Energy crisis: Global problem, local failure
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How Bangladesh can give its women migrants a real edge
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Can playing a historic speech justify repeated bail denials?
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Digital cards and the reality of poverty in Bangladesh
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The silent exclusion built into Bangladesh’s ID system
25 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Uneven heat: How Bangladesh’s power cuts draw a map of inequality
25 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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The PMO needs a policy and programme coordination cell
25 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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Reimagining sustainability from the ground up
25 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam: 35th anniversary of The Daily Star / When independent newspapers burn, so does democracy
24 April 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
Climate change demands a smarter approach to healthcare
24 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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Youth depression is a symptom of broader societal malaise
The youth, usually part of families, find themselves disproportionately affected by the rising tide of depression.
20 December 2023, 02:00 AM
What future will young workers work for?
The tragic reality is that we've utterly failed to incorporate young workers into our economic and political discourse
20 December 2023, 01:00 AM
Silencing the messengers: Israel’s deliberate killing of journalists in Gaza
To coerce journalists into docility, Israel is also killing their families.
19 December 2023, 14:00 PM
Venezuela's invasion of Guyana: Maduro’s Hail Mary
Why, after all this time, is Maduro taking such a big gamble now?
19 December 2023, 06:00 AM
Modern 'Roads to Rome': From BRI and IMEC to Israel
India’s bridgehead Mideast role could also inflame future global relations.
19 December 2023, 03:00 AM
Bargaining for victory is anything but an election
We have never seen politicians belonging to the ruling coterie seeking and securing guarantees in election bargain like they have this time
19 December 2023, 02:00 AM
Our outdated, inefficient higher education institutions
The world has never witnessed such unprecedented human-to-technology interactions.
19 December 2023, 01:00 AM
What Russian warships in Chattogram port tells us about great power competition in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has become a prime battleground for great power competition.
18 December 2023, 14:00 PM
Politicians’ wealth surge and why nations fail
The unbridled rise of moral hazards that engulf a nation and force it onto the path which leads to all areas becoming massively politicised, resulting in the youth being eager to become politicians for the wrong reasons.
18 December 2023, 04:00 AM
Towards a better migration governance in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government has taken some major policy and regulatory initiatives for better migration governance.
18 December 2023, 03:00 AM
We must honour our migrant workers, so others follow suit
In the last five decades, migrant workers have sent back a total of $296 billion in remittances.
18 December 2023, 02:00 AM
Challenges that our migrant workers face
Bangladeshi migrant workers require a range of services and support at both the origin and destination ends.
18 December 2023, 01:00 AM
COP28’s hollow victory
It is difficult to not feel defeated by COP28’s end results.
17 December 2023, 14:00 PM
National election strategies for resolving the ‘Conflict Trap’
Can Bangladesh be rid of the recurring cycle of violence?
17 December 2023, 09:52 AM
A new curriculum can't fix core flaws in education
If basic problems are not addressed, high quality education and preparing smart citizens for a Smart Bangladesh will be difficult to achieve.
17 December 2023, 03:24 AM
Conflicts over fossil fuel overshadowed COP28
We seem to be regressing instead of progressing to tackle the problem head on.
17 December 2023, 03:00 AM
‘NRCC has been kept weak on purpose’
Rivers around cities and industrial zones are extremely polluted.
16 December 2023, 20:42 PM
The facade of a competitive election
The ruling Awami League is desperately trying to showcase the polls as inclusive and competitive.
16 December 2023, 13:00 PM
Bangladesh's journey beyond Cold War realpolitik
Today marks the first Victory Day of Bangladesh being celebrated without the existence of Henry Kissinger
16 December 2023, 02:00 AM
The unfinished struggle for a democratic, egalitarian state
We don’t worry about freeing everyone anymore; we only think of ourselves.
16 December 2023, 01:21 AM