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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When did violence become so normal in Bangladesh?
23 September 2026
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We must do more to protect boys from sexual abuse
23 September 2026
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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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E-payments are making us lose control of our finances
When we see others spending, we feel pressured to do the same.
3 September 2025
Lessons to be learnt from the CU violence
The violence was first triggered by the alleged assault of a female student by a security guard at her private mess.
3 September 2025
COP30 must deliver tangible outcomes for the vulnerable
COP30 will be a crucial test for climate justice and Bangladesh.
3 September 2025
How to keep cancer drugs affordable after LDC graduation
Without urgent action, thousands may find lifesaving drugs suddenly priced out of reach.
3 September 2025
From force to service: Rethinking policing in Bangladesh
Reform requires transforming the very meaning of policing in a democratic republic from an authoritarian order.
3 September 2025
From tragedy to reform: Rethinking democracy and public ethics in Indonesia
The protests, while legitimate, also revealed vulnerabilities.
2 September 2025
Faith-led messaging can mitigate plastic pollution
In Dhaka city alone, we generate around 646 tonnes of plastic waste daily, much of which remains unmanaged.
2 September 2025
Hope and despair cloud the prospect of February polls
Bangladesh appears to be getting pulled in opposite directions by two political currents.
2 September 2025
Where do Indigenous peoples belong in the new Bangladesh?
The Oraon, Chakma, Marma, Santal, Garo, Mro, Bawm, and other Indigenous peoples carry histories older than this state.
2 September 2025
A stronger, fairer tax system is the need of the hour
A fairer, more efficient and more progressive tax system is the foundation of democratic governance.
2 September 2025
How weaponising murder cases is shielding real perpetrators
One year after the July uprising, Bangladesh finds itself at a critical juncture, yet shows little sign of crossing it
1 September 2025
A ‘pawsitive’ step: Using gene testing to improve cats’ health
We often forget that, like us, they too carry an invisible blueprint of genes that influences their health and well-being.
1 September 2025
How to elevate Bangladesh’s public universities in global rankings
Public universities must develop their own fund management systems and strengthen their reserves.
1 September 2025
How poor are the poor? A dive beyond the line
It may feel reassuring that poverty depth remains “low.” But in Bangladesh today, that is not a comfort; it is a warning.
1 September 2025
February election: Democracy’s burning test
The February election is the one remaining bridge between the sacrifice of July and the promise of tomorrow.
1 September 2025
Let them in: Opening Gaza to the foreign press corps
Israel will find killing members of the foreign press corps in numbers a more trying prospect.
31 August 2025
US tariffs on India: A rare opportunity Bangladesh cannot miss
If India is required to pay this increased tariff, Bangladesh will enjoy a relative tariff advantage.
31 August 2025
The generational mismatch of wealth
The truth is simpler: one generation inherited scarcity and turned it into prosperity. The next inherited prosperity and turned it into anxiety.
31 August 2025
Teenage gangs and a failing social order
What’s fuelling this surge in teenage crime?
31 August 2025
The need to share responsibility for Rohingya refugees
Today, half a million Rohingya children born into statelessness live in camps: citizens of no country, dependent on foreign assistance for food, water, shelter, and nearly everything else.
31 August 2025