What the scheduling fiasco of Ekushey book fair tells us
21 February 2026, 02:05 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
V for Victory, V for Valentine: A mandate is not a licence
14 February 2026, 01:32 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Truth, power, and the strained relations between students and teachers
7 February 2026, 01:08 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Education needs decisive actions, not empty promises
31 January 2026, 06:44 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
The day cricket needed a therapist
10 January 2026, 09:00 AM
Why does a gender wall still exist within our major political parties?
3 January 2026, 03:00 AM
Views
Election is not the real story, what counts is how it is conducted
27 December 2025, 05:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
How Dhaka airport has turned into a game of Ludo
13 December 2025, 04:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Primary teachers’ strike is a mirror held up to Bangladesh
6 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Our winter is fading, but the world remains indifferent
22 November 2025, 03:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
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
A generation's fight in the shadows of quota
The movement was no longer about quotas; it was about justice.
27 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Why are highly educated people choosing blue-collar jobs abroad?
Seeing our PhD holders choose menial jobs over research and innovation highlights a flaw in our educational policy.
13 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Pension wars and quota protests: The manufactured divide
Polarisation, rife with mutual fear and rage, is on the rise. Something dark and sinister is occurring.
5 July 2024, 09:34 AM
Breaking chains through whistleblowing
Why does it matter for us when a foreign individual is free after such a long time?
29 June 2024, 04:00 AM
A monologue on the beasts among us
As I stand before the heap of fresh meat, my thoughts turn to the slain politician who was hacked to death
22 June 2024, 04:00 AM
P for Private, P for PhD
The UGC's decision to allow private universities to offer PhD programmes is a timely move.
15 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Our love-hate relationship with university rankings
A prestigious ranking system naming Dhaka University as the top university in Bangladesh makes us revisit that love-hate stance.
8 June 2024, 02:08 AM
Spare us the hypocrisy
Moral policing by the West, when its own hypocrisy comes out through its actions controvening international law, one cannot help feeling bemused.
2 June 2024, 04:00 AM
Dhaka’s transport turmoil
Dhaka is the world's rickshaw capital
25 May 2024, 06:00 AM
The aurora enigma: Science and myths
The interplay between myths and scientific explanations of auroras illustrates human being’s capacity to find meaning in the natural world.
18 May 2024, 05:00 AM
A slice of the university pie
The utilitarian value of a university must reflect the institution's inherent value.
11 May 2024, 02:00 AM
One, two, three of social deceptions
What people like Milton Samaddar and Tipu Kibria show us about society.
4 May 2024, 04:54 AM
Kafkaesque realities of traffic rule enforcement
The problem lies in the lack of clarity regarding the type of speed cameras installed and their operational status.
19 April 2024, 14:00 PM
Chaitra Sankranti: How do we detox our social body?
Gang culture, partisan politics, and hapless youth cannot be part of the algorithm needed for a Smart Bangladesh.
16 April 2024, 00:00 AM
Tax on private universities: Must we make education more costly?
This move seems to be a punishment for non-profit educational ventures that aim to enhance our higher education landscape.
5 April 2024, 15:30 PM
Dancing with Sycophancy
The spectacle raises some serious questions about the state of academic integrity and leadership.
30 March 2024, 06:29 AM
The shadow lines of Bangladesh's birth
Our freedom struggle helped us identify both our allies and enemies
25 March 2024, 18:00 PM