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
Hold on, let's talk about price hikes
Consumers hardly feel any sympathy for the downsizing that they have to experience due to price hikes. And all we get is haughtiness all around.
15 March 2024, 13:31 PM
Burning issues
We must heed the warning signs and take action before tragedy strikes once more.
1 March 2024, 14:00 PM
Voices in captivity
To justify the restrictions, governments run a fear factory.
24 February 2024, 04:00 AM
How do you teach Gen Z?
What is required is a complete overhaul of higher education to meet the expectations of this new generation of students.
10 February 2024, 03:00 AM
The high cost of dying
The haunting concern over the high cost of dying is as real as death itself
2 February 2024, 14:00 PM
The controversy over the NCTB textbook
The hullabaloo entailed a case study on an imaginary boy who preferred to identify as a female
29 January 2024, 04:00 AM
Under the influence of the cold spell
This winter, our mood and sleep patterns were affected by the lukewarm electoral fever.
19 January 2024, 14:00 PM
A prelude to tomorrow
Sometimes, our lust for power brings hell to earth. We let the fire burn and kill humanity.
12 January 2024, 13:59 PM
‘I Like America and America Likes Me’
On the eve of the national election, Shamsad Mortuza explores animal imagery as the myth of union and harmony across cultures.
6 January 2024, 04:00 AM
Living with fear and searching for hope
The year 2023 will go down in history when it comes of age, leaving behind its naive understanding of liberal humanism.
1 January 2024, 01:00 AM
The perils of our English education
The problem of students underperforming in English is perennial.
22 December 2023, 14:00 PM
Bangladesh's journey beyond Cold War realpolitik
Today marks the first Victory Day of Bangladesh being celebrated without the existence of Henry Kissinger
16 December 2023, 02:00 AM
AI, AI, Captain: Will machines end our creativity?
Will artificial intelligence end human creativity? Or will it complement and expand it?
8 December 2023, 15:00 PM
Girls are doing great in HSC, but what about the boys?
Putting aside the fanfare, the fact that boys are lagging behind girls in most school exams needs to be scrutinised carefully.
1 December 2023, 17:40 PM
All the King’s Men
Our political leaders' reluctance to engage in dialogue and to uphold the tenets of democracy may erode public trust in them.
24 November 2023, 14:00 PM
The statistics that hide our poor education system
The enchantment of statistics should not blind us to the sobering truth.
17 November 2023, 14:30 PM
The Tigers' missed opportunity to unite a nation
At the grandest stage of men's cricket, the Tigers missed an opportunity to leave a mark, precisely when the country is divided on many issues.
3 November 2023, 12:38 PM
Mind the gap in centralised university admissions
The practical implementation of this method has revealed significant shortcomings.
28 October 2023, 02:00 AM
The war on error
Israel’s occupation of territories and desire to parcel all Palestinians as Arabs to the neighbouring countries have become blatantly clear.
21 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Unlocking the secrets of ‘Khufiya’
The film can then be compared to a dog whistle; its message is understood by a particular group but eludes others.
14 October 2023, 02:47 AM