An energy sector on steroids

Why should we pay for the government’s questionable policies?
10 January 2023, 13:20 PM

Bangladeshi youth gunned down in the US: Lawmakers or lawbreakers?

Numerous figures demonstrate the disturbing rise in gun-related violence, including extrajudicial executions and hate crimes, in the US.
10 January 2023, 11:30 AM

Overcoming looming economic challenges in 2023

The core problems of our economy are rooted in the very nature of the country’s governance, which has long been neglected. 
9 January 2023, 17:41 PM
9 January 2023, 17:00 PM

The rhetoric of 'it happens' and whataboutism in political apologia

To use previous incidents of human rights violations to condone those of the present is hypocrisy and a macabre mockery of the past and present victims.
9 January 2023, 15:30 PM

When too many crowd, the stage breaks down

The stage-breaking incident shows us that too many slogans, too much shouting, and even too much strength can be a bad thing. 
9 January 2023, 12:11 PM

What Price McCarthy?

The extremists have won in the race for the US Speaker of the House
9 January 2023, 10:42 AM

Talk of banning textile waste raises key questions for Bangladesh

In theory, this sounds like a good idea, but it is not so straightforward.
8 January 2023, 19:41 PM

Why hasn’t the UN recognised the 1971 Bangladesh Genocide yet?

UN recognition of the 1971 East Pakistan genocide is not only important for the global body to regain its credibility and effectiveness, but also to expose a military institution which is seen as of strategic value to the West.
8 January 2023, 17:10 PM

Attacks on the Mro damage the dignity of Bangladesh

There must be a functional land commission that will effectively work to resolve the land issues.
8 January 2023, 17:00 PM

Why not a PhD from a Bangladeshi private university?

Not allowing several private universities to perform up to their potential lets education down in Bangladesh.
8 January 2023, 12:00 PM

Survival of the Noisiest

Living with Dhaka’s noise pollution is a gruelling endurance test.
7 January 2023, 15:00 PM

How easy is it to be a startup in Bangladesh?

These issues arise in the context of startups due to a disorganised policy framework across various ministries.
7 January 2023, 14:00 PM

Has Bangladesh become 'a dual society'?

There is an abundance of wealth in pockets and for a segment of the upper crust of civil society commingling with the underlying sub-strata consisting of the populace who fight hunger and poor health.
7 January 2023, 13:00 PM

Living another year dangerously

2022 has been a year of great uncertainty when it seemed the world perilously reached the brink of self-destruction – be it human-induced climate change or military conflict.
7 January 2023, 10:30 AM

Dwindling university autonomy in Bangladesh

Our recently published study has found several alarming factors contributing to declining academic freedom in the universities of Bangladesh.
6 January 2023, 17:00 PM

Working with a broken mind

For someone with a serious mental health issue, getting up from bed every day is a great challenge.
6 January 2023, 13:00 PM

The non-mystery behind Khulna city's declining population

Khulna, the third largest city of Bangladesh, with a current population of approximately 950,000 and land area spanning 40.8 square kilometres, is the only city in the country which has been experiencing a negative population growth over the last two decades.
6 January 2023, 12:00 PM

Mahfuz Anam writes: What is the state of Awami League as a political party?

This election year, the question that will inevitably come to the fore is of how successful AL has been in keeping its promises.
5 January 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Unpredictability has become the new normal’

Unpredictability has become the new normal in a world afflicted by the forces of deglobalisation amidst rising geopolitical tensions.
5 January 2023, 17:00 PM