Understanding Dhaka’s urbanism

A review of 'Dhaka Delirium,' a collection of essays by Adnan Z Morshed.
19 May 2023, 17:00 PM

What stops people from evacuating to shelters during cyclones?

Cyclone Mocha was just the first of the season, and Bangladesh will face more in the days to come. We need to focus on a more holistic approach to disaster management, especially the evacuation process and recovery aspect, and not just rely on warnings and people’s willingness to move to shelters.
19 May 2023, 16:00 PM

What message does the CEC's comment on black money convey?

One recent comment by Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal caught the attention of many.
19 May 2023, 15:00 PM

Grief is something pure and stark in Han Kang’s ‘The White Book’

Han Kang explores the nature of her existence and it is all portrayed through objects and ideas unified by a single color: white. 
19 May 2023, 04:00 AM

What’s in a girls’ toilet at a rural school?

There was a likelihood of infection if the rags were not clean. Now, they get a pad free of cost from the school.
19 May 2023, 02:00 AM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: The middle income ‘intellectual’ trap

The intellectual trap refers to a country’s policymakers’ inability to ensure crucial intellectual freedom.
18 May 2023, 18:10 PM

Why I feel suffocated by Dhanmondi

Dhanmondi these days is a cacophony of people, traffic, events, vendors, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and construction sites.
18 May 2023, 13:00 PM

Let the world not forget Nakba

History would show the degree of betrayal by the key players involved with the Palestinian question
18 May 2023, 12:00 PM

Flesh in ruins

It is the disease that maintains the upper hand in the plot. A jarring voice of its own, the toxins spilling across the pages in bold, chaotic words.
18 May 2023, 07:33 AM

Bangladesh can become a semiconductor packaging hub

Bangladesh can position itself to be an active player, particularly in semiconductor packaging.
18 May 2023, 02:00 AM

Why the DSA should be scrapped

A major weakness of the law is its inconsistency with the other existing laws.
17 May 2023, 17:00 PM

UN’s commemoration of Nakba and the West’s complicity

This moment serves as a reflection, and a reminder, of the Western complicity in perpetuating the injustice against Palestinians.
17 May 2023, 14:35 PM

Recovery from Mocha: Restoring and building resilience

Now that the immediate threat has passed, attention must be paid to determine how much damage Cyclone Mocha has caused. It is crucial to guarantee that people who have been staying in the shelters can safely return home.
17 May 2023, 03:00 AM

Biman never fails to disappoint

It is a well-known and generally accepted fact that Biman is a cesspool of corruption and mismanagement.
16 May 2023, 17:00 PM

Role of MPs in tackling climate change

A set of parliamentarians from the most vulnerable constituencies could form a special group to get more deeply involved regarding the climate actions needed at the local level in their constituencies.
16 May 2023, 14:30 PM

Money makes the world go round – and development succeed

The key to economic development and ending poverty is investment.
16 May 2023, 10:55 AM

Why the US dollar is an optimal reserve currency for Bangladesh

The proposition that Bangladesh will move away from the US dollar-based payment settlement to a new international payment settlement is of no economic substance.
16 May 2023, 02:15 AM

What Bangladesh's new budget should offer to common people

The upcoming budget poses significant challenges – arguably the most challenging in recent times – for economic policymaking in Bangladesh.
15 May 2023, 16:10 PM

It's time we talked about menopause

Until recently, we as a society were not mindful of a woman’s hormonal fluctuations that she deals with daily.
15 May 2023, 14:15 PM

Motherhood, martyrdom and the spirit of female resistance in 1971

Ekattorer Dinguli forces one to acknowledge the dire reality of ethnic and religious violence, and the harsh legacy of colonial oppression and divide that has ruptured the fabric of the South Asian subcontinent since 1947.
15 May 2023, 12:56 PM