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?
4 HOUR(s)
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A Closer Look
Oprotim's killing and the growing fear for our children’s safety
2 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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Our propensity for violence and the elements that foster it
With crumbling institutions built on fragile principles, power has been co-opted.
23 April 2025
Let’s invest to compete globally
We have the potential to be a globally competitive country politically and economically.
23 April 2025
What would make a good leader in new Bangladesh?
There are some essential traits that leaders should demonstrate in these difficult times to lead the country.
23 April 2025
Pathways to the downfall of a regime
The erosion in the credibility of the Sheikh Hasina regime did not begin in July 2024.
23 April 2025
The role that the financial sector can play to combat climate change
The theme for this year is “Our Power, Our Planet.”
22 April 2025
Five climate action reforms that are doable
No space for Climate change in the ongoing reform debates but actions are needed.
22 April 2025
The many benefits of diversifying Bangladesh's capital market
The lack of product diversification in Bangladesh's capital market limits its growth and sustainability.
22 April 2025
The Earth as a bank and its ‘defaulters’
The planet, these ecosystems, they try to work with us.
22 April 2025
Policy choices for Bangladesh amid rising gas prices
From the perspective of attracting FDI, the gas price hike poses a significant challenge.
22 April 2025
Reforms vs elections? A false choice for an aspiring democracy
One cannot claim to be anti-Hasina while displaying the same defining characteristics as our former prime minister.
21 April 2025
Does the K2-18b exoplanet really have alien life, or is it merely an illusion?
While the discovery made by JWST is undeniably a “revolutionary moment” for us, it is not an Archimedes-type “eureka” moment.
21 April 2025
No alternative to financial reforms for IMF loan
IMF left Bangladesh without any decision on the release of next tranches of a loan.
21 April 2025
The reform process and its discontents
The interim government seems either unwilling or unable to unite the parties around vital reforms.
21 April 2025
Singapore in 10 years?: BIDA chairman’s optimism vs economic reality
Bangladesh need not be like Singapore right now. Rather, it needs to understand how a country like Vietnam has been accelerating its pace of development.
21 April 2025
How the weight of systemic issues weigh women down
The gender wage gap persists across industries.
20 April 2025
Economic lessons from the tariff war
Our understanding of tariffs might not be complete.
20 April 2025
Deaths in the Mediterranean: Bangladesh's aspirations and Europe’s contradictions
Bangladesh's success and deaths of our migrants in sea depict two realities.
20 April 2025
Bangladeshi universities need to bring in top talent
Perhaps the most profound obstacle to effective faculty recruitment is the overall academic environment in Bangladesh.
20 April 2025
Navigating the US-China-India triangular labyrinth
Foreign policy challenges for Bangladesh’s new political party
20 April 2025
Are Bangladeshis anti-Indian?
To understand the recent surge of so-called anti-Indian views among Bangladeshis, we need to examine the misrule that shipwrecked their country.
19 April 2025