danger.
16 March 2025, 02:00 AM
Granting rivers legal status can redefine our relationship with nature
When a river becomes a legal subject, it can challenge harmful development, pollution, and degradation—forcing humans to respect its interests.
15 March 2025, 11:00 AM
Who is the owner of the Gulshan flat that was vandalised?
The Gulshan flat, where an unruly mob stormed into on March 5 to search for imaginary guns, crores of cash, and Awami League supporters, belongs to my second eldest brother.
15 March 2025, 09:00 AM
Strategic choices in the new space race
Starlink's Ukraine role exposed single-provider risks. US threatens suspension; China eyes space.
15 March 2025, 07:00 AM
We are Asiya: A battle lost, but the fight lives on
Asiya's story is a tragedy where a child's life and worth are violently denied.
15 March 2025, 03:00 AM
Lalmatia’s lesson: Stop tiptoeing around women’s safety
The problem isn’t just the assault, it’s the fact that this is how the system is designed to work.
15 March 2025, 02:00 AM
Online dispute resolution: Making justice accessible for marginalised communities
The average case resolution length is 9.5 years, restricting underprivileged populations' access to justice.
14 March 2025, 10:41 AM
Is the government awake? Is it listening?
Golam Hossain was a rickshaw puller. On March 12, he was murdered. Why, you ask?
14 March 2025, 06:43 AM
Stop predatory gas price hike and reform the sector
CAB rejects gas price hike. Accuses ministry & BERC of harming consumers.
14 March 2025, 04:00 AM
The ‘bhodroshomaj’ that is killing women and girls
In the absence of critical discourse on marriage-class-sexuality, patriarchal relations, i.e. kinship, to a man remain the primary option for accessing resources for women.
14 March 2025, 02:30 AM
DeepSeek’s AI triumph: A call for Bangladesh to retain its brightest minds
The global AI race is no longer just about talent migration—it is about fostering innovation at home.
13 March 2025, 07:36 AM
The new Bangladesh needs a new education system
Focusing on education is essential to changing the trajectory of a nation.
13 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Can we revive our riverine transport?
Bangladesh, often called the “land of rivers,” has traditionally depended on its extensive river network for transportation.
13 March 2025, 03:00 AM
Priorities and challenges for the new education adviser
The primary and non-formal education sub-sector reform initiative is a positive but partial move that leaves major education sector concerns unaddressed.
13 March 2025, 02:00 AM
The rise and fall of Dhaka muslin
Dhaka muslin: a fabled fabric from Bengal, prized worldwide, vanished quickly.
12 March 2025, 12:00 PM
Sink-based solutions can ease Chattogram's waterlogging
Sustainable solutions is needed for Chattogram's waterlogging problem.
12 March 2025, 10:00 AM
How Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest threatens free speech on US campuses
Beyond the personal cost to activists, the economic and diplomatic fallout of these crackdowns could be severe.
12 March 2025, 07:31 AM
Complicity in Rohingya genocide cannot go unpunished
Rohingya in Myanmar face denial of rights, atrocities, and forced displacement since 1962.
12 March 2025, 06:00 AM
Giving people power beyond the ballot box
Democracy is not just about elections.
12 March 2025, 03:00 AM