Why can't police let go of Tentultala playground?

Save Tentultala playground, pay heed to public demand
26 April 2022, 11:48 AM

Asking for public open space is no crime

While it’s not uncommon for open spaces to be encroached by influential people, the recent incident involving a playground in Dhaka’s
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Applying the Covid blueprint to cholera

While the coronavirus has posed unique challenges at a time of deep global interconnectedness, pandemics are nothing new.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Who are the helmet bahini?

They come wearing helmets, brandishing machetes and sticks; they vandalise, they kill, and then they are gone, even beyond the long arms of the law.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Fresh Churn for the Muslims of Assam

The complex web of religious and linguistic fault lines in the northeastern state of Assam in India is once again set for fresh churn, with implications for the Muslim population there.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM

We need a robust national emergency service

At a time when everyone is talking about making the national emergency helpline service more efficient—so that more people can get
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh needs fundamental reforms of law enforcement

US sanctions on Rab are damaging our country’s image
25 April 2022, 11:25 AM

Invest in education to reduce inequality

Quality education is urgently needed in Bangladesh as the country is progressing at a fast pace.
24 April 2022, 18:00 PM

More security doesn’t mean fewer rights

Laws are supposed to protect our rights and security against abuses committed by other people, by organisations, and by the government
24 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Wasa water everywhere, not a drop to drink

Dhaka residents are scorched by a hot sun above their heads, their throats feeling like dry wood, and there is plenty of murky, smelly water all around, but alas!
24 April 2022, 18:00 PM

S Arabia targets a more Republican Washington

Rather than push for an immediate improvement of strained relations with the United States, Saudi Arabia appears to be looking forward to a
24 April 2022, 18:00 PM

For real change, listen to RMG suppliers

We’ve spent so many years going round in circles on various issues impacting garment supply chains.
24 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Brutality at its worst, on full display

Nahid’s gruesome murder should be a wake-up call for the ruling party
24 April 2022, 11:10 AM

Helmet cannot hide identity

We have become so heartless that we can now watch video of Nahid Mia getting beaten to death – without any hesitation. Once, we identify the "Helmet Gang" as killers, we reach the decision that nothing will happen to them.
24 April 2022, 10:13 AM

Why Bangladesh should worry about its economy

Given the gloomy global macro-economic outlook, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal’s assessment that Bangladesh’s macroeconomic stability is not at risk over the Russia-Ukraine crisis is questionable.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM

The Ukraine conflict is much more serious than you think

The war in Ukraine is, in reality, a proxy war being fought between the West and Russia. Unlike its portrayal in the Western media, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was neither unprovoked nor unpredictable.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM

How fares the opposition in Bangladesh?

The prime minister had made a very profound and significant remark at the beginning of this month on the state of the opposition in the country.
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM

State must give protection to Rabiul’s family

The shocking death of 26-year-old Rabiul Islam, after being beaten by a team of policemen in the Kazir Chawra area of Lalmonirhat on April
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Timely inoculation a must to check cholera outbreak

The cholera outbreak continues to be a headache for residents in certain areas of Dhaka as well as hospitals, doctors and public health
23 April 2022, 18:00 PM

Shakespeare—Our Contemporary in the Time of Coronavirus?

The question was already raised by some: Did Shakespeare write mainly for children? So-called "pop" Shakespeare criticism answered that question in the affirmative. 
22 April 2022, 18:02 PM