Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: An ominous sign of how the superpower rivalry might unfold

It could lead to an unimaginable catastrophe that the world can’t afford
8 August 2022, 09:40 AM

How will the common people survive?

Mismanagement, system loss and a weak supply chain of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have become a perennial problem.
7 August 2022, 14:00 PM

Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ re-creates Neil Gaiman’s world in its own image

If you didn’t read The Sandman, watch The Sandman. If you read The Sandman, don’t expect the same magic as in the pages.
7 August 2022, 13:00 PM

Economists and their predictions: What lies beneath the illusion of simplicity?

One of the most common shortcomings of the general art of prediction among economists is that the information we rely on draws on a theoretical framework based on past data and future expectations.
7 August 2022, 12:30 PM

Israel’s latest attack on Palestine: Who is the real terrorist?

The ongoing attacks seem premeditated as they come as part of a well-coordinated package.
7 August 2022, 11:30 AM
6 August 2022, 16:00 PM

How to avert the next level crossing disaster

Despite huge investments being made in the railways, the authorities are struggling to offer decent services thanks to sheer corruption and irregularities.
6 August 2022, 15:00 PM

Government’s decision to hike fuel prices will hurt every section of society

The rise in fuel prices is an illogical decision that will only harm ordinary citizens and fail to deal with the root causes of the crisis that Bangladesh is currently facing.
6 August 2022, 12:21 PM

Why the mismatch between what we study and what we do?

There is no serious study on the kind of jobs that are out there and the kind of degrees or training that we are providing in our academic institutions.
6 August 2022, 08:05 AM

Understanding Rural Transformation 2.0 in Bangladesh

The traditional mental image of rural Bangladesh that we have is no longer a reality.
5 August 2022, 14:00 PM

Kafr Qasim massacre was part of an ethnic cleansing plan

Recently released court documents show Israeli soldiers brutally massacred 49 Palestinians on October 29, 1956 in Kafr Qasim.
5 August 2022, 12:00 PM

Sajid’s and Sourodip’s victory: To debate or not to debate

A good occasion of national pride and celebration for us as Bangladeshis. But we were not sufficiently thrilled.
5 August 2022, 11:18 AM

STAR Cineplex and the lungi-clad customer

STAR Cineplex’s act of benevolence confirms the power distance between the capitalist private company and the lungi-clad customer.
5 August 2022, 10:30 AM

The courage and strength within

Mrs Musleha Islam, known to many as Bucchu Apa, Khala, Nani, and Dadi, was born in an Urdu-speaking family in Kolkata.
4 August 2022, 18:01 PM

Why is Bangladesh seeking IMF support in the first place?

As Bangladesh, facing an unprecedented economic crisis, has entered a negotiation with the IMF for a USD 4.5 billion loan package, a few discussions have ensued in the country.
4 August 2022, 15:00 PM

Thoughts on Sajid’s and Sourodip’s victory

Two university students have made Bangladesh the first Asian country to win the World Universities Debating Championships. Will this stunning rhetorical feat spark the spirit of debate in our society?
4 August 2022, 13:30 PM

Arresting gamers: An alarming threat to individual liberty

The recent arrest of over 100 youths in Chuadanga has shined a light on a problematic tendency of our police force
4 August 2022, 11:30 AM

What the 'Woke' Left and the Alt-Right Share

Western political correctness (“wokeness”) has displaced class struggle, producing a liberal elite that claims to protect threatened racial and sexual minorities in order to divert attention from its members’ own economic and political power. At the same time, this lie allows alt-right populists to present themselves as defenders of “real” people against corporate and “deep state” elites, even though they, too, occupy positions at the commanding heights of economic and political power.
4 August 2022, 07:58 AM

Can OIC negotiate peace in Ukraine?

The war in Ukraine has underscored the structural weaknesses of the UN.
3 August 2022, 16:00 PM

Taking loans v tackling laundering: Which serves our long-term interests best?

Fighting tax evasion, preventing trade-based illicit financial outflows and ending the culture of money laundering and loan defaults is a much more sustainable solution to adding to foreign exchange reserves than taking foreign loans on interest.
3 August 2022, 15:00 PM