Crocodiles, snakes, and India’s sovereignty anxiety
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Farmers of the haors are dying of despair
5 May 2026, 08:00 AM
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Advancing Bangladesh’s energy sovereignty for a resilient future
5 May 2026, 09:00 AM
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As a flood-prone country, Bangladesh needs stronger early flood warning systems
5 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Dhaka’s Metro Rail: Why are we paying so much?
4 May 2026, 09:00 AM
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Without NBR reform, the revenue crisis will only deepen
4 May 2026, 13:00 PM
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Pedagogy and power: Teacher-student dynamics in our universities
4 May 2026, 10:00 AM
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West Bengal polls: The dubious logic of ‘logical discrepancy’
4 May 2026, 08:00 AM
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Why Bangladesh needs its own media freedom index
3 May 2026, 16:05 PM
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How to not ‘be a woman’ on Bangladeshi public buses
How can women travel on public transport without feeling like sub-humans?
4 March 2023, 14:00 PM
‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ adaptation hits all the right notes
The streaming adaptation retains the flash-forward tell-all interview framing device through an on-screen documentary.
4 March 2023, 13:00 PM
Shrinkflation: Downsizing in the time of inflation
How do we address the silent famine that is looming large?
4 March 2023, 03:00 AM
What makes a good teacher in the 21st century?
Today, the question of being a 'good teacher' generates a new vernacular.
3 March 2023, 16:30 PM
Make education accessible for children with disabilities
Keeping them away from mainstream education means hindering their connection to the real world
3 March 2023, 14:00 PM
Securing the safety of ordinary students
The real culprit is the BCL's sense of entitlement.
2 March 2023, 18:05 PM
A Licence to Kill
Why is it possible to manufacture and advertise a car that goes faster than the maximum allowable speed?
2 March 2023, 14:00 PM
Could the President have done more during his tenure?
Despite his limited authority, President Hamid had the opportunities to do certain things and say certain things, but he did not.
2 March 2023, 13:00 PM
World Wildlife Day: Conversations with conservationists
Bangladesh supports nearly 1.7 percent of the world's wildlife. How is that wildlife doing? Why does the chirping of birds no longer wake us? When was the last time a frog just showed up in our bathrooms?
2 March 2023, 04:01 AM
Do we really know how hundi works?
A more comprehensive analysis is needed to gather a complete picture of the hundi business.
2 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Let me speak my mind
Mushtaq might have been the worst victim of the DSA, but he was not the only one.
1 March 2023, 16:00 PM
Making Khulna a green and fair climate city
We can make the southwestern part of Bangladesh one of the world's foremost places to implement nature-based solutions (NbS).
1 March 2023, 14:00 PM
How emerging economies are reshaping the international financial system
The ascent of several emerging economies has seen their contributions to the multilateral finance system that supports development rise significantly.
1 March 2023, 10:59 AM
Samrat-Khaled-Mominul should be behind bars
Criminals like Samrat, Khaled and Mominul should be miles away from the political scene.
1 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Khaleda Zia in politics: Missed chance for BNP?
The BNP’s current risk-averse behaviour is not conducive to running a successful campaign
28 February 2023, 16:00 PM
The growth and evolution of our digital economy
In this digital lifestyle, the demarcation between the physical and the virtual has become fuzzy and transmutable.
28 February 2023, 15:00 PM
Institutions as battleground
The revelations in these bitter exchanges only confirmed the hybrid nature of the political arrangement that was in place during Khan’s tenure. But the involvement of Pakistan’s former top general in such public controversy also has implications for the army’s reputation.
28 February 2023, 13:00 PM
All hands on deck needed to beat poverty
The Covid-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, the consequent price hikes and the global economic crisis have impeded the progress towards these goals
28 February 2023, 06:00 AM
No change in tune for the EC in its first year
Regaining public confidence and trust in the Election Commission, which have been systematically destroyed by two previous commissions, is undoubtedly a tough task. Unfortunately, it seems the current EC, too, is failing us miserably.
27 February 2023, 16:00 PM
Coke Studio’s Murir Tin: Testament to working class (men’s) struggles
'Murir Tin' is a creative fusion of local tunes and American bluegrass and rap music.
27 February 2023, 13:00 PM