Why I’m not concerned about students using ChatGPT

The OpenAI language processing tool is still far from being reliable.
13 February 2023, 03:00 AM

The textbook debate: Managing the politics

Curriculum and textbook renewal is not and should not be something that has to start from scratch.
12 February 2023, 17:59 PM

For a smart Bangladesh, we need smart workers

Our education system does not equip students with the necessary skills for the job market.
12 February 2023, 16:00 PM

Obituary of Truth

Truth recently decided to die an inglorious death as it got tired of watching rulers leading their nations with lies.
12 February 2023, 13:00 PM

2nd Death Anniversary of Md Shafiqual Haque Choudhury: A Development Legend

He dedicated his entire life to the cause of the poor and to humanity.
12 February 2023, 08:11 AM

Dhaka: A distant dream

I slip right back into the chaos I was raised alongside, and it feels like a reunion with a childhood friend.
12 February 2023, 01:00 AM

Antimicrobial resistance: The overlooked pandemic

A recent study covering 204 countries shows a 46 percent increase (of daily doses per 1,000 people) in antibiotic consumption between 2000 and 2018. South Asia is among the regions where antibiotic resistance continues unabated for all ages. 
11 February 2023, 15:00 PM

A blueprint from India for women's economic empowerment

The extraordinary success of women’s self-help groups in India represents one of the best-case outcomes.
11 February 2023, 12:00 PM

AL's counter-programmes reveal its own insecurities

Announcing counter-programmes on the same day as the BNP, and often at a venue close to the BNP’s, raises the possibility of tension at best and outright violence at worst.
11 February 2023, 06:30 AM

A bond developed over our love for independence

50th anniversary of Vietnam-Bangladesh diplomatic relations
11 February 2023, 03:00 AM

How much do we know about our emerging ‘new rural’?

“New rural” will be a critical player in the next chapter of Bangladesh’s transformation.
10 February 2023, 17:00 PM

Shaking of the ground

The series of earthquakes is a grim reminder that we should never let our guard down against nature.
10 February 2023, 15:00 PM

A dangerous time for history

Governments are trying to control what could or could not be taught about their past.
10 February 2023, 02:00 AM

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Child abuse and our crumbling social norms

There is a bias against the poor that leads to a general acceptance of violence against them.
9 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Are we becoming a selfish, uncaring society?

Shemi’s ordeal proves that the ridiculously glamourised notion of the family being the guaranteed support system in drama series and films is grossly overstated.
9 February 2023, 15:00 PM

Evil and the divine in Dostoevsky’s ‘The Brothers Karamazov’

Despite my own lack of belief in divine providence, Dostoevsky's damning portrayal of the vacuum created in a world where ideas such as religion, spirituality and faith take a backseat made me challenge my own ideas about the source of our moral conduct and made me weigh the benefits of lingering onto faith.
9 February 2023, 09:40 AM

There is a way to cool Dhaka city down

Deciduous trees play an essential role in countering the urban heat island effect.
9 February 2023, 06:00 AM

Biman’s never-ending turbulence

With such poor conditions of pilots and staff, Biman will not be able to compete with other airlines and will continue to endanger its passengers and the prestige of the country.
9 February 2023, 05:15 AM

Shashi Tharoor on India-Russia relations, the Quad, Ambedkar, and more

Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, and an MP for the Indian National Congress, discusses his most recent book, India’s foreign policy, and India’s majoritarian turn in an interview with Project Syndicate. 
9 February 2023, 02:00 AM

Who killed democracy in Bangladesh?

The recent by-polls represent the state of democracy in our country fairly accurately.
8 February 2023, 18:00 PM