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
9 HOUR(s)
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When did violence become so normal in Bangladesh?
11 HOUR(s)
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We must do more to protect boys from sexual abuse
10 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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Opinion
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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Could women voters decide the 2026 election?
Women’s indecision signals both caution and opportunity.
5 October 2025
Is accuracy too much to ask of a July martyrs’ list?
The listing of July martyrs was never meant to be just another bureaucratic formality.
5 October 2025
Why is Bangladesh’s inflation highest in South Asia?
Bangladesh Bank has hiked the policy rate on 11 occasions since May 2022
4 October 2025
Trump’s Gaza initiative: A path to peace?
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE issued a joint statement supporting several key principles of Trump’s proposal.
4 October 2025
Global community too diplomatic to find pragmatic solutions
The absence of China, India, Thailand, Malaysia, and Russia was glaring.
4 October 2025
The Global South must demand more than symbolic recognition for Palestine
The UK, even as it moved to recognise Palestine, continues to arm Israel.
4 October 2025
Bangladesh can’t afford to remain a one-legged economy
For Bangladesh, export diversification has become an existential demand.
4 October 2025
A silent genocide by pollution
It is high time we included child health as a measurable indicator in every development project, including the impact of pollution.
4 October 2025
Women in coastal regions need better social security
For Bangladesh, especially in places like coastal Satkhira, ASP must be tailored to the unique needs of women.
3 October 2025
Hair, humiliation, and madness: The policing of bodies
Various forms of hair-policing tend to target the vulnerable in our society.
3 October 2025
Will an Upper House solve Bangladesh’s governance woes?
Bicameralism and proportional representation are not the panacea to solve all our problems of abuse of power.
3 October 2025
Do you have the courage to speak beyond your keyboard?
While Shahidul Alam sets sail for Gaza, critics mock him. What does that say about us?
2 October 2025
Palestinian subordination: Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan
US President Donald Trump advanced a peace proposal that essentially preserves Israeli pre-eminence regarding the fate of Palestinians
2 October 2025
The eternal curfew: When paying rent doesn’t buy freedom
A rented flat is a home, not a dormitory with a curfew.
2 October 2025
An Orwellian look at modern Asian upheavals
The warnings of Orwell’s 1984 feel sharper in South and Southeast Asia.
2 October 2025
Law must recognise rape threats as audible intent
Threats of rape and sexual assault should be criminalised as felonies.
2 October 2025
From case backlog to justice: A practical blueprint for Bangladesh’s courts
The path forward is now clear enough: appoint more judges, and appoint them better.
2 October 2025
How the quality of leadership makes or breaks a workplace
A supportive leader can unlock strengths that a person may not even recognise in themselves.
1 October 2025
The illusion of advantage: US reciprocal tariffs and Bangladesh’s exports
A relative gain can turn into a loss when the American market begins to shrink.
1 October 2025
Mob violence: When the law of the crowd takes over
Mob violence is a vicious cycle in which fear fuels violence and violence deepens fear.
1 October 2025