Before Bangladesh adds a third language, it needs the right language policy
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Time to build an EV conversion ecosystem at scale
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Why Bangladesh's population planning must factor in climate-driven mobility
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An uncomfortable question facing Bangladesh's universities
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome
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THE THIRD VIEW
UGC’s centralised research funding must not undermine academic independence
24 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Padma Barrage: Reviving one region, risking another?
24 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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The Commonwealth's greatest prize lies beyond the Games
23 July 2026, 16:13 PM
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‘Textbooks should not undermine girls' confidence or reinforce the beauty myth’
23 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Plan well before introducing separate question sets for DU admission
23 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Yes, we can afford to abandon coal, oil and gas
Fossil fuels, including coal, oil, and gas, are a major driver of the cost-of-living crisis, which is stretching billions of household budgets to the breaking point.
20 November 2023, 01:00 AM
What's stopping RMG workers from getting higher wages?
Unless a holistic approach is taken, the sector will continue to fall short of international standards.
20 November 2023, 00:00 AM
Women need better access to public restrooms
Many women do not feel safe visiting such facilities.
19 November 2023, 03:00 AM
Digital banks will bring a revolution in Bangladesh
Once the digital banks are launched, poultry vendors at bustling hubs like Kawran Bazar and even vegetable growers in rural villages will be brought under the banking umbrella
19 November 2023, 02:00 AM
Can we trust the EC at all?
The EC has repeatedly said one thing and did something other than that, if not the opposite.
19 November 2023, 01:00 AM
There is no ‘development’ without a living wage
If we can feed the RMG industry with blood, sweat, and taxes year after year, surely we should be able to decide the bare minimum that it pays its workers?
18 November 2023, 12:00 PM
Both parties must exhibit conscience and actively support a fair election
The Awami League and BNP could mutually agree to a code of conduct, pledging to ensure a free and fair election.
18 November 2023, 03:30 AM
Political violence during election will make economic recovery more difficult
There are some big concerns we must address given the possibility of the political tension permeating our economic domain.
18 November 2023, 03:00 AM
India, Gaza, and the drift from non-alignment
For decades after independence, India’s approach to the world was shaped by its historical experience of colonialism.
18 November 2023, 02:06 AM
Our fragile economy may be affected
We will have problems mostly with the economy, and the people of the country will suffer from the outcome.
18 November 2023, 01:00 AM
EC must maintain peace on the ground ahead of the election
The outlook for Bangladesh appears grim as the nation once again grapples with a resurgence of violence.
18 November 2023, 00:00 AM
EC’s act is ‘an improbable fiction’
The EC’s action has already contributed to the deterioration of the political situation, and it will continue to reverberate in the coming days.
17 November 2023, 18:00 PM
It is now up to the EC to show their responsibility to the nation
If a single party comes to power repeatedly, without any competition, then how meaningful are elections?
17 November 2023, 17:30 PM
A fair election is the cornerstone of democracy
It is disheartening that none of the country's ruling party leaders have so far demonstrated the courage to face the people with a credible electoral process.
17 November 2023, 17:00 PM
The statistics that hide our poor education system
The enchantment of statistics should not blind us to the sobering truth.
17 November 2023, 14:30 PM
A philanthropic visionary and secular icon
Ranada Prasad Shaha, a true trailblazer in public health for Bangladesh, dedicated himself to philanthropy from the inception of his economic success.
17 November 2023, 03:00 AM
The ‘Karar Oi Louho Kopat’ controversy
The makers of "Pippa" could have chosen singers with prior experience of rendering Nazrul Islam’s songs.
17 November 2023, 02:00 AM
A philanthropic visionary and secular icon
Ranada Prasad Shaha, a true trailblazer in public health for Bangladesh, dedicated himself to philanthropy from the inception of his economic success.
16 November 2023, 19:50 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Israel’s ‘right to self-defence’ and the Palestinians’ fate to be slaughtered
The West's global standing is being corroded by Israel’s flagrant violation of each and every international law in its crackdown in Gaza.
16 November 2023, 18:30 PM
Polls schedule is not a cut-off point for dialogue
Without political reconciliations, we're headed for another violent, one-sided election
16 November 2023, 13:02 PM