Bangladesh’s food insecurity warning cannot be ignored
27 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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Will we learn any lesson from the measles deaths?
27 April 2026, 12:00 PM
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Before scaling up renewables, we must first make the grid flexible
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The moral calculus of footpath evictions in Dhaka
27 April 2026, 10:00 AM
THE GRUDGING URBANIST
Energy crisis: Global problem, local failure
26 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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How Bangladesh can give its women migrants a real edge
26 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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Can playing a historic speech justify repeated bail denials?
26 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Digital cards and the reality of poverty in Bangladesh
26 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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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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All that went right for Bangladesh against Afghanistan
Bangladesh has started their World Cup 2023 journey with a convincing win.
9 October 2023, 14:00 PM
Israel-Arab normalisation has not eliminated the resistance
The Palestinian question had been the thorn in the side of Arab states that wished to forge economic, military and political alliances with Israel.
9 October 2023, 11:45 AM
Soft openings, hard politics
As the political landscape heats up in anticipation of the general election, the ruling Awami League seems to be pulling out all the stops
9 October 2023, 06:30 AM
How the metaverse can revolutionise education
The utilisation of a virtual and fully-engaging digital environment has the potential to change the education sector.
9 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Taming the inflation monster in Bangladesh
Inflation in Bangladesh has reached its highest level in a decade and has been a persistent problem for more than 18 months, starting from early last year.
9 October 2023, 02:00 AM
What if UFOs have been a cover for high-tech defence research programmes?
A mix of government, private, adversarial, and unexplained objects are filling up an increasingly congested US airspace. Uncovering what fills it should be of greater public interest.
8 October 2023, 11:29 AM
In tackling inflation, the country can't ignore the world
Inflation has become a worldwide phenomenon, not only specific to the developing world.
8 October 2023, 09:45 AM
Hamas assault should be a moment of reckoning for Israel
Israel – along with its shameless allies – is the architect and enabler of this war.
8 October 2023, 08:15 AM
Can a defaulter prevail over the government?
Why has no investigation taken place to explore on which grounds and for whose benefit the lion’s share of the climate fund was deposited in the Farmers Bank?
8 October 2023, 02:00 AM
Are we teaching business the right way?
Today's business ecosystem isn't confined to transactions and profitability.
8 October 2023, 01:03 AM
Dhaka University’s ‘game of departments’
Democracy needs its voters; and in the case of Dhaka University, this meant recruiting enough of the right kind of voters
7 October 2023, 15:00 PM
The many holes in Bangladesh’s energy master plan
The share of renewable energy is projected at merely 11 and 16 percent in 2041 and 2050.
7 October 2023, 11:00 AM
From apathy to activism: Who’s gonna clean my lake?
Unless the canals through which the waste waters are released to larger sources in Mohammadpur are maintained on a regular basis, the much-hyped road islands and the ornamental plants in the Dhanmondi area are of no use.
7 October 2023, 05:00 AM
Will we see a free, fair election after all?
One cannot help but note that Quader had a brazen attitude and lacked any embarrassment about the vitriol his party had been spewing against the US for quite some time now.
7 October 2023, 04:00 AM
Why exactly is Dhaka the slowest city in the world?
It is not enough to plan and build expensive flyovers, expressways, metro rail or BRT.
7 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Time for a new chapter in the story of Bangladesh cricket
The first cricket World Cup of the 2020s has to be the one where Bangladesh cricket finally reaches maturity.
6 October 2023, 13:18 PM
Freedom without justice
If we believe that things will fall into place by just letting them take their course, we will end up with multiple catastrophes.
6 October 2023, 09:41 AM
Neglecting public health literacy will cost us
High prevalence of inadequate health literacy causes health disparity in terms of access to and use of healthcare services.
6 October 2023, 04:00 AM
Assange may be in the dock, but it is journalism that’s on trial
The case against him and WikiLeaks is much more important for what it might entail for press freedom itself.
6 October 2023, 03:00 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: 'Secret deal has been struck, nothing to worry about'
Is that how democracy works for us?
5 October 2023, 16:05 PM