Bangladesh's capital market must not remain an untapped growth engine
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Women farmers and the fight for climate resilience
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Before signing energy pacts, Bangladesh should define its own strategy
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How long will the untimely death of children be met with silence?
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How the FY2026-27 budget can bridge Bangladesh's climate finance gap
9 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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Restoring faith in the justice system is key to ending mob violence
9 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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Ramisa, Asiya, and the unfinished duty of the state
9 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Criminals, too, deserve a defence, even when the crimes shock us
9 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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How should Bangladesh's economy grow in the second half of 2020s?
8 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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Reflections on elder care, responsibility, and understanding
8 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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No smooth sailing ahead for Rishi Sunak
We must wait till November 17 to see how Rishi formalises his plans to prevent a recession creeping into the world’s sixth largest economy.
31 October 2022, 17:00 PM
#ChallengingTimes ahead for the Awami League?
It appears as though allowing the practice of “buying” nominations for too long may have hurt the party’s internal democracy.
31 October 2022, 15:00 PM
How can Bangladesh circumvent the global oil war?
Bangladesh should immediately get into negotiations with energy-exporting countries to come up with favourable arrangements.
31 October 2022, 13:00 PM
How political violence affects children
According to the World Health Organization, experiencing violence in childhood impacts one’s lifelong health and well-being.
31 October 2022, 09:41 AM
Mid-sized cities are our new urban frontier
A resilient and adjustable urban development policy for mid-sized cities is necessary to decentralise Dhaka.
30 October 2022, 18:30 PM
How to avoid conflict of interest in resolving election stalemate
Ahead of the general election next year, it is likely that there will be political unrest, social instability and turmoil.
30 October 2022, 16:00 PM
Can an IMF loan rescue Bangladesh's economy?
Our current economic situation is one in which countries usually look to the IMF for balance of payment support.
30 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Superpower rivalry in the knowledge economy: Is the balance of power shifting?
Of the world’s 114 smartest factories that deploy cutting edge Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, China owns a whopping 42.
30 October 2022, 11:12 AM
How erratic weather has affected our food production
More investment is needed in research work to understand the dynamics and impact of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable communities.
30 October 2022, 06:15 AM
How decentralisation helped China and Vietnam grow
The achievements of pro-market reforms in these two countries over the past four decades have been stupendous.
30 October 2022, 02:00 AM
Why is workplace safety for women such a big ask?
The truth is that women are at risk of violence regardless of whether they work in homes, factories, fields or offices.
29 October 2022, 15:00 PM
Economics Nobel for Central Bankers?
Winners of the Nobel Prize in economics this year were rewarded for their work in the 1980s that 'significantly improved' the world's understanding of banks.
29 October 2022, 14:00 PM
Learning to live with less?
In some neighbourhoods, when the power goes out, people emerge from their apartments and socialise.
29 October 2022, 10:00 AM
Partition 1947: Lessons we need to un/learn
Narratives from the peripheries are needed to balance out the indocentrism of Partition Studies
28 October 2022, 20:00 PM
Something is rotten in the state of things
The irony is, the top bureaucrats, who fail to secure our national interests, have no qualms in claiming the larger share of the development pie for themselves.
28 October 2022, 15:00 PM
How do we prepare our cities for the inevitable wave of climate refugees?
According to IPCC6, about 17 percent of our population must be relocated within the next decade due to these rising sea levels.
28 October 2022, 10:15 AM
Ink for days: How Inktober is its own medium of storytelling
Pictures are really the most basic form of story-telling, aren’t they? I imagine our ancestors sat around fires doing shadow theatre. They painted on cave walls long before writing came along.
28 October 2022, 04:00 AM
Column by Mahfuz Anam: UK’s Conservative Party and Our Politics
Recent leadership changes may appear chaotic, but ultimately demonstrate political accountability
27 October 2022, 17:58 PM
Rakhine is boiling again. Will we look away?
After a two-year pause, the conflict between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta has resurged in Rakhine.
27 October 2022, 17:00 PM
An innovative way to achieve quality education in Bangladesh
An innovative scheme is needed to move towards quality education within the current constraints.
27 October 2022, 16:15 PM