Remembering Abu Sayed: The day fear died
16 July 2025, 05:00 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
The fallout of Trump’s Iran strike
22 June 2025, 09:07 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
What South Asia can learn from China’s development journey
13 June 2025, 09:00 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
Jaishankar’s remarks on Bangladesh: A deeper understanding is necessary
27 February 2025, 02:00 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
Opinion / Principles, party, power or politics?
14 August 2024, 02:00 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
The irresponsible remarks of our responsible persons
25 July 2024, 04:00 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
What options are left for us to fight unbridled corruption?
7 July 2024, 10:00 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
Opinion / We need humility, not hubris, to turn the economy around
13 June 2024, 03:00 AM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
Fear and loathing surrounding India’s election
15 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Should social media be our new public square?
22 April 2024, 13:00 PM
THE OVERTON WINDOW
Remembering Abu Sayed: The day fear died
Abu Sayed taught us not to step back.
16 July 2025, 05:00 AM
The fallout of Trump’s Iran strike
Many experts have argued that Iran’s greatest mistake was not to acquire nuclear weapons
22 June 2025, 09:07 AM
What South Asia can learn from China’s development journey
People across South Asia are increasingly realising how far they are being left behind in a world that is rapidly moving forward.
13 June 2025, 09:00 AM
Jaishankar’s remarks on Bangladesh: A deeper understanding is necessary
India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar recently made some strong remarks about Bangladesh at the Delhi University Literature Festival.
27 February 2025, 02:00 AM
Principles, party, power or politics?
The student movement’s ability to inspire people to stand up to a vicious oppressor was truly remarkable.
14 August 2024, 02:00 AM
The irresponsible remarks of our responsible persons
History and ordinary people in general will remember very well what happened over the last week or so.
25 July 2024, 04:00 AM
What options are left for us to fight unbridled corruption?
Unfortunately, all the mechanisms meant to address corruption seem to have been weakened, if not completely destroyed, one after another in recent decades.
7 July 2024, 10:00 AM
We need humility, not hubris, to turn the economy around
While a privileged minority, sitting in their high castles, continue to enjoy a larger and larger share of the fruits of “development,” it is becoming obvious that the vast majority are increasingly struggling.
13 June 2024, 03:00 AM
Fear and loathing surrounding India’s election
After the first phase of voting, Modi seems to have changed his campaign strategy, focusing more on firing up BJP's Hindu base.
15 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Should social media be our new public square?
Aside from posting, social media has become the go-to place for many to get their news, views and overall information, and for communicating them.
22 April 2024, 13:00 PM
CAA and its effects on Indian secularism and regional stability
The Act, clearly, is a step in the wrong direction.
19 March 2024, 05:00 AM
Roadmap for banking reforms: Old wine in a new bottle?
In February 2019, the central bank lowered the timeframe to three years from five years. And what has that achieved?
27 February 2024, 00:00 AM
What haunts us at night
People really are struggling beyond any comprehension to get by—at least for you and me.
21 January 2024, 14:00 PM
The election is not the endgame
“What’s the point of this election?” Its winner has already been predetermined.
8 January 2024, 02:00 AM
Explaining the potential exodus of funds from Bangladesh
The mismatch highlighted by the IMF could indicate that capital flight in FY23 has increased even more.
31 December 2023, 01:00 AM
How do we describe the upcoming election?
With the national election still two weeks away, many national and international observers have already termed it as a farce or “staged election.”
24 December 2023, 13:00 PM
Assange may be in the dock, but it is journalism that’s on trial
The case against him and WikiLeaks is much more important for what it might entail for press freedom itself.
6 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Why is the truth so important?
With scientific progress and the advent of advanced technology, the methods of population control, particularly through the use of information control, emotional manipulation, and mass surveillance have become predominant.
31 July 2023, 13:00 PM
How Bangladesh can benefit by joining BRICS
In April this year, South Africa’s BRICS ambassador Anil Sooklal told Bloomberg that a long list of nations were now looking to join the bloc.
3 July 2023, 02:00 AM
Has the ruling party finally met its match?
The ruling party would be well-advised to change its ways and try to make the people its main source of strength through good governance, by returning power to the people and making amends for its past mistakes.
19 June 2023, 14:00 PM