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
Assange is free, but justice has not been done
Justice would look like the arrest and prosecution of the people whose war crimes Assange exposed.
26 June 2024, 07:18 AM
Bigger isn't always better
The belief shared by corporate and government leaders that bigger is always better is founded on the false assumption
26 June 2024, 06:00 AM
Why we must rethink university faculty recruitment
The exisiting faculty recruitment process requires an overhaul in order to transform universities into hubs of knowledge creation.
26 June 2024, 02:00 AM
The fallacy of the ‘nerd’ stereotype in pop culture
The "nerd" stereotype is deeply ingrained in popular culture.
25 June 2024, 10:15 AM
Troubled: Mental health challenges of our school children
Unfortunately, a child suffering from mental health issues is often told, “get over it” or “it’s all in your head.”
25 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Finance is key to Bangladesh’s energy transition
Bangladesh must invest more in renewable energy and energy efficiency to reduce fossil fuel imports to reverse the increasing trajectory of the subsidy burden.
25 June 2024, 02:00 AM
Responsible is something to be
The book explores how people can regain their political fate from professional politicians and be the heroes we need today.
24 June 2024, 07:30 AM
Of professors and publications
There are fundamental issues in the way academics in some countries are promoted to professorship.
24 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Myanmar civil war: Bangladesh must be firm about territorial integrity
M Humayun Kabir talks about the implications of the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
24 June 2024, 02:00 AM
Why we need an AI law in Bangladesh
We need to strike a balance between fostering innovation and safeguarding fundamental rights.
23 June 2024, 16:00 PM
Debunking tales of the Russell’s viper
Amid this mass panic, many “facts” being circulated about the snake fall in the realm of misinformation.
23 June 2024, 10:15 AM
Why this intimidating police statement aimed at the media?
The BPSA's warning to the media is concerning given the overall media environment in the country
23 June 2024, 02:00 AM
89th Birthday of Serajul Islam Choudhury: Bangladesh’s premier public intellectual
Serajul Islam Choudhury is the author of more than a hundred books and numerous essays.
22 June 2024, 18:00 PM
What EU must do to protect media and democracy
Bold action to safeguard and strengthen free, independent media has become urgent.
22 June 2024, 10:05 AM
Flood in Sylhet is the price we’re paying for ignoring nature
This means we need to find a balance between development and environmental conservation, and the time to act is now.
22 June 2024, 02:00 AM
India's election was an eye-opener for struggling democracies
Modi now relies on two more secular regional leaders, political tacticians who could potentially outmanoeuvre the Modi-Shah duo.
21 June 2024, 10:30 AM
What I've learnt from Noam Chomsky
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures.
21 June 2024, 09:30 AM
The constitutionality of building kitchen markets over bulldozed homes
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) recently went on to evict 87 families in the Miranzilla sweeper colony.
21 June 2024, 03:00 AM
A call for true solidarity with the Rohingya community
International stakeholders, the philanthropic community and private sector actors should increase financial aid to the Rohingya community.
20 June 2024, 09:00 AM
Is the budget just another attempt at ‘youthwashing’?
The recently proposed budget has been disappointing for job seekers, especially the youth.
20 June 2024, 07:05 AM