Column by Mahfuz Anam / The draft cyber law will restrict the media
25 September 2026
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THE THIRD VIEW
We tell women to speak up, but who defends them when they do?
3 HOUR(s)
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A Closer Look
Oprotim's killing and the growing fear for our children’s safety
1 HOUR(s)
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Views
A single digital ID can simplify life, but who will protect the data?
24 September 2026
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Views
We need reliable buyers to build more solar power
24 September 2026
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Views
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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Views
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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Rising gas prices threaten our investment prospects
The previous government not only turned the country into a net importer of energy, but also initiated a process to make it an import-dependent.
28 April 2025
The unspoken trauma of journalists
Journalists live through trauma, violence, and suffering while covering news.
28 April 2025
The symphony of grass and grace: Liverpool’s resurrection under a new maestro
A meditation on faith, flesh, and football, through the eyes of a pope, a poet, and a people.
27 April 2025
What the educated elite are getting wrong
A new danger is emerging from within the very segment of society that should know better.
27 April 2025
India’s transshipment revocation should be a wake-up call
India's revocation of the transshipment facility should be seen as an opportunity.
27 April 2025
The ‘woman question’ and the legacy of colonial patriarchy
The roots of patriarchy lies in the hegemonic colonial masculinity.
27 April 2025
The dark economy of child beggars
Across South Asia, children are trafficked, crippled, and discarded—all so someone can pocket loose change from your car window.
27 April 2025
Are we witnessing the death of foreign aid?
What is the future of foreign aid and what happens to people and countries dependent on it?
26 April 2025
How remittances shape labour market dynamics
Bangladesh is among the world's top recipients of remittances.
26 April 2025
Lessons from history: Will Trump’s tariffs shake up world leadership?
Bangladesh’s cardinal lesson is to do what the US did in 1934.
26 April 2025
KUET protests and the evolving student-university relations
KUET has exposed systemic weakness in conflict resolution.
26 April 2025
Electoral reform in Bangladesh: A blueprint for change or a power play?
Electoral Reform Commission’s report falls short of addressing the fundamental issues related to Bangladesh’s existing electoral system.
25 April 2025
A legal notice that proves the need for what it seeks to ban
Sex education is not vulgarity. It is survival
25 April 2025
Is economics a science?
Economics, the subject, and its application make it both a science and art.
25 April 2025
A mirror needs no monument: The irony of India’s lecture on minorities
India’s moral posturing becomes all the more risible when juxtaposed with data from Bangladesh.
25 April 2025
The elephant in the room no one is talking about
Reform of political parties is of urgent need
24 April 2025
Democracy in the digital age: Lessons from Bangladesh and beyond
The internet, once a mere repository of information, has evolved into the most formidable arena for political engagement.
24 April 2025
The role of state and society in sustaining gendered violence
Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.
24 April 2025
Rana Plaza: 12 years of grief, courage, and unkept promises
April 24 is a date that cannot be swept under the rug.
24 April 2025
Pathways to a new political order
The prospects for change are not without hope in Bangladesh.
24 April 2025