Why is our public spending on education still so shockingly low?

Since it boosts individual productivity and produces a trained labour force, education is seen as a crucial road to economic progress.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Places of work and education must be more disability-friendly

We can look to other countries to find how they have included PWDs in their economy.
10 September 2022, 18:00 PM

For fans of 'The God of Small Things', an Ammu-shaped hole in the universe

As a reader, this classic novel will always remain in my heart as a symbol of courage, love, loss and above all, a symbol of enchantment.
10 September 2022, 11:35 AM

Climate loss and damage are clearly visible in southwest Bangladesh

People living in climate-vulnerable areas urgently need government support
9 September 2022, 18:24 PM

US controls advanced chips, but China has another card

Beijing has control over a vital resource essential for weapons, petroleum and electronics.
9 September 2022, 15:00 PM

Leave private universities out of BCL politics

The private universities are doing just fine without the presence of partisan politics.
9 September 2022, 14:00 PM

Akbar Ali Khan: Life of service, voice of conscience

His death is a loss for the nation.
9 September 2022, 13:00 PM

Economics, literature, history: Akbar Ali Khan in books

Dr Khan focused on Bangladesh’s historical roots as “the last major nation-state to proclaim its identity” —a country that changed its statehood twice in less than 25 years. 
9 September 2022, 12:58 PM

The irreversibility of globalisation

Politicians, media commentators, and economists have been far too hasty in predicting the demise of globalisation.
9 September 2022, 02:00 AM

Transforming education beyond words and tokenism

Bangladesh is lagging behind its neighbours with smaller GDP sizes when it comes to education spending.
8 September 2022, 16:00 PM

What future do our youth face?

What are the government’s plans with this huge population segment that is our youth, who are supposed to take the reins of our country in the future?
8 September 2022, 15:00 PM
8 September 2022, 11:45 AM

Is civilisation in decline, clashing or rejuvenating?

Rising uncertainties are making global compromise and cooperation more unlikely
8 September 2022, 08:28 AM

In the aftermath of the Palestinian catastrophe—'Minor Detail' by Adania Shibli (trans. Elisabeth Jaquette)

This book is an essential read to understand the extent of the erasure of Palestinian history after the Nakba and life under tyranny in its cities.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM

A deep dive into a poet’s mind

He had lost touch almost completely with his craft, so much so that he wondered if he even had it in him. But even so, for the sake of writing, he wrote. When the pandemic hit, Helal batted off the dust of his desk and sat down to write. Sitting from a foreign land, the ink flowed again.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Within the narrative folds of ‘Amar Dekha Rajnitir Ponchash Bochhor’ by Abul Mansur Ahmad

Amar Dekha Rajnitir Ponchash Bochhor unfolds a very complex process of how the people create cultures, how cultures create political orders, how orders lead to the formation of political parties, how these parties engage with political activities, and how this in turn shapes the central powers in a state.
7 September 2022, 18:00 PM

How can Dhaka solve its traffic problem?

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that “traffic was particularly bad today,” I could have retired already
7 September 2022, 16:00 PM

Protect Rohingya women, children from sexual exploitation

Many Rohingya women and children who managed to flee rape and genocide in Myanmar end up in the trap of sex trade and trafficking inside the refugee camps in Bangladesh.
7 September 2022, 14:30 PM

PM Hasina’s India visit 2022: Will India ever reciprocate our favour?

This time also, there is no major gain from PM Hasina's visit.
7 September 2022, 14:27 PM

Too many adversities await new UK PM

Given the enormity of the UK’s economic woes, the challenges she faces are multilayered and daunting.
7 September 2022, 12:30 PM