A single digital ID can simplify life, but who will protect the data?
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We need reliable buyers to build more solar power
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For women, ‘diversifying income’ can become another form of depletion
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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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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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National consensus cannot be built without youth voices
Do political parties genuinely speak for the youth?
18 July 2025
Youth unemployment is a growing concern for South Asia
The world's greatest untapped resource is not oil, data, or capital—it's the energy and the potential of the youth.
17 July 2025
A call to fill up Bangladesh's empty transparency chairs
There is a persistent disconnect between the RTI law and the people it intends to serve.
17 July 2025
The silent exclusion of women in white-collar workplaces
Women are often made invisible, not through overt confrontation but through subtle, everyday behaviours that leave them feeling unseen.
17 July 2025
From oligarchy to citizen's republic: Reforming Bangladesh's executive branch
The tripartite patronage of business, politics, and bureaucracy forms the bedrock of the oligarchic structure, where business elites fund political campaigns and gain legislative favours.
17 July 2025
Why the July Charter matters
The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.
17 July 2025
Embankments in Sundarbans delta: Wall of hope or risk?
Embankments shape life, risk, and politics in the lower delta
16 July 2025
Remembering Abu Sayed: The day fear died
Abu Sayed taught us not to step back.
16 July 2025
How Bangladesh must navigate the US-led trade shift
It is apprehended that the US’s high tariffs on major global exporters of agricultural products, raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods, such as Brazil, Canada, China and India, would make those products available at lower prices in non-US markets.
16 July 2025
A soul that lit the darkness
The way he embraced death raises a profound question: what truly gives life its meaning—its duration or its quality?
16 July 2025
Bangladesh’s youth should be empowered through skills and apprenticeship
With over 60 percent of its population under the age of 35, the country holds immense promise in the form of a demographic dividend.
15 July 2025
Our society and policy have failed mothers who care differently
We live in an ecosystem that is neither structured for women nor for people with different needs.
15 July 2025
Plastic dependency: The environmental cost of food delivery in Bangladesh
The unchecked use of single-use plastic in food delivery is a matter of concern.
15 July 2025
Strategies we can employ in tariff talks with the US
We must realise that the US has started the tariff war with a political agenda.
15 July 2025
Sohag's murder was not an anomaly, it was a warning
The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.
15 July 2025
Against law and humanity: Why India’s push-ins must stop
India’s controversial practice of forcibly pushing people into Bangladeshi territory continues.
15 July 2025
How global economic governance entrenches dependence for countries like Bangladesh
In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic headlines have swung between cautious optimism and deepening alarm.
14 July 2025
The night Sheikh Hasina’s fear shield crumbled
July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.
14 July 2025
Are state-owned enterprises truly performing?
The evaluation was introduced in 2024, assessing 20 organisations based on their audited financial statements for FY2022-23.
14 July 2025
Red is the colour of July
When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.
14 July 2025