A cautionary tale from Louisiana for the Padma barrage
2 September 2026
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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
Are we backtracking on our commitment to gender equality?
The interim government needs to quickly set an agenda that reaffirms its commitment to upholding women's rights.
18 November 2024
COP29 and the future of Bangladesh’s RMG sector
I believe COP29 holds major promise for the future of circularity and sustainability in Bangladesh’s RMG sector.
18 November 2024
Institutional reform needed for an inclusive Bangladesh
Ultimately, the battle between extractive and inclusive institutions is not just a fight over resources; it is a fight over the future direction of the country.
18 November 2024
Bangladesh must improve transparency and openness of its budget process
Given Bangladesh's performance in Open Budget Survey 2023, there is room for improvement in the country's budget process.
18 November 2024
A moment of truth for BNP
The BNP leadership’s pledge that no future head of government will abuse power or act arbitrarily must also be reflected within the party itself.
18 November 2024
Critical race theory, Euro-American pride and the genocide in Gaza
Proponents of CRT believe that racist practices are not individual or idiosyncratic, but are inherent in institutions, policies and structures of governance.
17 November 2024
Climate adaptation governance requires local voices
As the global focus shifts from merely mitigating climate change to adapting to its inevitable consequences, Bangladesh faces a survival challenge.
17 November 2024
What our RMG sector can learn from labour practices in other countries
Addressing the underlying causes of unrest and mitigating the structural issues are needed to ensure the sector's long-term viability.
17 November 2024
We must build a foundation for genuine democracy
Democracy cannot operate as a simple majority steamroller, as we also saw in the early days of our independence.
17 November 2024
Why leaders fail
Leadership failures are most apparent when decisions exacerbate inequality, suppress free expression, and sustain inefficiencies.
16 November 2024
A global wake-up call
The idea of dedicating a day to promote harmony and peaceful coexistence—a day that fosters diversity, justice, and understanding across borders, cultures, and beliefs—seems promising in theory.
16 November 2024
The barriers to unionisation in the garment industry
Bangladesh has a class problem which deters from effective conversations about the many barriers to operational unionisation in the garment industry.
16 November 2024
Bangladesh Interim Government’s 100-day Journey: Bridging immediate needs with long-term vision
Bangladesh’s interim government (IG) has taken critical steps towards stabilising the country and signalling a new direction.
16 November 2024
The agriculture startup: A stepping stone for Bangladesh 2.0
Culturally, in Bangladesh, where instant gratification is preferred, agriculture startups could spark interest through their comparatively low investment costs and swift returns.
15 November 2024
When art and politics collide
Dr Samina Luthfa, associate professor at the Department of Sociology in Dhaka University, talks about the recent controversy surrounding Shilpakala Academy and the theatre scene in Bangladesh with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.
15 November 2024
Bangladesh should endorse the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
Being a low-lying delta, we are highly susceptible to sea-level rise, which is causing coastal erosion, displacement of communities, and saltwater intrusion into agricultural lands.
15 November 2024
We need a ‘public interest override’ in the RTI Act
Public interest should be the yardstick when balancing citizens' right to information concerning governance and state need to safeguard sensitive information.
15 November 2024
Ending impunity for crimes against journalists
Though the signals are mixed we still hope that the media in Bangladesh will see a new dawn.
14 November 2024
Can we exorcise Sisyphus from our political culture?
Bangladesh's political culture is riddled with unscrupulous blame games.
14 November 2024
Dengue crisis: How many lives must be lost before action is taken?
Dengue and mosquito-borne diseases in Bangladesh, much like floods or cyclones, are an issue that is not going anywhere.
14 November 2024