Amid narrowing choices, we need a credible economic strategy
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Time to put warning labels on unhealthy packaged foods
7 HOUR(s)
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When did violence become so normal in Bangladesh?
9 HOUR(s)
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We must do more to protect boys from sexual abuse
8 HOUR(s)
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Opinion / Managing Bangladesh’s latest fuel price shock
22 September 2026
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World Car Free Day / Time to speak up against fossil fuel use
22 September 2026
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Yaba is devouring our children, and we are still looking away
22 September 2026
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Biman: An airline that flies on political fumes
22 September 2026
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Does Payra Port have any business model?
21 September 2026
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When waste meets AI, resources are better managed
Bangladesh can experiment with AI-waste management as it has the institutional framework.
18 October 2025
Mirpur fire is a lethal alliance of corporate greed and state negligence
Industrial negligence is not fate—it is failure, and failure must bear a cost.
18 October 2025
The weight of a green passport
Migration is a natural human propensity; controlling it is a logical consequence.
18 October 2025
When teachers are attacked and workers die, who takes responsibility?
The teacher's protest and the deadly fire at a factory in Mirpur reveal how the state views its people, and where its priorities lie.
18 October 2025
Gaps in Bangladesh’s latest Nationally Determined Contribution
By recently endorsing Bangladesh’s Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) on time, the interim government continues the country’s climate commitments.
17 October 2025
Reducing poverty demands fairer wealth distribution
The gains that once seemed secure are now in danger.
17 October 2025
Proportional representation and the politics behind it
BNP has dissented, advocating an unusual interpretation of proportional representation.
17 October 2025
July National Charter: A consensus in name only?
A genuine national consensus on the path to democratic renewal has fallen short of expectations.
16 October 2025
Bangladesh’s food security depends on inclusion and innovation
According to Food Security Statistics 2023 from BBS, about 22 percent of Bangladeshi households face moderate to severe food insecurity, with one percent severely deprived.
16 October 2025
The fight for safe food production in Bangladesh
Why are farmers spending extra money to use an unhealthy amount of chemical fertiliser and pesticides?
16 October 2025
The case for increasing women's parliamentary participation in Bangladesh
Women in leadership and decision-making roles are essential for ensuring gender justice and equality.
16 October 2025
Public spaces under siege in Bangladesh
The scarcity of open spaces in Dhaka has long been a serious concern for its residents.
16 October 2025
Whom will the Awami League supporters vote for?
The Awami League (AL) is very likely to haunt the entire exercise.
16 October 2025
RTI: Are our political parties ready for transparency and accountability?
Political parties argue that they lie outside the RTI Act’s purview, not being obliged to respond to citizens’ RTI requests.
15 October 2025
Gen-Z discontent in Asia can affect geopolitical shifts
The protests represent a wholesale rejection of entrenched elites and dynastic politics.
15 October 2025
He moves still, in the gyres of our memory
It has been several days since the passing of Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, yet I remain grief-stricken.
15 October 2025
Why the 2025 Nobel prize in economics matters for us
When automation and artificial intelligence are transforming economies, the Nobel laureates’ work offers caution and hope.
15 October 2025
Gaza will not forget, Palestine will remember
The suffocating smoke still hangs over Gaza’s ruins, thick with the acrid stench of explosives powder and dust carrying the scent of betrayal and the mark of courage.
14 October 2025
Machado's Nobel Prize puts Venezuela and US policy in the spotlight
Inside Venezuela, the picture remains grim.
14 October 2025
Military officers, civil charges, and the future of democratic rule
The greater the military’s interference in domestic politics, the higher the risk of democratic fragility.
14 October 2025