Our forestry policy must be rooted in local evidence
26 July 2026, 15:45 PM
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Why are we still struggling to make health insurance work?
26 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Citizens have already answered the ‘amendment or reform’ question
26 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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Interview / ‘Every child has the right to be taught by a properly trained teacher’
26 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Mangroves, livelihoods, and Bangladesh’s economic future
26 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Before Bangladesh adds a third language, it needs the right language policy
25 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Time to build an EV conversion ecosystem at scale
25 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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Why Bangladesh's population planning must factor in climate-driven mobility
25 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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An uncomfortable question facing Bangladesh's universities
25 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / July charter implementation: Growing distance between BNP and the opposition is worrisome
24 July 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
Remembering a man with a magical touch
A globe-trotter, Kaiser Zaman, an organiser during Bangladesh’s Liberation War and a well-known humanitarian, passed away on June 19, 2023 in Dhaka, at the age of 78.
23 July 2023, 06:19 AM
We can't allow healthcare costs to spin out of control
Competition will bring hospitals to the transparency we so crave to see in our healthcare sector
23 July 2023, 04:00 AM
What good will nationalising all secondary schools do?
Teachers have been carrying out sit-ins in front of the National Press Club and being subjected to coercion by police to restrain them.
23 July 2023, 00:00 AM
Confessions of a fat person
Back then, the concept of not hurting the feelings of a fat person did not exist. It was not even a thing to register. What’s body-shaming? And what does it mean to go into depression because of it?
22 July 2023, 14:00 PM
Hero Alom's realpolitik
The allergic reaction to Hero Alom is symptomatic of a culture that deems him a foreign particle in their sociopolitical body.
22 July 2023, 04:00 AM
World hunger and the war in Ukraine
The end of the Black Sea Grain Initiative is indeed regrettable, but it is not the leading cause of hunger in the world.
22 July 2023, 03:06 AM
Why is Gazprom drilling gas wells instead of Bapex?
What have the authorities done in all these years to increase Bapex’s capacity?
21 July 2023, 13:32 PM
Let not Rana Plaza fade from public memory
The absence of official commemorations and limited reference of Rana Plaza in national policy documents raise concerns about the commitment to bring about structural changes in our RMG industry.
21 July 2023, 04:00 AM
How to deal with compulsive dodgers
There are those among us who take the game of bluffing as a sport or an art form.
21 July 2023, 02:00 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Our political culture – you reap what you sow
Our people, but for whose hard work, sacrifice, and love for the country we would not have come where we have, deserve better.
20 July 2023, 18:09 PM
Fuchsia feminism in a Barbiecore world
Capitalism has a long history of appropriating and commodifying social movements
20 July 2023, 14:00 PM
Is health an individual or collective responsibility?
The importance of government policy, not just individual motivation, for health becomes evident when we consider the behaviours needed for a person to stay healthy.
20 July 2023, 12:00 PM
Applauding Bangladesh’s remarkable health achievements
A review of a monumental book of great importance, titled '50 Years of Bangladesh: Advances in Health.'
20 July 2023, 03:04 AM
We are not taking our energy crisis seriously
In Bangladesh, natural gas has been predominant in the energy mix for decades.
20 July 2023, 01:00 AM
We need a loss and damage report from the IPCC
A special report on loss and damage will capture the significant amount of scientific research being carried out now on different aspects of tackling climate change.
19 July 2023, 14:00 PM
Is the James Webb Space Telescope delivering on its promises?
One year since the breathtaking images mesmerised us, it is time to ask: is the telescope delivering on its promises to transform our knowledge of cosmology? Is it worth the hefty price tag of $10 billion?
19 July 2023, 13:00 PM
Democracy on the run with Hero Alom and its consequences
The sight of Hero Alom running for his life, pursued by ruling party activists, is a distressing one that should serve as a wake-up call.
19 July 2023, 09:15 AM
Our climate budget needs some adjustments
Bangladesh’s youth ministry or its Department of Youth Development (DYD) isn’t one of the 25 ministries and divisions receiving climate-relevant allocations.
19 July 2023, 04:00 AM
Integrity does not deserve persecution
It seems that some kind of infectious cancerous disease has infected all our systems.
19 July 2023, 03:00 AM
What message emanates from the attack on Hero Alom?
Hero Alom may have been ostracised by our political and cultural elites, but he has a huge fan base among the poor and working class.
19 July 2023, 01:00 AM