Bangladesh needs a courtroom AI policy, and soon
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Nepal flood shows why we must look further upstream
4 HOUR(s)
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Opinion
Recognising enforced disappearance is not enough. We need accountability
5 HOUR(s)
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Opinion
Bangladesh needs to invest in home-based childcare
29 August 2026
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Views
It is time to make menstrual leave a reality in Bangladesh
29 August 2026
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Opinion
Nine years on, the Rohingya still don't have a safe road home
29 August 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Bangladesh’s gas crisis is also a logistics crisis
29 August 2026
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Views
More LNG is not the answer to Bangladesh's energy crisis
28 August 2026
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Modern-day parenting needs better support
28 August 2026
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Bangladesh's path to a peaceful and equitable society
Can Bangladesh escape retribution and move onto the path of justice, reconciliation, and peace?
11 May 2025
Watt’s going on? A renewable dream stuck in load-shedding
Renewable energy accounts for only about 4.5 percent of total installed capacity in Bangladesh.
11 May 2025
The impact of US tariffs on our economy
Higher tariffs on Bangladeshi exports will cost more for American consumers, resulting in reduced demand.
11 May 2025
‘Peace at the border is Bangladesh’s duty’
Aid to Rakhine would help stabilise the state and pave the way for Rohingya repatriation.
11 May 2025
Will you still cheer when it is your sister?
In today's Bangladesh, a man who assaults a woman in public doesn't just walk away unpunished. He's often hailed as a "real hero"
10 May 2025
War propaganda and the India-Pakistan conflict
India’s recent strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir triggered another different kind of conflict: an information war.
10 May 2025
Upholding natural justice: A true dawn or an illusion?
In Bangladesh, natural justice is not explicitly stated in the constitution.
10 May 2025
How education spending reveals a government’s true priorities
What if we suddenly double the education budget?
10 May 2025
We need more than air purifiers to clean up Dhaka’s air
It’s easy to dismiss Dhaka as an unliveable city. The challenge is to replace that tantrum with the determination to make the city better.
10 May 2025
A cautionary tale of political transformation in Bangladesh
Beyond the constitutionally recognised political parties, there exists an invisible yet influential force in society: the “Comfort Party.”
9 May 2025
Why our industrial future depends on women
The July uprising of 2024 paved the way for reimagining Bangladesh’s economic future.
9 May 2025
The need for smart election observation
The return of multi-party democracy would be the first step necessary to reset Bangladesh’s embittered political culture.
9 May 2025
Takeaways from Bangladesh’s latest human development indicators
HDI discussion in Bangladesh should focus on some fundamental issues with policy implications.
9 May 2025
Bangladesh's export dilemma post-transshipment ban
Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about India’s decision to revoke transshipment facility for Bangladesh and its implications.
9 May 2025
Chainsaws at dawn: The assassination of a Banyan tree
For two centuries, the banyan tree had stood sentinel over Madaripur’s crossroads, its aerial roots cascading like the beard of a Sufi saint.
8 May 2025
You have made me endless...
Thank you, Gurudev, for making the finite journey of my life an infinite experience!
8 May 2025
Voter education: The missing link in government’s democratic reform
It is a social contract between the citizen and the state.
8 May 2025
The silent emergency: Politicisation of our healthcare sector
The erosion of trust in doctors is creating crisis for the healthcare sector.
8 May 2025
Rabindranath, protest, and contested legacies
Anyone familiar with Bangladesh and its culture knows how important his poems and songs are in celebrating our heritage.
8 May 2025
India-Pakistan tensions and the risks of war
It is too early, and rather preliminary, to conclude that India-Pakistan tensions have escalated to a “war.”
7 May 2025