A cautionary tale from Louisiana for the Padma barrage
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Opinion
We take lab reports on trust. How can we make them more reliable?
2 September 2026
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Views
Tarique Rahman’s India visit and the end of automatic deference
1 September 2026
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Views
What Nepal’s devastating floods teach us about climate vulnerability
2 September 2026
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Views
The Rohingya need a unified strategy, not piecemeal efforts
2 September 2026
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Views
Weighing Bangladesh's options in the Mecca treaty
1 September 2026
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Views
What's keeping Bangladesh from becoming an agricultural export hub
1 September 2026
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Opinion
Is Bangladesh ready to access international climate finance?
31 August 2026
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Views
Diary of a lawmaker: Laws for rights and the unmaking of them
1 September 2026
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Views
For a sustainable future, we must take energy efficiency seriously
31 August 2026
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Opinion
What we can learn from Robin Khuda
Robin Khuda, founder, and CEO of AirTrunk, a data centre company based in Australia, has recently made global headlines for an extraordinary act of largesse. AirTrunk, a company just nine years old, is on the brink of completing a $24 billion acquisition deal with a major American private equity firm.
2 January 2025
The hidden cost of New Year’s celebrations
We rarely pause to consider the impact on the most vulnerable among us.
2 January 2025
The Stockholm syndrome in South Asian politics
We are in for an eventful year ahead, filled with expected and unexpected political twists and sabotages.
2 January 2025
What should be Bangladesh's strategic priorities in 2025?
The need for objectively assessing the country’s current economic realities cannot be overstated.
2 January 2025
Dhaka’s footpaths are a battleground between survival and mobility
Dhaka's footpaths are a battleground of survival for vendors and mobility for pedestrians.
1 January 2025
Writing chapters of friendship between China and Bangladesh
In the year 2025, the China-Bangladesh relationship will usher in its 50th year of dynamic development.
1 January 2025
Why 2025 is a crucial year for Bangladesh
Let us recap some of the most critical lessons of 2024 as we look forward to 2025.
1 January 2025
Lessons from 2024 and prospects for 2025
The budget for FY2025-26 will be challenging.
1 January 2025
Comrade Moni Singh and opposing neofascism
Today's youth must not fall victim to the fallacies of fantasy, fascism and consumerism.
31 December 2024
Echoes of 2024: A year of conflict, resilience and change
We cycled through feelings of euphoria, fear, anguish, hope, inspiration and anxiety, sometimes all at once.
31 December 2024
Jimmy Carter: The last American moral president
President Carter was an advocate of peace and believed that all conflicts could be resolved through peaceful negotiations.
31 December 2024
Cyber Protection Ordinance and our flawed law-making logic
The Cyber Ordinance Ordinance has to be judged on its own merit and based only on its seemingly “better” provisions.
31 December 2024
New political settlement and the vision of a democratic state
Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transformation calls for reforms, a new constitution, and youth leadership.
30 December 2024
Diplomacy in a complex world
Bangladesh's foreign policy, diplomacy, and challenges in a changing world.
30 December 2024
End political influence on the banking sector
The ongoing crisis has been caused by the last one and a half decades of grand-scale deviation of governance in the banking industry.
30 December 2024
The generation that swipes right on revolutions
In 2024, Bangladesh’s youth, Millennials and Gen Z, are rewriting the political playbook.
30 December 2024
Uprising, unity, and uncertainty: Power, protest, and politics in 2024
To speak of politics in 2024 is also to recall the entire history of political culture that has unfolded in Bangladesh since 1972.
30 December 2024
Air pollution menace needs effective dust and waste management
Dhaka’s air pollution is worsened by dust from construction and roadworks, requiring solutions.
29 December 2024
Elegy on Andrew Eagle
Tribute to Andrew Eagle, a gifted writer, cherished friend, and storyteller.
29 December 2024
Generation Z will be shaping the next few decades
Gen Z's voice should be included in global and local decision-making.
29 December 2024