What the 57th border talks refused to say about BSF killings and push-ins
10 hour(s) ago
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Who pays for a fossil-free future? Bonn talks must answer the question
11 hour(s) ago
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How falling real prices threaten Bangladesh’s apparel sector
14 June 2026, 08:00 AM
RMG NOTES
A budget of promises, pressures, and unanswered questions
13 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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As El Niño looms, Bangladesh must brace for extreme heat
13 June 2026, 13:00 PM
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Air pollution: What Beijing got right that Dhaka still hasn't
13 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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Will this be the budget that transforms education?
13 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Opinion
A budget built on recovery and reform, but can it deliver?
12 June 2026, 08:00 AM
MACRO MIRROR
Rule cannot survive on fear alone: Foucault, Althusser, and our mob culture
12 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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Bangladesh RMG industry: Expansion without a plan would be dangerous
Enhancing production capacity now, without any feasibility studies or without regard to what future headwind we may be facing, would be risky and reckless.
12 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Education in budget 2022-23: Small mercies and dashed hopes
Educators and concerned citizens have been urging a major increase in public allocation for the education sector.
12 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Beware of the danger of driver fatigue on the highways
Continued lack of concern for road safety is unacceptable
12 June 2022, 12:46 PM
It’s not an accident if the same mistake is repeated
Depot blast brings out the urgency of safety compliance
12 June 2022, 12:35 PM
Disney is destroying independent cinema
Racist crows, cotton plantations, non-consensual kissing, whitewashed main characters.
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
The fault in our idea of progress
Puzzling positive developments in our economic indicators, which hardly delineate the real socioeconomic conditions of the people in Bangladesh, are not new phenomena.
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘There’s a disconnect between the proposed budget and reality’
Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman, executive chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), discusses the proposed national budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year with Eresh Omar Jamal of The Daily Star.
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Deaths in preventable fires unacceptable
Have we become used to the news of fires that have devoured the lives of so many innocent people in Bangladesh of late? If not, why do we frequently fail to
11 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Govt should punish money launderers, not reward them
Allowing them to whiten their money is not only immoral, but also illogical.
11 June 2022, 13:28 PM
Tk 46.25 crore down the river!
Poor planning, neglect and corruption in river excavation projects must end.
11 June 2022, 12:53 PM
Can university assessment make graduates more employable?
The demands of the labour market are constantly changing, and so are the relative importance of different skills.
10 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Masked finfoot under threat: A canary in the coalmine of climate change
I want to tell you why the loss of a bird somewhere far away from home should bother you.
10 June 2022, 18:00 PM
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
The allocation for education in the proposed budget for FY2022-23 leaves a lot to be desired.
10 June 2022, 13:39 PM
If kids aren’t safe at home, where will they be?
Study reveals a disturbing picture of child abuse in Bangladeshi households
10 June 2022, 12:48 PM
Don't let technicalities get in the way of free press
The government should empower newspapers, not clip their wings
10 June 2022, 12:22 PM
How to avoid buying LNG from the spot market
We have known for a while that dependence on the expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) would put Bangladesh under major financial stress.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
The promise and pitfalls of Indian foreign policy
Two episodes in the first week of June starkly illustrate both the promise of Indian foreign policy and the pitfalls it faces as a result of the country’s increasingly toxic domestic political culture.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
The twisted plight of Bangladeshi transgender community: A critical error in policymaking
If 'facilities' are really that accessible, why aren't we seeing more transgender people in job roles?
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Budget 2022-23: Inflationary concerns not addressed adequately
If one looks at the inflationary measures that are proposed in the FY2022-23 budget, there are ample reasons to be frustrated.
9 June 2022, 18:00 PM
An ordinary budget for an extraordinary time
Govt must be ready for the enormous challenges that lie ahead
9 June 2022, 15:01 PM