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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Why burden citizens with higher fuel costs instead of cutting less urgent expenses?
24 September 2026
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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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How AI shaped the Iran-Israel 12-day war
Palantir Technologies, a US-based analytics firm, was publicly acknowledged to have strategic partnerships with Israel’s Ministry of Defence.
29 June 2025
In the halls of fear, an uprising was born
In Bangladesh, authoritarianism began with a knock on a dorm room door.
29 June 2025
The ground reality of disaster risk governance in Bangladesh
Over the past two decades, 185 extreme weather events have caused 11,450 deaths and resulted in economic losses amounting to $3.72 billion.
28 June 2025
Why Dhaka has become unliveable
To survive Dhaka, you need a strategy. Start by embracing the absurd: treat every crisis as a plot twist.
28 June 2025
A quiet shift in South Asia’s energy landscape
South Asia saw the first instance of a functioning, trilateral power trade arrangement.
28 June 2025
Who is holding the baby while she works?
Let’s be clear: daycare is not just a holding room, but a place of cognitive, social, and emotional growth for children as well.
28 June 2025
Media reform shouldn’t be left out of the July Charter
Ignoring media reform now would be a serious strategic misstep.
28 June 2025
The West’s AI dominance is the new colonialism
AI colonialism goes beyond economics; it also involves language and cultural erasure.
27 June 2025
Bangladesh’s search for a balanced national identity
Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in its political and ideological evolution.
27 June 2025
‘Those responsible for custodial torture and death are rarely punished’
Nur Khan Liton, a human rights activist, discusses his experience of dealing with cases of custodial torture and deaths in an exclusive interview with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.
27 June 2025
Transitioning from autocracy to democracy: The four challenges for Bangladesh
The challenges are not exclusively of the interim government's but of the entire political class.
27 June 2025
Chattogram's live bird markets expose disturbing gaps in poultry welfare
For example, in traditional bazaars, slaughtered chickens and their waste are kept together in the same containers.
26 June 2025
What is missing in BNP’s reform agenda?
Apart from generic references to tackling corruption and ensuring fair distribution of resources, the agenda is silent on the broader economic direction.
26 June 2025
Epidemiological transition in South Asia
South Asia’s double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases
26 June 2025
Audit reform requires effective institutions, not rivalries
Bangladesh's audit ecosystem, though in need of reform and expansion, should not be reduced to a turf war between professional bodies.
26 June 2025
The cost of marrying off girls too soon
Child marriage is closely linked to high adolescent pregnancy rates.
26 June 2025
Can Bangladesh deliver justice for the disappeared?
The interim government has taken important steps to acknowledge past abuses and lay the foundation for justice.
26 June 2025
Planning your child’s global future starts with your bank
Embarking on your child’s international education journey is, from the outset, an emotional milestone.
25 June 2025
Politics of courage: What Zohran Mamdani is showing the world
When Zohran speaks about Palestine, he’s not fishing for applause.
25 June 2025
The human cost of Bangladesh’s dangerous roads
The failure of road safety continues to claim lives with alarming frequency.
25 June 2025