Fifty seats for women, but who will they really represent?
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West Bengal poll politics tests the limits of Dhaka-Delhi reset process
21 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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IMF-World Bank Spring meetings 2026 reveal limits of multilateralism in turbulent times
21 April 2026, 08:00 AM
MACRO MIRROR
The case for a National Security Council that is truly fit for purpose
20 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
When mobile journalism crosses the line into public shaming
20 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Are teachers failing, or is the system failing them?
20 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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We need a stronger lightning policy, and fast
20 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Registration-based fuel rationing can ease long lines at filling stations
19 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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As mob violence persists, we must confront the roots of impunity
19 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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What's holding women back from riding bicycles?
19 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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Bangladesh needs inclusive data for an equitable future
The 2024 World Population Day theme is embracing the power of inclusive data for a resilient and equitable future for all
11 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Has poverty-alleviation spending made any difference?
Inequalities occur not only in income, but also in non-income dimensions
11 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Iran’s presidential elections: A smokescreen?
Should we believe that the same man who didn’t believe in women’s right to freedom of choice is now a changed “reformist”?
10 July 2024, 12:30 PM
Vive la Revolution… again?
In what is looking like the most shocking election result so far this year, the French left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NPF) emerged victorious.
10 July 2024, 08:10 AM
Anti-graft drive: How has Awami League fared in first six months?
While the corrupt hoards wealth beyond our wildest imagination, ordinary people are barely surviving the onslaught of rising costs.
10 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead
Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?
9 July 2024, 13:00 PM
French elections: Leftist surge leaves media 'shocked'
The normalisation of the far-right happened across the mainstream media, not just by outlets owned by conservative Bolloré
9 July 2024, 10:07 AM
Can we trust PSC with the recruitment of best young minds?
Recent revelations of corruption within the PSC threaten to destroy the trust that generations have placed in this institution.
9 July 2024, 07:34 AM
Remembering an educationist, artist, and socialite from the yester generation
Asma Abbasi was a personality who epitomised values and a lifestyle that were modern and progressive enough to dwarf many of us from later generations.
9 July 2024, 06:01 AM
Collective action can save us from a dystopian future
Twelve scholars, social entrepreneurs and advocates write about the IPSP’s new push to put social progress in the global centre stage.
9 July 2024, 04:00 AM
How a flawed data ecosystem can distort economic reality
The mismatch of export data raises a fundamental question about the precision of economic reporting and its ramifications for Bangladesh's economy.
9 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Where’s the noose for 'murder caused by negligence'?
Many of us walked past those restaurant corridors on Bailey Road without fire safety measures.
8 July 2024, 17:35 PM
From lecture halls to the streets: Universities submerged in dual protests
The monsoon rains lash against the paved streets of Dhaka University, but the downpour does little to dampen the fiery spirits on campus.
8 July 2024, 14:00 PM
Beware of subscription services promising the moon
Companies shouldn’t make their existing services worse to push a subscription model that promises to fix these issues.
8 July 2024, 07:47 AM
Bangladesh’s way forward to biodiversity conservation
Bangladesh needs to contextualise the global Biodiversity Plan to take it forward over the next decade or so.
8 July 2024, 06:00 AM
Decisions about teachers made without consulting them
The scheme is not 'universal' as it does not encompass government officials.
8 July 2024, 05:00 AM
Universal pension scheme aimed at helping people
The goal of the universal pension scheme is to bring all the citizens of Bangladesh under its coverage.
8 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Are students sympathetic to the teachers' protest?
Teachers rarely show solidarity with students' protests, regardless of their cause or goal.
8 July 2024, 03:00 AM
The new pension scheme creates further discrimination
We never wanted things to get this far where we had to stop taking classes.
8 July 2024, 02:00 AM
What options are left for us to fight unbridled corruption?
Unfortunately, all the mechanisms meant to address corruption seem to have been weakened, if not completely destroyed, one after another in recent decades.
7 July 2024, 10:00 AM