What the 57th border talks refused to say about BSF killings and push-ins
14 June 2026, 10:00 AM
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Who pays for a fossil-free future? Bonn talks must answer the question
14 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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With opposition inputs, the budget debate finally matures, but constraints persist
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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IPEF has something in it for Bangladesh
Historically, Bangladesh has believed in the principle of safety in numbers, and for the right reasons.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM
The roads of death
Road crashes have become the norm in Bangladesh, claiming lives on a regular basis
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Why election 2023 needs to be different from the last two
An acceptable election depends on the Election Commission's ability to display its grit and resolve, exercise its writ, remain neutral, and be prompt to address complaints and proactive in detecting violations.
8 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Why waste so much money in the name of capacity charge?
That’s not the way to go if we want to make power affordable to all
8 June 2022, 13:30 PM
Rise of hate speech in India
Stern official action needed to prevent hate speech
8 June 2022, 13:16 PM
Celebrating 50 years of global environmental movement
Stockholm+50, a two-day international conference held last week, was aimed at reconnecting the different strands of the original environmental movement.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
And the Nobel Prize for Violence Goes to…
No, silly, there is no such prize for violence. That’s just a conversation starter. After all, what better way to invoke the mighty Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) than with a nod to violence?
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
2.1 million new poor in five months!
Is the government taking note of inflation inequality?
7 June 2022, 14:00 PM
How are banned hospitals still operating?
DGHS drive must not be yet another failure of implementation
7 June 2022, 13:32 PM
A company’s negligence killed 44 people. What price will it pay?
Another brutal reminder that worker safety is last on our list of priorities for our progressive and developing country.
7 June 2022, 05:50 AM
Who is afraid of EVMs and why?
CEC Kazi Habibul Awal recently said there was no scope for showing muscle power during voting if the electronic voting machines (EVMs) are used during the 2023 general election in Bangladesh.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Inflation is not going away anytime soon
The world has entered another era of high inflation, and no country can escape from the heat wave of rising prices.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Foreign minister’s response to US ambassador: A story for all the wrong reasons
The questions suggested by Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen for the US ambassador to Bangladesh were a repetition of unverified claims made by some politicians in their public speeches.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Election 2023: Is the BNP still relevant?
With the next general election due in 2023, nobody really knows whether Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the main political opposition in the country, will participate in it.
6 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Gas price hike amid a raging inflation is totally unacceptable
The government must leave breathing space for citizens struggling with high food prices
6 June 2022, 13:54 PM
If Sitakunda tragedy has a redeeming feature, it is the volunteers
People coming in droves to help blast victims set inspiring examples
6 June 2022, 13:25 PM
How we turned Amber Heard into a villain
Could a jury that was witness to this lopsided public support for Depp, truly be relied upon to deliver a verdict unencumbered by any of it, as was expected of them?
6 June 2022, 12:13 PM
Issues that should be in focus in budget 2022-23
The finance minister of Bangladesh is scheduled to place the national budget for 2022-23 fiscal year at parliament on June 9.
5 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Break the trend, invest more in children
Too many children in Bangladesh miss out on a childhood and live precarious lives as they are forced to drop out of school, take up hazardous work, or enter into child marriage.
5 June 2022, 18:00 PM
We dig our own grave when we kill a river
Without realising the importance of rivers, particularly by the government, we cannot save our rivers
5 June 2022, 13:33 PM