Is Bangladesh ready to access international climate finance?
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For a sustainable future, we must take energy efficiency seriously
31 August 2026
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Fixing our fragmented health data requires institutional leadership
31 August 2026
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Bangladesh and Malaysia must break the recruitment syndicate’s grip
31 August 2026
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Bangladesh should engage with Mecca pact, but not rush to join it
31 August 2026
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Could atmospheric water harvesting help Bangladesh tackle water scarcity?
30 August 2026
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Bangladesh needs a courtroom AI policy, and soon
30 August 2026
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Nepal flood shows why we must look further upstream
30 August 2026
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Opinion
Recognising enforced disappearance is not enough. We need accountability
30 August 2026
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Opinion
Priorities and challenges for the new education adviser
The primary and non-formal education sub-sector reform initiative is a positive but partial move that leaves major education sector concerns unaddressed.
13 March 2025
The rise and fall of Dhaka muslin
Dhaka muslin: a fabled fabric from Bengal, prized worldwide, vanished quickly.
12 March 2025
Sink-based solutions can ease Chattogram's waterlogging
Sustainable solutions is needed for Chattogram's waterlogging problem.
12 March 2025
How violent slogans shape our political culture
Some slogans transcend party rivalries and explicitly call for brutal violence
12 March 2025
US exit from Ukraine: A turning point in global power struggles
The recent developments surrounding the US’ withdrawal from its active support for Ukraine are set to have profound geopolitical ramifications.
12 March 2025
How Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest threatens free speech on US campuses
Beyond the personal cost to activists, the economic and diplomatic fallout of these crackdowns could be severe.
12 March 2025
Complicity in Rohingya genocide cannot go unpunished
Rohingya in Myanmar face denial of rights, atrocities, and forced displacement since 1962.
12 March 2025
Giving people power beyond the ballot box
Democracy is not just about elections.
12 March 2025
A life dedicated in pursuit of social justice
His post-independence contributions reflect his lifelong devotion to nation-building.
12 March 2025
Parental neglect may create uncaring children
"Villains are not born; they are created"—this saying contains a profound reality that defies the conventional tales we frequently accept without inquiry.
11 March 2025
State must ensure women’s safety
Umama Fatema, a student of Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall, Dhaka University, and spokesperson for the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, talks to Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star.
11 March 2025
Beijing’s tactical silence over Trump’s global gambits
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a seasoned diplomat, opted for parables to characterise Donald Trump’s foreign policy.
11 March 2025
Echoes of Tulip Mania in our economy
Bangladesh's stock market volatility, real estate boom, and rising foreign debt is reminiscent of Tulip Mania.
11 March 2025
Why the DU student harasser got bail
Bangladesh law penalises harassment, with jail and fines under key provisions.
11 March 2025
The ongoing struggle for women’s safety
The root cause of gender-based violence lies in deeply entrenched power imbalances between men and women.
11 March 2025
Stephen D Biggs’s pioneering work in helping small farmers
Stephen was more than a university teacher and researcher.
10 March 2025
Women are more than just numbers
Women are one of the main architects of Bangladesh's economy.
10 March 2025
Fusion energy: The holy grail of clean power
The Earth possesses virtually inexhaustible reserves of the raw materials—deuterium and tritium—essential for a fusion reactor.
10 March 2025
Let’s aim for a future built on equality, inclusion
For centuries, half of humanity—women—have been systematically denied their rightful place at decision-making tables.
10 March 2025
Hasina’s regime and the systematic use of enforced disappearance
It is now irrefutably evident that Sheikh Hasina’s despotic regime systematically weaponised enforced disappearance as a ruthless tool of political repression.
10 March 2025