Views

Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future

23 October 2025, 18:30 PM Opinion

Can Trump’s Gaza ceasefire redefine peace in Middle East?

23 October 2025, 14:00 PM Opinion

challenges faced by students in Bangladesh

The dilemma triangle of our tertiary education

23 October 2025, 07:00 AM Opinion

MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens

23 October 2025, 06:00 AM Opinion

Ports for private profit or national progress?

23 October 2025, 03:00 AM Opinion

New data regulations warrant urgent rethinking

22 October 2025, 06:29 AM Opinion

Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women

22 October 2025, 06:00 AM Opinion

Opinion / Uniforms do not outrank the constitution

22 October 2025, 04:00 AM Opinion

National Road Safety Day / ‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’

22 October 2025, 03:00 AM Opinion

The unfinished revolution for women's political rights

23 October 2025, 04:00 AM Opinion

Navigating energy efficiency for Bangladesh’s energy security

At this time, it would be prudent to change the highly import dependent energy model.

26 August 2024, 09:28 AM

Banking sector issues that the new governor should address

Good governance and adequate legal infrastructure—relevant laws, courts and impartial judges—need to be established.

26 August 2024, 06:00 AM

Bangladesh’s path to principled governance

Bangladesh can synthesise a governance model that works for its people—Boishamma Birodhee Jonogan (BBJ).

26 August 2024, 05:00 AM

Charting a new course

Political settlement and constitutional reform in post-autocratic Bangladesh.

26 August 2024, 02:00 AM

What made the flood so severe

The flooding is not solely due to the dam overflow

25 August 2024, 13:30 PM

AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik and politicalisation of the judiciary

The appointment of a person with foreign nationality and his subsequent arrest highlights a troubling trend of judicial interference and manipulation

25 August 2024, 12:15 PM

Reforms needed in political parties and the electoral process in Bangladesh

The citizens of Bangladesh have been victims of a frustratingly underperforming democracy for quite a long time.

25 August 2024, 10:22 AM

Creation of the new political order: Rebuilding ship in an open and turbulent sea

The past Awami League regime completely undermined the forms of accountability and checks and balances that characterise a liberal and representative democracy.

25 August 2024, 09:00 AM

Rohingya refugees need sustainable solutions

Many Rohingya youths are becoming victims of exploitation and despair because of the unavailability of options to study and work and make a decent living

25 August 2024, 07:00 AM

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The international community has failed to protect the Rohingya

The perspective towards Rohingya refugees needs to shift from viewing them as a burden to recognising them as a competent community

25 August 2024, 03:00 AM

We need to build our flood forecasting and management capacity

Bangladesh must shift from depending entirely on others for critical data to building its own capacity.

24 August 2024, 12:15 PM

We need a revitalised labour ministry

To put it mildly, the current state of the Ministry of Labour and Employment is disheartening. It must be revitalised

24 August 2024, 06:49 AM

A tolerant society must respect differing opinions

Listening to others does not mean agreeing with them, but acknowledging that different opinions exist and seeking to understand them is crucial.

24 August 2024, 05:00 AM

changes needed for flood control in Bangladesh

Bangladesh needs revolutionary changes to deal with floods

That is the only way we will be able to protect the people from the recurring pain and suffering caused by floods and equip them so they can tackle the impact of climate change.

24 August 2024, 02:00 AM