How toxic digital spaces are grooming angry young men
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How the proposed budget reinforces an unequal tax structure
15 June 2026, 08:00 AM
Opinion
Before adding a third language, fix students' foundational learning crisis
8 hour(s) ago
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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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A record health budget, but the challenge, as always, is execution
11 hour(s) ago
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Persistent delay in restoring the Information Commission is unacceptable
9 hour(s) ago
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With opposition inputs, the budget debate finally matures, but constraints persist
14 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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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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Erratic flash floods in haors alarming
Long-term solutions needed to tackle this trend
12 April 2022, 11:58 AM
Is repatriation the only way for Rohingya refugees?
Bangladesh has been generously sheltering more than 1.2 million Rohingyas on humanitarian grounds.
12 April 2022, 11:21 AM
Why is the birth registration process so chaotic?
We remain cautiously optimistic about the LGRD minister’s assurance that the birth registration process would be made simpler and
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Renewable energy, not imported LNG
On March 21, 2022, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared 100 percent electricity coverage of the country. As one of the fast-growing economies in the world, Bangladesh needs a reliable energy grid, so this is a milestone moment.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Unpacking the story of missing students
The Annual Primary School Census (APSC) 2021 shows that enrolment in primary schools came down in 2021 from the previous year by almost 1.5 million, while the number of teachers decreased by over 83,000.
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Can traffic get any worse than this? Yes, it can.
Why is it that, no matter how many times we have experienced something unpleasant, we continue to do the exact same things we did before, expecting a different outcome?
11 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Should Bangladesh be sleeping on crypto?
If Bitcoin is indeed a commodity, why does the Bangladesh Bank have overlying regulations on how it can be managed?
11 April 2022, 13:41 PM
Inflation pushing people to the edge
The size of our market dictates that it cannot be controlled by enacting laws alone.
11 April 2022, 12:42 PM
Bishop Heber in Dhaka,1824
Bishop Reginald Heber (1783-1826) was an Oxford educated Anglican clergyman from England, a man of letters and a notable hymn-writer. As an intrepid traveler and a curious observer, he has left behind an interesting travelogue entitled: ‘
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Premature end to another prime minister’s tenure
Another elected government in Pakistan has failed to finish its term.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan: The ‘honest’ captain myth
Cults—political and religious—can be long-lived and deadly dangerous.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
To dua or not to dua?
You get a surprise phone call, not all have to be pleasant. According to this gentleman, although his voice was unfamiliar, you met him 10 years ago.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
What message does South Asia get from Sri Lanka?
Right now, Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Finding ‘Rahmah’ during Ramadan, against the odds
Life in Dhaka provides a thousand reasons to feel hopeless and frustrated. Still, we can find hope amongst it all.
10 April 2022, 14:07 PM
Will we finally have inclusive police services?
PM inaugurates OSS desk for women, children, disabled persons and the elderly
10 April 2022, 13:33 PM
To attain peace, we have to demarket war
When the troops were being pulled out from Afghanistan, I was thinking where the next theatre of war would be.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Draft mass media employees bill: Towards stricter control?
The draft Mass Media Employees (Services Conditions) Bill, placed in parliament on April 1, 2022, is a long-overdue initiative.
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Sanity must prevail as Ukraine war escalates food prices
The Russia-Ukraine war has already resulted in an abnormal escalation in global food prices, especially of staple grains and vegetable oils,
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Girl, boy, person—let everyone blossom
Funny how this question often preempts concern about the health of mother and baby. Why are we so obsessed with a baby’s gender?
9 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Help struggling countries reach vaccination targets
Countries that are still falling behind the WHO-set inoculation target must be assisted by the international community.
9 April 2022, 11:35 AM