Bangladesh must hold its own amid changing geopolitics
11 July 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Half a million HSC dropouts signal a silent crisis
4 July 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
The institutional push behind academic brain drain
28 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
We cannot avoid the moral questions behind the measles and Ad-din crises
20 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Will this be the budget that transforms education?
13 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Opinion
From a shrine pond to a Mirpur flat: We keep mourning what we fail to protect
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
The economics behind education choices in Bangladesh
23 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
The economy of premium education and parental anxiety
16 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Mohammadpur and the reality of urban crimes in Dhaka
9 May 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
An open letter to Limon and Bristy
3 May 2026, 10:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Citizens, too, must step up to ensure our food security
The liberalisation of trade has changed the agricultural heart of our nation.
21 December 2024, 03:00 AM
Martyrs and memory
We should use Martyred Intellectuals Day as an opportunity to meaningfully engage with their memories.
14 December 2024, 02:00 AM
As the world changes, so must our English education
English is not a colonial relic but a necessity. It is the language of the internet, social media, and global culture.
7 December 2024, 02:00 AM
City tails: Coexisting with stray animals in urban spaces
In the urban spaces across Bangladesh, we need to adopt a model of human-non-human relations that is both practical and moral.
30 November 2024, 04:00 AM
Of frequent demands and conspiracies
Are the apparitions of political sectarianism making a reappearance in Bangladesh?
23 November 2024, 02:00 AM
Meeting of minds: How Dhaka University became a part of Bose-Einstein legacy
There are lessons to be learnt from the way Dhaka became part of the intellectual map of the world.
9 November 2024, 04:00 AM
Jack and the Beanstalk revisited
We laugh, but deep down, there is a hidden admiration and approval for such deception. Is there any connection between our folkloric fascination with trickery and our public endorsement of such behaviour by our leaders?
2 November 2024, 02:00 AM
Seven colleges, one crisis: Dhaka University’s affiliation nightmare
Disenchanted students are now demanding the creation of a “Dhaka Central University” comprising the seven colleges.
26 October 2024, 02:00 AM
From classroom to martyrdom: A tribute to the fallen HSC examinees
These martyred students achieved more in the years that they lived than many of us would do in decades.
19 October 2024, 05:00 AM
Ranking Realities : Bangladesh’s higher education strategy needs a redesign
For the cynics, the absence of any Bangladeshi university among the top 800 institutions recently ranked by Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THEWUR) 2025 is unacceptable.
12 October 2024, 05:00 AM
Education, identity and ideology: Bangladesh's struggle for unity
"The 2024 uprising as an opportunity to return to the original desires of the deprived and persecuted masses of 1971."
5 October 2024, 04:00 AM
Shakib's final over: A hero’s farewell or a quiet exit?
Shakib has been at the heart of our national pride. He also has been someone who has hurt our feelings.
28 September 2024, 01:30 AM
We must protect doctors from violence
Violence against doctors is an issue that is neither unique to our country nor recent.
21 September 2024, 04:00 AM
Mass wedding in academia: A new kind of ‘taboo-breaking’
An institutionalised mass wedding will replace one form of social regulation with another.
14 September 2024, 04:00 AM
Our migrant workers in UAE: Bound by borders, freed by conscience
The Washington Post recently speculated that Dr Yunus’s soft power may have indirectly influenced the UAE's decision to grant clemency.
7 September 2024, 04:00 AM
When teachers become targets: Lessons from Emperor Alamgir
How do you process the nationwide humiliation of teachers?
31 August 2024, 02:35 AM
The triumphs and challenges of a generation in flux
The students are once again at the forefront by reaching out to the victims of the flood that has inundated the country’s eastern region.
24 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Universities must prepare for the transition of students
While talking to our students, it was obvious that many of them are experiencing severe stress.
17 August 2024, 04:00 AM
The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
10 August 2024, 06:24 AM
The lives of fallen students must inspire the change we need
Reconciliation cannot occur without truth-telling, accountability, and a commitment to dismantling the structures of violence that perpetuate inequality and injustice.
3 August 2024, 02:00 AM