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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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What role can Bangladesh play in securing peace in South Asia?
Bangladesh’s role in regional peace must go beyond ceremonial diplomacy.
22 May 2025
Let’s not send our biodiversity to the museum
Bangladesh's efforts to conserve biodiversity remain lukewarm.
22 May 2025
How not to describe the Awami League
While serious criticisms of the Awami League are both valid and necessary, they must be proportionate and grounded in fact.
22 May 2025
The price of unchecked protest politics
Under the guise of “mob justice,” various groups, including students, have taken the law into their own hands.
21 May 2025
Debunking the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh’s role, and the ASEAN Summit
External forces now shape Myanmar-Bangladesh dynamic in relation to the Rohingya crisis.
21 May 2025
When protest turns into a mob
When protest seeks to punish through pressure, it crosses a clear ethical line
21 May 2025
Why Bangladesh Competition Commission needs reform
Our anti-cartel enforcement mechanism has to be more comprehensive.
21 May 2025
India’s ‘push-in’ policy: What is the message for Bangladesh?
These push-in operations are political signals—of frustration and control.
21 May 2025
Who will answer for Nusraat Faria’s detention?
Did good sense triumph? Or was it an outrageous travesty? The comments on social media suggest that most people feel it was clearly the latter. And these comments all centre around the same questions
20 May 2025
Social media’s role in the online gambling surge
Among the most critical concerns is the unabated growth of unregulated gambling sites on the internet.
20 May 2025
A folk legend who bridged religion and culture
Abbasi was second to none in Bangladesh’s realm of folk music.
20 May 2025
Nusraat Faria’s arrest sends an ominous message to the people
This arrest is particularly jarring, even in this current environment where arbitrary murder cases are being filed against suspected AL sympathisers or beneficiaries.
20 May 2025
Rickshaws, rights, and the rulebook
Battery-operated rickshaws, by law, are not allowed on major roads of DNCC.
20 May 2025
Tariffs and trade wars: Bangladesh’s path in a new geo-economic order
Bangladesh can learn from China's experience and reformulate international trade strategies.
20 May 2025
Why job creation must come first
The truth is, we have perfected the art of looking developed without actually becoming it.
20 May 2025
Not your average BMW: Decoding Dhaka's rickshaw kings
The true kings of Dhaka's roads aren't the buses, cars, or traditional rickshaws—they're the battery-powered rickshaws.
19 May 2025
Bangladesh’s strategic tightrope in Rakhine
The proposal for a Bangladesh-Myanmar aid channel is rooted in a decade of failed diplomacy.
19 May 2025
Bangladesh needs a free trade agreement with the UK, like India
UK-India's FTA highlights the urgency for Bangladesh to pursue similar trade agreements.
19 May 2025
Global trade war puts climate action under threat
Tariffs will serious impact on climate change, an unfolding crisis of our time.
19 May 2025
This country belongs to women too
Moitree Jatra was not a gathering of any political banner or one social cause.
19 May 2025