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Kanak Kanti Saha
Women’s physical appearance has once again become a battleground for cultural and political power.
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Mahfuz Anam
Timely election must for economic stability
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Syed Raiyan Amir
The dilemma triangle of our tertiary education
Nafis Ehsas Chowdhury
MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens
Noshin Nawal
Zero pass rate a sign of bigger problems
Ports for private profit or national progress?
Ahamedul Karim Chowdhury
Reduce preventable deaths and injuries
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New data regulations warrant urgent rethinking
Fahim Ahmed
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Opinion / Uniforms do not outrank the constitution
Khan Khalid Adnan
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National Road Safety Day / ‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’
Monorom Polok Md Shamsul Hoque
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Persistent rights concerns demand scrutiny

Editorial

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Timely election must for economic stability
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM Opinion
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Zero pass rate a sign of bigger problems
23 October 2025, 05:00 AM Opinion
Reduce preventable deaths and injuries
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Persistent rights concerns demand scrutiny
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Legal labour migration for all workers is crucial
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After airport fire, the government must rebuild confidence
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A tariff schedule that hurts businesses
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Sabotage or not, the government must account for the recent fires
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Mirpur at risk as illegal chemical businesses mushroom
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Tripura mob killing of Bangladeshis exposes the accountability gap
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / Yunus, Charter, and Our Future

Mahfuz Anam
Can the vision for 'New Bangladesh' ignore the poor, farmers, workers, youth, women, or employment and climate crises?
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Can Trump’s Gaza ceasefire redefine peace in Middle East?
Syed Raiyan Amir
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challenges faced by students in Bangladesh
The dilemma triangle of our tertiary education
Nafis Ehsas Chowdhury
Opinion
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MIND THE GAP / A bitter brew: Climate change and the decline of Sylhet’s tea gardens
Noshin Nawal
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Ports for private profit or national progress?
Ahamedul Karim Chowdhury
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New data regulations warrant urgent rethinking
Fahim Ahmed
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Opinion / 'Apnar Orna Koi?': How identity politics targets women
Kanak Kanti Saha
Khan Khalid Adnan
Opinion / Uniforms do not outrank the constitution
Khan Khalid Adnan

Geopolitical Insights

World shifting towards renewables

Why global crises are pushing the world towards renewables

Syed Raiyan Amir
The urgency to move away from fossil fuels and into renewables isn’t just about climate change anymore.
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US-Israel meeting
The BRICS equation behind the Israel-Iran conflict
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Bangladesh-India relations
Bangladesh and India's new strategic dilemma
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US bombs Iran 2025
Israel manipulated the US into war
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Israel-Iran conflict: The outcome depends on the US
Israel-Iran conflict: The outcome depends on the US
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Disinformation and the Israel-Iran conflict
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Letters to the Editor

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Destruction of Hargazi Canal
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Trapped in a never-ending scroll?
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Time to liberate the US

22 November 2003, 18:00 PM

In the grip of crises

21 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Attaining good governance

21 November 2003, 18:00 PM

The Night of Honour

21 November 2003, 18:00 PM

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20 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Muslim women and modern society

20 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Sugar is not always sweet

19 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Job one: Solve the Sunni problem

19 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Microcredit and microfinance

19 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Politics is heating up: What next?

18 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Philadelphia and Dhaka

18 November 2003, 18:00 PM

Serendipitous growth of the US economy

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Human Rights Move up the Commonwealth Agenda

As world attention moves from East-West problems to North-South issues, the Commonwealth is examining the role it can play in the dramatic worldwide movement towards democracy and individual freedom.
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Profitability of Commercial Banks Shows Downward Trend

THE commercial banking sector in India is fast assuming the role of a catalyst in the nation-building process, having well shifted its focus from "class banking" and "mass banking" to "social banking" and "innovative banking".
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