Energy crisis demands strict budget discipline now
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MACRO MIRROR
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
Opinion
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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The World Cup that keeps giving
It has undoubtedly been the most open Women’s World Cup ever.
7 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Can BNP really put up a good fight?
One can argue that BNP does not have the organisational wisdom or the cunning to wage a crippling street campaign
6 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Lost childhood, wasted potential: We must put an end to child labour
The issue of child labour in Bangladesh is complex and deeply entrenched, but it is not insurmountable.
6 August 2023, 05:00 AM
Surging government borrowing portrays a grim future
Recent trends seem to care too little about the wise art of deficit financing.
6 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Six years on, a solution to the Rohingya crisis is still elusive
China's latest move to advance repatriation still falls short of addressing the Rohingya citizenship issue which is central to the crisis.
6 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Too unsafe to even play football?
Latest attack lays bare the relentless gendered violence faced by Bangladeshi women.
5 August 2023, 15:00 PM
The minimum wage question: Owner's profit versus worker's survival
The debate over wage increase has risen at a time when the majority of people in the country are suffering due to skyrocketing commodity prices
5 August 2023, 04:00 AM
Rhythms of change: Digital platforms elevating Bangladeshi music
The emergence of digital musical platforms have breathed new life into these invaluable musical treasures.
5 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Forging a Bengali identity through modernist architecture
After completing his Bachelor of Architecture degree at the University of Oregon, Eugene, in June 1952, the 29-year-old Muzharul Islam (1923-2012) returned home to find a postcolonial Pakistan embroiled in acrimonious politics of national identity.
5 August 2023, 01:00 AM
Trump’s third indictment shows America’s real national security threat
Trump's latest indictment is the gravest of all. More so, it is the most important indictment ever to protect American democracy against anyone.
4 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: ‘Gladiatorial’ street contests and prospects of fair elections
National election Bangladesh: As the election is getting nearer, the possibility of a nightmarish pre-election period is driving fear and panic among the people.
4 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Disaster risk finance is the way to go
The concept is expected to reduce losses and damages associated with the sudden onset of climate disasters.
4 August 2023, 02:00 AM
US Congressional hearing on UFOs: Are they fact, fiction, or fantasy?
Does Grusch’s allegation of the government possessing UAPs hold water?
4 August 2023, 01:00 AM
A Lunch Date Gone Wrong
The apparent hospitality offered to BNP leaders Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Amanullah Aman has caused reactions both funny and speculative.
3 August 2023, 13:00 PM
A proportional election as a way out of the impasse
The proportional system can ensure the robust presence of contending political parties in parliament and thus allay the fear of becoming marginalised.
3 August 2023, 03:00 AM
Reimagining finance and social markets
Financial markets do not seem to factor long-term climate change issues into short-term price considerations
3 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Who do you think they (foreign observers) are?
It is quite intriguing as to why the EC felt it necessary to hold a meeting with an organisation that does not have a clean history of poll monitoring.
2 August 2023, 13:00 PM
Enter ‘global boiling’
“The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.”
2 August 2023, 03:00 AM
The untold plight of young medical professionals over paltry pay
The lives of postgraduate trainee doctors and young medical professionals in general are riddled with struggles.
2 August 2023, 02:00 AM
Violence cannot be the only language of politics
Unfortunately, our history so far shows that major political shifts have only occurred as a result of violent uprisings on the streets.
1 August 2023, 13:10 PM