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
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
Mob justice goes against the spirit of the student movement
In a true democracy, criticism should not be equated with betrayal, but embraced as a necessary part of the discourse.
16 August 2024, 13:00 PM
When will we democratise the political parties of Bangladesh?
The real test lies in the reform strategies that can steer a country toward justice.
16 August 2024, 10:00 AM
Can the interim govt make progress with the CHT Accord?
To bring resolution, the historic CHT Accord was signed in 1997 to ensure a perennial solution to the CHT crisis through peaceful and political means.
16 August 2024, 08:00 AM
Proposition for a national youth parliament
Establishing a youth parliament is the most systematic way to engage with the youth and listen to their concerns
16 August 2024, 06:00 AM
Poison Tree of Partition
Our independent nation-state has survived and grown despite setbacks and interference, but we are yet to escape the forever poison tree of 1947.
16 August 2024, 02:00 AM
The legality of the interim government
Analysis from constitutional and international legal perspectives
15 August 2024, 13:00 PM
The Bangladesh we want
Lessons learnt as we rise from the ashes of our past
15 August 2024, 11:30 AM
I reject the minority tag. Here is why
The face of the minority keeps changing depending on national borders.
15 August 2024, 10:30 AM
Can a proportional representation system ensure better democracy?
In the PR system, each party may be required to pay a certain amount of money as security fee against each of its nominated candidates.
15 August 2024, 06:00 AM
Are we ready for Bangladesh 2.0?
No one is safe until all can participate and enjoy their entitlements.
15 August 2024, 05:12 AM
How we can protect our children from state-sponsored violence
Countries were able to bring to justice those responsible for the deaths/injuries of minors during protests by following the right steps
14 August 2024, 11:00 AM
Let women decide what they want
True empowerment is built on empowering women to make life decisions free from outside pressures like discrimination, constraints, or societal standards
14 August 2024, 08:00 AM
The urgent need for an Ombudsman in Bangladesh to enhance transparency and democracy
Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture, grappling with a political crisis that threatens the very foundation of its democracy.
14 August 2024, 03:00 AM
Legality and legitimacy of Bangladesh Constitution
Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury called Bangladesh Constitution an “autochthonous constitution” because it got its power from the very people.
13 August 2024, 13:00 PM
The tall task of fixing Bangladesh
Are three months enough to hold a free and fair election? Because that is not the only concern at hand.
13 August 2024, 08:41 AM
The banality of evil and the Messiah of a new dawn
For three days we were a state without a government.
13 August 2024, 05:00 AM
We must strengthen our institutions to preserve democracy
Bangladesh must undergo massive political and constitutional reforms
13 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Why a political consensus on reforms is necessary
The country needs a new political settlement among the key actors, currently critically important in Bangladesh’s politics.
13 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Expectations from the advisers and a few words of caution
The task of the advisers is to show what actions they are taking toward permanent policy reforms not to make faux pas remarks.
12 August 2024, 14:00 PM
Images that changed history
Their deaths in the hands of cold-blooded law enforcement personnel might not have been in vain
12 August 2024, 12:47 PM