What fuel loading at Rooppur means for our energy future
28 April 2026, 08:00 AM
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Tribute / Remembering Raghu Rai and the light he left behind
28 April 2026, 09:00 AM
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A roadmap to boost foreign direct investment in Bangladesh
28 April 2026, 11:00 AM
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Bangladesh, the IMF-World Bank nexus, and the political economy of reform
28 April 2026, 10:00 AM
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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
27 April 2026, 13:00 PM
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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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How to reclaim flyovers as people-centric ‘green’ infrastructure
Characterised by a culture of ad hocism, these valuable urban lands below elevated road infrastructures rarely reach their full potential.
12 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Help young people steward green transition
Youth are the driving force of change
12 August 2023, 00:00 AM
What caused the catastrophic floods in Chattogram?
The waterlogging problem in Chattogram city is not unsolvable.
11 August 2023, 14:05 PM
We don’t want more people in jail for their posts on the internet
The DSA is being renamed to Cyber Security Act (CSA) with some cosmetic changes and hefty fines.
11 August 2023, 04:00 AM
A call for leadership training
Teaching-learning is tethered sadly to lectures and rote learning where students engage in little analysis, synthesis or application.
11 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Dhaka’s ugly, ruthless side
The story would resonate with many young couples starting out in this ruthless city, where what you earn is nowhere near what you spend, just for the bare minimum.
11 August 2023, 01:00 AM
The interim solution for Pakistan
Yet another former prime minister bites the dust.
10 August 2023, 12:00 PM
Oppenheimer Paradox: Power of Science and the Weakness of Scientists
The atomic bomb represented multiple ruptures in society – not just at the level of war, but also the recognition in society that science was no longer the concern of the scientists alone but of all of us.
10 August 2023, 09:47 AM
Will BPDB become a 'white elephant'?
The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity
10 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Are doctors above accountability?
High time to pass comprehensive legislation to address medical malpractice in Bangladesh
10 August 2023, 02:00 AM
The art of breathing
How do the monks on ice live magically and produce wonders through detachment from worldly angst?
9 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Our ‘I hate politics’ generation
It is the utter failure of our political leadership that it has created a sense of disillusionment and disengagement among young people.
9 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Rohingya repatriation: Easier said than done
Even if they go back to their homeland, what exactly is awaiting them there?
9 August 2023, 03:00 AM
What our new climate envoy can do for Bangladesh
Last month the PM Sheikh Hasina appointed Saber Hossain Chowdhury, member of parliament, as her climate envoy.
9 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Did BNP make the wrong call?
BNP’s real loss in announcing the sit-ins without proper coordination was giving the upper hand to the ruling party
8 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Whither Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami?
Jamaat-e-Islami remains the largest Islamic fundamentalist party in Bangladesh.
8 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Are we underutilising the potential of our youth?
The obstacles to youth economic engagement are as multifaceted as they are complex.
8 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Every country has its own Manipur
How much longer must the Nepalese in Bhutan, the Tamil in Sri Lanka, the Baloch in Pakistan or the ethnic minorities in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar wait for their problems to be solved?
7 August 2023, 14:00 PM
SSC Exam Results: What do the numbers mean?
To what extent do the top scorers’ performance represent the performance of their schools and teachers?
7 August 2023, 02:00 AM
The World Cup that keeps giving
It has undoubtedly been the most open Women’s World Cup ever.
7 August 2023, 02:00 AM