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THE THIRD VIEW
A single digital ID can simplify life, but who will protect the data?
24 September 2026
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We need reliable buyers to build more solar power
24 September 2026
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Why burden citizens with higher fuel costs instead of cutting less urgent expenses?
24 September 2026
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For women, ‘diversifying income’ can become another form of depletion
24 September 2026
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Where old ideas meet a new generation: A morning at the UN with Prof Yunus
23 September 2026
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Amid narrowing choices, we need a credible economic strategy
23 September 2026
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Time to put warning labels on unhealthy packaged foods
23 September 2026
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When did violence become so normal in Bangladesh?
23 September 2026
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We must do more to protect boys from sexual abuse
23 September 2026
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Can the consensus commission break the deadlock?
A collective dialogue should streamline the process and accelerate resolutions
3 June 2025
A conservative budget for FY2026
Here’s to hoping that the interim government initiates targeted and critical reforms in FY2026 to improve budget implementation
3 June 2025
In the absence of sanity
What we are living through is the quiet deterioration of a society.
2 June 2025
Our real emergency isn’t political, it’s environmental
In Bangladesh, climate adaptation can support economic development.
2 June 2025
Upcoming budget must address inequality
Per capita income is a statistical average, which tells us the size of the economic pie, but not how it’s divided.
2 June 2025
Tackling joblessness requires thinking out of the box
The issue of joblessness should be at the centre of the growth strategy.
2 June 2025
Interim govt losing sight of public mandate
We demand actionable measures from the interim government.
2 June 2025
Two questions, two ironies the budget must address
In the forthcoming 2025-26 budget, two pressing questions warrant urgent attention.
2 June 2025
We must reclaim justice from mobocracy
In any democratic society, justice is a basic right.
1 June 2025
‘Only competent leadership, not repressive laws, can fix public administration’
New public service ordinance contains many linguistic and legal flaws
1 June 2025
What we expect from a people-centric health budget
We must strongly advocate for a people-centric health budget.
1 June 2025
The case for a prompt election in Bangladesh
There is an urgent need for an announcement on a deadline for the election.
1 June 2025
How is the NCP's 'new political settlement' faring?
By invoking the idea of a new political settlement, the NCP has generated high expectations.
1 June 2025
Jamaat leader’s apology and the bigger question
Jamaat members still hero-worship their past leaders, who stood against Bangladesh.
1 June 2025
Rising crime, institutional failure, and the bystander effect
The collective numbness contradicts the spirit with which the masses stormed the streets in July last year.
31 May 2025
Don’t let Israel forcefully deport Palestinians
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has now been going on for over 600 days.
31 May 2025
The right way to reform the public administration
Bangladesh needs a bureaucracy that serves its citizens with professionalism and integrity, not one driven by blind obedience.
31 May 2025
Farewell, Nadal: Words from the heart at the final chapter of a legend
On Sunday, we witnessed the farewell of a tennis legend: Rafael Nadal, “King of Clay” and a symbol of inspiration.
30 May 2025
Food safety in public hospitals is a basic right, not luxury
Food safety in public hospitals is not merely an operational issue but a legal right for patients
30 May 2025
Budget must reflect a rights-based approach to disability
Bangladesh's budget allocation for persons with disabilities continues to be insufficient.
30 May 2025