Bangladesh’s climate pledges need political ownership
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Opinion
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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Tarique Rahman’s India visit and the end of automatic deference
1 September 2026
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What Nepal’s devastating floods teach us about climate vulnerability
2 September 2026
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The Rohingya need a unified strategy, not piecemeal efforts
2 September 2026
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Weighing Bangladesh's options in the Mecca treaty
1 September 2026
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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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Government must make itself available to questions from the press
Bangladesh needs a properly resourced and responsive IG press office, one that regards its audience as the nation and not the elite.
20 October 2024
The wisdom of youth
If we have learnt nothing else in the last several months, it is not to underestimate the power of young people.
19 October 2024
From classroom to martyrdom: A tribute to the fallen HSC examinees
These martyred students achieved more in the years that they lived than many of us would do in decades.
19 October 2024
Matia Chowdhury: When personality surpasses politics
After the completion of one year in prison, she quoted from Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace: "Don't grieve dearie/trouble lasts an hour/but life lasts forever."
19 October 2024
Is stability in Bangladesh possible without embracing pluralism?
Historically, Bangladesh has been built on pluralistic ideals born out of the Language Movement of 1952 and the Liberation War of 1971.
19 October 2024
Decibels and dilemmas: Tackling Dhaka's noise pollution crisis
This noise pollution significantly impacts public health.
18 October 2024
How an energy transition can secure our food production
The growing energy intensity of an increasingly mechanised agriculture sector brings together food and energy in a delicate nexus.
18 October 2024
Apathy, Han Kang and the Nobel Prize for literature
At this point, controversies should not be a surprise when it comes to the Nobel prizes, especially not for literature.
18 October 2024
Hasina’s misrule should not affect our judgement of Bangabandhu
The history of Liberation War must be honoured.
17 October 2024
Remembering Matia Chowdhury: A distinguished life
Matia Chowdhury was usually seen donning a cotton saree and avoided luxurious attire.
17 October 2024
Confronting the overlooked facets of child abuse
Child-on-child sexual abuse is a subset of the broader child sexual abuse epidemic that plagues Bangladesh.
17 October 2024
To achieve progress, we need bureaucracy-academia synergy
Global evidence underscores the necessity for such partnerships.
17 October 2024
In search of a new political language
While the student movement toppled the regime, it did not lay the foundation for a democratic future, which requires a broader reimagining of the political landscape.
17 October 2024
Fakir Lalon Shah: Subjects, sites, and signs
Lalon is an exemplary anti-casteist, anti-patriarchal, anti-colonial figure in undivided Bengal in the19th century.
17 October 2024
Poverty reduction requires long-term solutions
Governments tend to focus on immediate needs, but we also need to ensure that long-term poverty reduction efforts are being developed parallelly.
17 October 2024
Reclaiming judicial independence and the struggle for justice
The independence of the judiciary cannot be viewed in isolation; it is fundamentally tied to the health of democracy.
17 October 2024
The decay of student politics, and the problems with banning it
While the ban on student politics at other public universities is significant, DU’s decision is particularly impactful.
16 October 2024
Youth leading the way to good governance in Bangladesh
Young people have been at the centre of a major political transition.
16 October 2024
WORLD FOOD DAY: Food security is not just about food production
World Food Day raises global awareness and prompts action for those suffering from hunger.
16 October 2024
Dhaka-Naypyidaw relations and the future of Rakhine
Recent developments, such as India’s outreach to Myanmar’s armed groups, reflect a shifting regional strategy.
15 October 2024