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The government will be stronger with more women at the table

18 February 2026, 00:08 AM
Imagine a parliament and cabinet with a significant number of competent, capable, and honest women members.
18 February 2026, 00:08 AM
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Why this election matters more than ever

11 February 2026, 23:16 PM
Despite many uncertainties and deep misgivings that weigh heavily on our minds, the excitement of voting this time is inescapable.
11 February 2026, 23:16 PM
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Where teachers fear to tread

24 January 2026, 04:04 AM
The termination of two teachers of the University of Asia South Pacific (UAP), under pressure from groups of former and current students, on allegations of “Islamophobia” and being sympathisers of the ousted regime, is part of a disturbing trend.
24 January 2026, 04:04 AM
need for raising sons with good values

Opinion / Dear mothers, stop coddling your sons

5 December 2025, 03:00 AM
If we want decent men, we must start by raising decent boys.
5 December 2025, 03:00 AM
Jamaat-e-Islami statement on women employment

Five hours of work, three hours of gratitude

14 November 2025, 02:00 AM
Lately, my newsfeed has been ablaze with outrage over certain remarks by the head of Jamaat-e-Islami. His latest statement is that if his party comes to power, women will work for five hours but be paid for eight, with the employers footing five, the government kindly covering the other three.
14 November 2025, 02:00 AM
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Opinion / Without song, the soul is a desert

22 September 2025, 02:00 AM
To argue that music causes moral decay is not only baseless—it’s dangerous.
22 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Threatening to gang-rape is not just vile, it’s a crime

Threatening to gang-rape is not just vile, it’s a crime

5 September 2025, 03:00 AM
Threats of repeated sexual violence subtly aim to intimidate and exclude women from public participation spaces
5 September 2025, 03:00 AM
Domestic violence killing women in Bangladesh

Domestic violence in Bangladesh: When numbers speak of the silence

23 August 2025, 02:00 AM
When we are informed that 133 women have been killed by their husbands in seven months, it is no longer just a number.
23 August 2025, 02:00 AM
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The unbearable smugness of AI

My phone thinks it knows me better than I know myself – how preposterous! Or is it?
27 October 2022, 14:00 PM
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Why people want to leave Bangladesh

There are a litany of issues that make the lives of ordinary citizens difficult.
20 October 2022, 14:00 PM
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University of BCL

The BCL has demonstrated that their “power” lies in their licence to beat up anyone they want, anytime they want – academic decorum be damned.
13 October 2022, 10:47 AM
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Education minister’s comments against bigotry are commendable

It is not always that we see a politician making comments that criticise misogyny and bigotry.
1 September 2022, 11:54 AM
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The Narsingdi incident was a hate crime against a woman, plain and simple

How is it that we live in a society where a woman must endure humiliating attacks from another woman and her male cohorts in a public place for the clothes she chooses to wear?
18 August 2022, 16:12 PM
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Price hike: Don’t worry, be happy – no matter what

If things are bad, there must be a good reason for it.
11 August 2022, 14:00 PM
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Where death follows too closely

Experts and road safety activists scream themselves hoarse calling for the basics.
30 July 2022, 14:55 PM
Whose religious sentiments are more important?

Who is entitled to 'hurt religious sentiments'?

Apparently, only the majoritarian population experience hurt sentiments – minority communities have no sentiments to be hurt.
19 July 2022, 15:00 PM
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Youth Violence: The definition of ‘boro bhai’ needs to change

Could our grossly unequal society be to blame?
14 July 2022, 16:00 PM
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How late can a Late Lateef be?

For most guests of honour at seminars, inaugurations or book launches, if they are VIPs, being on time is unthinkable. The norm is to arrive at least an hour later than the stipulated time, while the other guests and participants huff and puff with exasperation and then speak well over the allotted time.
7 July 2022, 15:59 PM
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Faraaz’s message to the world

Stumbling across a post on the meaning of “Faraaz”, I was taken aback by the qualities attributed to this name – “someone full of love”, one who “creates balance and harmony for anyone lucky enough to be called his friend”.
30 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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Why I’m a fan of Ananta Jalil

But not because of the logic-defying stunts in AJ's latest movie venture, Din: The Day. It's because of Ananta Jalil, the human being.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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How do we get the goons out of the EVM booths?

The recent eruption of political activity, and hence political news centred on city corporation elections has again livened up the dull, drab political stage of recent times.
16 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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Prices of machetes, bamboo and iron rods to go up?

It may seem like an odd assortment of items to be afflicted by the inflationary fever currently in circulation, but following the basic rules of economics—when demand goes up, with existing supply, prices will go up in a free market
3 June 2022, 18:00 PM
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Besides the PK Halder saga

Food prices have been keeping us awake at night, making some of us seriously rethink our diets.
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Being a non-VIP at Dhaka airport is no fun

Being a non-VIP at Dhaka airport is no fun

The adviser to the prime minister on private industry and investment, Salman F Rahman, recently expressed his dissatisfaction about the way our airport in Dhaka has been handling passengers, referring to allegations of staff members taking bribes and harassing them.
12 May 2022, 18:00 PM
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Who will speak for the George Floyds of Bangladesh?

In the US, being Black or just a person of colour is enough to get one killed or arrested by a cop, merely for being at the wrong place at the wrong time—or even the right place at the right time.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM
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Can traffic get any worse than this? Yes, it can.

Why is it that, no matter how many times we have experienced something unpleasant, we continue to do the exact same things we did before, expecting a different outcome?
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
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Bangladeshis are so ‘senti’

Bengalis are well-known for being unusually driven by emotion, a trait that has brought about many great things—our right to speak in our mother tongue, our right to be independent.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM
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We must not stop talking about Tonu’s murder

As ritualistic as it may be, we must keep talking about the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, even though there is nothing new to say—or precisely because of that.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM

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