A single digital ID can simplify life, but who will protect the data?
24 September 2026
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We need reliable buyers to build more solar power
24 September 2026
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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
24 September 2026
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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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A blueprint for health reform in Bangladesh
The Health Sector Reform Commission recommends establishing a national health emergency service network for swift responses in crises.
18 June 2025
Israel-Iran conflict: The outcome depends on the US
The confusion surrounding the scenarios ahead also arises from the US handling of the current conflict, which has been discordant.
18 June 2025
The miracle seat and the girl who burned
Perhaps meaning isn't found in the survival itself, but forged in the telling and the hearing.
17 June 2025
Disinformation and the Israel-Iran conflict
In the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, disinformation is not peripheral—it is central.
17 June 2025
What UNOC3 portends for future ocean governance
UNOC3 concluded with the adoption of the Nice Ocean Action Plan, a two-part outcome comprising a political declaration.
17 June 2025
Why we need to hear women’s voices from the hills
Hill women remain largely invisible within a system that does not recognise their ancestral kinship with the land.
17 June 2025
Bangladesh’s energy policy raises more questions than answers
The recent announcement to build a new coal-fired power plant to generate cheaper electricity than oil-fired peaking plants further highlights the lack of policy coherence.
17 June 2025
We must reform the health sector to ensure equity
The future of healthcare in Bangladesh depends on whether we can move beyond words and take real action.
17 June 2025
Israel’s attack on Iran and the precipice of a wider American war
At the end of the day, Netanyahu’s success will measured by whether he can lock the US into yet another made-for-Israel Middle East war.
16 June 2025
Will migrant workers’ dreams remain unfulfilled?
The concept of remittances is not new. Migrant labourers sending money home dates back to colonial times.
16 June 2025
The screen shows the trial, not the threat
The intention behind broadcasting the ICT trial is noble.
16 June 2025
Can Bangladesh break free from its extractive past?
While civil society is now free, the pervasive spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms presents a grave danger.
16 June 2025
Of tea, tantrums, and Tudor theatre
Prof Yunus’s visit, beyond its ceremonial significance, marks a symbolic shift.
16 June 2025
The collapse of deterrence between Iran and Israel
The Israel-Iran conflict exposes the fragility of international norms in a multipolar era, where power is fragmented and restraint is rare.
15 June 2025
Time to rethink fishing ban
The 58-day ban on marine fishing imposed in Bangladesh from April 15 till June 11 this year was intended to ensure sustainable management of fish stocks and marine biodiversity.
15 June 2025
Are we hurtling towards mob journalism?
It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Two women on a motorbike were stopped in Hatirjheel for not wearing helmets
15 June 2025
A catastrophe called Israel
How long can Iran's arsenal of reportedly 2,000 ballistic missiles last?
15 June 2025
Why Bangladesh must catch up with global disability commitments
The Amman-Berlin Declaration should serve as a roadmap for Bangladesh to realign with global disability rights standards.
15 June 2025
How extortion is strangling businesses
The scourge of chandabaji has been eating away at business profits and also depleting the take-home wages of workers.
15 June 2025
Citizens lament RTI paralysis in Bangladesh
There seem to be differences in response depending on the authorities’ location.
15 June 2025