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
6 HOUR(s)
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For women, ‘diversifying income’ can become another form of depletion
8 HOUR(s)
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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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The economics behind Trump’s tariff war
Trump’s tariff war is a deliberate way to put a lid on China' export expansion.
14 July 2025
How Bangladesh is giving waste new life, and workers new dignity
Just outside Dhaka, a quiet revolution is reshaping both the lives of people and the fate of plastic waste.
13 July 2025
We must never again allow freedom to be lost
The younger generation is disengaged from the political process.
13 July 2025
How the tariff turbulence is hitting Southeast Asia
US-China tariffs will squeeze Southeast Asia’s fragile economies
13 July 2025
What the SANEM poll reveals and what it does not
SANEM survey is not about youth's voting preference.
13 July 2025
What Bangladesh can learn from the Iran-Israel war
Bangladesh can’t expect to build an influential foreign policy if we’re constantly tripping over our own politics.
13 July 2025
Tarique pledges change, but are his party men listening?
First, they beat him. Then they smashed his head and body with bricks and stones
12 July 2025
Inclusion is the most powerful business concept in the world
History shows that accessibility fuels innovations, benefiting everyone.
12 July 2025
Let’s not forget the silent emergencies of the world
In Gaza, the risk of famine is increasing due to protracted military operations. Humanitarian efforts are constrained both by inadequate relief materials and inaccessibility to the most affected areas.
12 July 2025
Sohag’s murder exposes a society numbed by fear and brutality
It was a murder that stunned the nation, not only for its barbarity, but for what it revealed about the society we have become.
12 July 2025
How expat Bangladeshi footballers are reconnecting to their ancestral roots
For more than two decades, Bangladeshi football has remained confined to domestic competition, with no significant international success.
12 July 2025
Time to rethink media transformation
Media today has transformed into a spectacular performance focused on visibility.
12 July 2025
Tariffquake: Why Bangladesh economy must diversify or fall
The latest announcement from Washington has not only shaken Bangladesh’s industrial heartland, but has presented a moment of reckoning.
12 July 2025
Three realities, one future: Why youth voice must shape population policy
Bangladesh risks missing the full benefits of its demographic dividend.
11 July 2025
A fairer future depends on the empowerment of young people
Young people should have the freedom to choose to delay marriage and parenthood
11 July 2025
Money and power should never undermine justice
A gang rape accused has no fear of consequences because of his political affiliation.
11 July 2025
Are we ready for a proportional representation system?
The absence of any recommendation in favour of PR for the lower house has legal and procedural consequences.
11 July 2025
Our dreams are NOT for sale!
Supreme Court Advocate Manzur-al-Matin writes
11 July 2025
Dhaka’s rooftops could feed the city, but law keeps getting in the way
Even when rooftop farms are operational, they are not recognised as valid food sources.
10 July 2025
The digital strip search: How America’s visa edicts redraw colonial borders in cyberspace
The irony? The US condemns China’s "social credit system" while implementing behavioural vetting via visa forms.
10 July 2025