Column by Mahfuz Anam / The challenges before the prime minister
13 March 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
The family card: Universal promise or targeted programme?
12 March 2026, 16:40 PM
Big Picture
Bangladesh in US trade crosshairs
13 March 2026, 03:23 AM
Bangladesh
Fuel panic buying slashes ride-sharing income
13 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
US launches trade investigation into Bangladesh, others as Trump revives tariffs
12 March 2026, 10:01 AM
Business
A youth-quake Jatiya Sangsad must break with the past
12 March 2026, 00:22 AM
Views
The Parliament Watch
4 March 2026, 17:39 PM
National Election 2026
What the Pakistan–Afghanistan conflict means for Bangladesh
11 March 2026, 19:07 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Why Bangladesh's new government faces an old narrative trap
11 March 2026, 16:30 PM
Big Picture
War on Iran rattles Bangladesh dollar market
12 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Economy
Tigresses breeze past PNG
Bangladesh registered their second victory in the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Kirtipur, Nepal, on Tuesday, defeating Papua New Guinea by 30 runs.
20 January 2026, 12:34 PM
As US orders fade, Chinese salespeople face tough grind in new markets
Orders from the new markets were often smaller in volume and less lucrative than US sales
20 January 2026, 12:06 PM
Next govt must tackle poverty, wage freeze
Two years ago, Mahbubur Rahman, a resident of Savar, worked in a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka.
20 January 2026, 03:51 AM
What voters expect when parties speak of a ‘New Bangladesh’
As the 13th national election approaches, calls for building a “New Bangladesh” have once again taken centre stage in political campaigning.
20 January 2026, 01:20 AM
The paradox of Bangladesh’s climate progress
Bangladesh is once again featured prominently in the latest Climate Risk Index (CRI), a report widely cited by global media, policymakers, and international funders to assess countries’ exposure to climate impacts.
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
RMG exporters oppose move to curb yarn imports
Local apparel exporters have opposed the commerce ministry’s recommendation to remove duty benefits on certain yarn imports under the bonded warehouse facility.
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Online tax, offline refund
Taxpayers struggle to recover overpaid taxes as the manual refund system leaves money inaccessible
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Muslim Sahitya Samaj Centenary
In the light of Shikha: A letter tainted by anachronism
19 January 2026, 00:31 AM
Leather and footwear: The next big export frontier for Bangladesh
When Bangladesh’s export story is mentioned, garments usually dominate the headline. Yet beneath that louder narrative, another sector has been steadily gaining international attention.
18 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Revisiting Humayun Azad’s classic, ‘Koto Nodi Shorobor’
The relationship between mutual intelligibility and linguistic classification is famously complex, often boiling down to politics rather than purely linguistic differences. In Scandinavia, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are treated as separate languages primarily because they belong to different countries, a separation cemented by historical events that dissolved pan-Scandinavian political unions.
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A guide for Gen Z founders: Navigating Bangladesh’s unfriendly, orthodox startup ecosystem
In Bangladesh, promise collides with a different set of frictions. Many Gen Z founders carry more self-awareness than spatial awareness; they can read a room emotionally but still misread how power, process, and patience work in this market.
2 September 2025, 07:11 AM
Matarbari: The island where Bangladesh is building its economic future
The deep-sea port project in Matarbari promises to transform regional trade
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM
How to rescue Bangladesh from the ambulance mafia
In the critical moments of a medical emergency or sudden accident, the very service meant to save lives—the ambulance—often becomes another source of dismay.
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s new epidemic: Mob violence in the age of misinformation
When justice is hijacked by rage and rumour, it takes only minutes for a mob to become a murderer.
29 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Baaji: The cost of Indigenous representation in Coke Studio Bangla
As a marginalised community, we’re often made to feel grateful for scraps of visibility.
27 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Lal Salam: The making of Bangladesh’s leftist politics
The history of Bangladesh’s leftist politics is a story of unity and division, of shared ideals splintering into competing paths.
25 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Of bookstores & reading clubs
Getting back to the pages of an unread novel, lying by your bedside for months, is indeed a great thing.
22 August 2025, 18:26 PM
The life cycles of household brands
For many, these products are inseparable from personal memory
22 August 2025, 18:00 PM
How Dhaka’s rickshaw pullers bear a hidden health toll
At dawn, when Dhaka is just beginning to stir, thousands of rickshaw pullers set off on their daily grind.
22 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Inside the food baskets of Bangladesh
Modern farming practices reshape Bangladesh's traditional farmlands
15 August 2025, 18:00 PM