How to grow more rice without draining the land
23 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Rethinking canal dredging to improve flood management
10 hour(s) ago
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Ecocide is hard to litigate, but we must still demand accountability
8 hour(s) ago
MIND THE GAP
Global buyers must share the cost in RMG’s green transition
11 hour(s) ago
RMG NOTES
When a cartoon becomes a crime, again
22 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Nutritional literacy can reduce healthcare costs in Bangladesh
22 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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How poor governance broke Bangladesh's immunisation model
22 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Fifty seats for women, but who will they really represent?
21 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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World Creativity and Innovation Day / Why Bangladesh is losing the innovation race
21 April 2026, 23:00 PM
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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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There is so much more to the RTI Act
Clearly, most citizens are unaware of the tremendous bounties the RTI Act has to offer
15 March 2024, 01:00 AM
Ship hijacking reveals Bangladesh’s maritime vulnerabilities
The hijacking incident brings to light a crucial aspect of Bangladesh's dependence on the sea: the absolute need to prioritise global maritime security.
14 March 2024, 13:00 PM
A speech to stir 75 million souls
Bangabandhu took the stage, and instantly everyone in every corner sat (or stood) transfixed, hanging on every word.
14 March 2024, 06:00 AM
Climate crisis and Bangladesh's toxic tangle with arsenic
The origins of this crisis trace back to the 1970s when deep tube wells were drilled to combat infant mortality from waterborne diseases.
14 March 2024, 04:00 AM
Navigating the gig labyrinth
Bangladesh boasts an estimated 650,000 active online freelancers, the second-highest number in South Asia.
14 March 2024, 02:00 AM
You don’t have to be a Muslim to feel for the Palestinians
It is heartening to note that many large demonstrations held in Western capitals and major cities were participated in by people of all religions.
13 March 2024, 16:00 PM
Hamilton to Ferrari: The last dance to cement a lasting legacy
Formula 1 will see significant ripples due to the move.
13 March 2024, 14:00 PM
Progress null if we fail rural women
“I work on my own family land without pay.”
13 March 2024, 04:00 AM
This Ramadan, let's reduce food waste
What we see at the end of iftar parties are big piles of food waste and plastic pollution—not good for the environment or for the spiritual well-being of those who are involved in such practices.
13 March 2024, 01:00 AM
Why is the irrigation water crisis not getting due attention?
With all three pumps of the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Irrigation Project out of order, hundreds of thousands of farmers are in a deep crisis.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Decline of the Oscars and the American Dream
This excitement has diluted to simply a morning discussion of whatever highlight persists through the night.
12 March 2024, 13:30 PM
Oscars 2024: War won big, but the problem wasn’t the winners
The grandest night in Hollywood was filled with stars steering a bit too clear from pressing political issues, unlike previous years.
12 March 2024, 09:00 AM
Why is WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference important for Bangladesh?
It is especially important now as Bangladesh is set to graduate from its LDC status and become a developing country by 2026.
12 March 2024, 01:00 AM
Overcoming sexist textbooks to bridge the gender gap in education
Given the theme of inspiring inclusion, it's imperative to ask: does academic research sufficiently inspire inclusion?
12 March 2024, 00:00 AM
A wake-up call for sustainable supply chains
How many times have we heard that customers will pay extra for more sustainable—recycled, in this case—products?
11 March 2024, 03:00 AM
Why do people stash dollars under pillows?
It's because of the inflation-led pressures on Bangladesh’s taka and the central bank's undervaluation of the US dollar.
11 March 2024, 02:00 AM
Time for Bangladesh to withdraw CEDAW reservations
Are reservations to CEDAW a barrier to gender equality?
11 March 2024, 01:00 AM
Toilets on temple land and our treatment of minorities
Did the municipal authorities, out of courtesy, even ask whether building toilets on the temple land would be okay?
10 March 2024, 13:00 PM
Nimtoli to Bailey Road: Where is the justice for fire-related deaths?
How tragic it is for a middle-class family, after a busy week, to go out for dinner on a Thursday evening with their loved ones, only to face such a horrific fate.
10 March 2024, 10:00 AM
Shaping futures: Women's rise in Bangladesh's higher education
When I joined IUB in 2021, merely 38 percent of its student body comprised of women.
10 March 2024, 07:10 AM