Bangladesh needs a courtroom AI policy, and soon
3 HOUR(s)
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Views
Nepal flood shows why we must look further upstream
5 HOUR(s)
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Opinion
Recognising enforced disappearance is not enough. We need accountability
6 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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Views
Modern-day parenting needs better support
28 August 2026
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Views
Bangladesh’s current heat emergency and the roadmap to COP30
As the climate crisis escalates, Bangladesh faces a critical challenge.
3 May 2025
The crisis of a fossilised education system
It will be a crime to miss the post-uprising zeitgeist and not to overhaul our educational sector.
3 May 2025
Combating disinformation is key to restoring trust in journalism
Press freedom must be protected from the concerted disinformation patronised by some platforms and actors.
3 May 2025
Press freedom under attack: Global threats and local reforms
Hopefully, the interim government would take sincere initiatives to implement the much-needed reforms in the media sector soon.
3 May 2025
Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’ is a wake-up call on online violence
'Adolescence,' the four-episode Netflix mini-series, sheds light on a disturbing trend in society.
2 May 2025
The hands that build the world must be protected
On this May Day, let us remember that the dignity of work begins with the dignity of the worker.
1 May 2025
This May Day, let us remember our child workers
Let us work towards a world where no child is forced to trade their future for their survival
1 May 2025
How agro-processing can secure Bangladesh’s export resilience
Bangladesh's agro-processed exports are already rising.
1 May 2025
‘Labour reforms must ensure a dignified life for workers’
Writer-researcher Altaf Parvez discusses the recommendations made by the Labour Reform Commission to improve the state of workers in the country, in a conversation with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.
1 May 2025
Undermining the CAG’s constitutional independence
A compromised CAG allows mismanagement and corruption to escape scrutiny.
1 May 2025
In the company of a cat
In Bangladesh’s political culture, leadership is often marked by confrontation.
30 April 2025
Bangladesh must explore sending skilled nurses abroad
We must remove systemic barriers to capture the global demand for nursing.
30 April 2025
The promises and pressures of Bangladesh’s pharma industry
There is no doubt that Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical industry has shown remarkable potential.
30 April 2025
Laws exist, but silence does not
The WHO estimates that over five percent of the global population suffers from noise-related issues
30 April 2025
Why are young men becoming so violent?
There is a staggering lack of empathy, respect, and compassion in our society, which has seeped into many of our young people.
30 April 2025
The scars of the 1991 cyclone remain, so do the coastal communities' vulnerabilities
Gorky is recognised as one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history.
29 April 2025
How the power and energy sector can come out of constant financial crunch
The sector has faced prolonged financial losses, rising public debt, and increasing fiscal burdens.
29 April 2025
Israel's war in Gaza: An alliance that threatens global peace
Palestine is being reduced to a business opportunity under the Trump administration. Gaza is seen as prime real estate.
29 April 2025
Cars are killing Earth, in more ways than we think
Cars are harmful to our health and to our environment.
29 April 2025
Development is not just about macroeconomic progress
Do macroeconomic concepts reflect the realities on the ground?
29 April 2025