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To fight fast fashion, we must not throw our clothes away

Fixing instead of ditching clothing is gaining momentum.
20 October 2023, 10:29 AM

Is the youth losing interest in political participation online?

And if they are online so much, do they find political engagement on social media to be safe and useful?
20 October 2023, 05:36 AM

Lessons we can learn from the recent Teesta disaster

We do need a Teesta megaplan, but not the one that the BWDB is proposing.
20 October 2023, 02:00 AM

What we can do to prevent plastic from taking over our seas

In Bangladesh, the menace of plastic pollution extends beyond urban areas, affecting coastal regions as well.
20 October 2023, 00:10 AM

Pink tax: The cost of being a woman

The fight against breast cancer isn't just about awareness, it's also about equity.
19 October 2023, 03:00 AM

Could debt cancellation finance Bangladesh’s climate actions?

Reducing dependency on international climate financing requires innovation in financial instruments and mechanisms.
19 October 2023, 02:00 AM

Closing the sustainable energy gaps in Asia and the Pacific

To bridge the energy gap and promote climate-friendly sustainable development, increasing renewable energy and energy efficiency are imperative.
19 October 2023, 01:00 AM

Is there a psychological barrier when Bangladesh faces India in cricket?

We can confidently hope that our cricketers don’t quite participate in the same mental gymnastics that keep fans like us on a knife’s edge during any Bangladesh-India match, there is something to be said about the collective national approach of facing India in a cricket match.
18 October 2023, 15:00 PM

The Western rhetoric that devalues our lives

Since I was 16 years old, I have seen the US, my country, kill brown Muslim people by the millions.
18 October 2023, 11:00 AM

Bangladesh Genocide of 1971: Time for the West to walk the talk

The genocide that Pakistan’s occupational forces committed in Bangladesh in 1971 has yet to get due recognition.
18 October 2023, 02:00 AM

Plains of protest

Students have always been the first to engage in discourses on divisive borders with imagined, imposing lines, language, religion or tradition.
18 October 2023, 01:00 AM

Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable

Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?
17 October 2023, 23:43 PM

Bangladesh elections and China-India rivalry

In the upcoming election, if the ruling party emerges victorious, Chinese influence may strengthen even further.
17 October 2023, 05:30 AM

‘The US will have to bypass India’s concern to ensure free and fair elections’

The US’s effort appears as the only effective mechanism that stands between vote rigging and the government.
17 October 2023, 05:00 AM

What’s really causing our non-performing loans to skyrocket?

It is alleged that a group of politically-connected people took out large loans from state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs) and intentionally defaulted on them.
17 October 2023, 02:00 AM

How can we identify pockets of poverty early on?

Despite a declining rate of extreme poverty, pockets of poverty exist across Bangladesh
17 October 2023, 00:00 AM

Why do our food producers go hungry?

Hunger is not only a political or economic problem, but also an alarming gender issue.
16 October 2023, 01:05 AM

How right to information helped Sri Lanka manage its crisis

Through the RTI Commission of Sri Lanka, citizens could weight in on matters impacting the nation.
15 October 2023, 14:00 PM

Will I ever be able to breathe fresh air in Dhaka?

As soon as we got onto Mirpur Road, I felt suddenly unable to breathe properly
15 October 2023, 03:00 AM

How should we talk about Palestine, Hamas, and Israel?

The moral contest unfolding in the media and on social media is getting messy.
15 October 2023, 02:00 AM