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?
7 HOUR(s)
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A Closer Look
Oprotim's killing and the growing fear for our children’s safety
5 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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Views
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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Views
Time to put warning labels on unhealthy packaged foods
23 September 2026
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A diplomatic reset wrapped in contradiction
The Yunus-Modi meeting is less about conviction and more about pragmatism.
7 April 2025
Political expediency and the narratives of our liberation
It was evident on March 26 how political parties do not dither to propagate alternative narratives of our independence and the 1971 Liberation War purely for expediency.
7 April 2025
World Physical Activity Day: Be active for health and well-being
The World Health Organization (WHO) designated this day in 2002 to promote physical activity and its role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
6 April 2025
Dhaka's traffic through a visitor's eyes
Slowness aside, what baffled her most was the complete unpredictability of Dhaka's vehicular movement.
6 April 2025
The evolution of poverty research in Bangladesh
The evolution of poverty research in Bangladesh has been an intellectual adventure.
6 April 2025
Trump's tariff war: How Bangladesh can mitigate its economic impact
Since taking oath in January, US President Donald Trump has made raising tariffs on foreign goods a cornerstone of his foreign policy.
6 April 2025
An unfinished struggle: Democracy, identity and reform
The interview explores the evolving narrative of democracy in Bangladesh since 1971.
6 April 2025
CAAB’s monopoly is a barrier to aviation growth
CAAB has yet to succeed in building a healthy aviation sector.
5 April 2025
The pervasive curse of toxic masculinity
The real issue here is power and control over women’s bodies and space.
5 April 2025
Rebuilding trust in global trade: The case for multilateralism in the Trump era
If Bangladesh exports fabric to a country assembling garments for the US, American tariffs on those final products can sharply reduce demand for Bangladeshi inputs.
5 April 2025
Are we trading away our privacy for comfort?
Perhaps the question is not whether we can live without privacy, but whether we are willing to.
5 April 2025
Dhaka's urban planning must balance growth and conservation
As Dhaka’s skyline rises, its agricultural lands and waterbodies are sinking under relentless urban sprawl.
4 April 2025
To combat poverty, we need to revamp social protection
Poverty in Bangladesh remains high, with climate change and inflation deepening hardships.
4 April 2025
The urgent need for a worker database
In the last one and a half decades, “digital Bangladesh” was probably one of the most uttered terms that is now found useless because of the absence of a digital information storage and management system in most sectors.
4 April 2025
Nation branding can bring out Bangladesh's global potential
Nation branding is a powerful strategy for harnessing untapped potentials in an interconnected disruptive economic landscape.
3 April 2025
We must adopt climate-smart urea management
Nitrogen runoff from excessive urea application contributes to water pollution and eutrophication
3 April 2025
Are we ready to heed Mother Nature’s warning in time?
Let’s panic while we still have time. Because the only thing worse than an earthquake is realising it could’ve been survivable if we’d done something.
3 April 2025
A legal roadmap to recovering stolen assets
Bangladesh needs rigorous legal strategy to reclaim its illegally transferred assets.
3 April 2025
The fact-checking boom: A growing industry or a fading promise?
The growth in number and scope of fact-checking projects is a testament to our collective hunger for clarity in a chaotic world.
2 April 2025
Decentralising Bangladesh is the way to efficient governance, equitable development
Currently, the country’s administrative and judicial structures remain heavily centralised, creating bottlenecks in service delivery.
1 April 2025