Stuck between two worldviews and two futures

The Earth is living. She is Gaia, Pachamama, Vasundhara, Terra Madre. For indigenous cultures, she is Mother Earth. Even scientists like James Lovelock call her Gaia, because they have understood that she is living.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Why is ACC failing to nab money launderers?

It betrays an inherent weakness in the system
7 March 2022, 13:54 PM

Historic March 7: Setting a nation on the march

It is common for modern day leaders to use teleprompters, in which words are projected onto transparent beam-splitter mirrors, making their speeches appear impromptu and spontaneous.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM

From garbage to fashion!

It is pretty amazing that Bangladesh is on its way to becoming a major source of recycled yarn and fabrics made from plastic bottles.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Find sustainable ways to ensure road safety

News of deaths in road accidents, reported in newspapers every day, is shocking. In 2018, Bangladesh witnessed a street movement where
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Revive the past glory of the railway

When it comes to long distance travelling, nothing can replace the railway. Beginning around 1880, the Bengal railway expanded soon to bring Assam and East Bengal under its folds.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Due diligence laws must be a shared burden

We recently saw the announcement of new supply chain “due diligence” laws by the European Union (EU), which are aimed at making multinational businesses accountable for social and environmental transgressions in supply chains.
6 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Out of reach, out of control

The timing of this couldn’t be worse, as consumers are being drowned under unusually high prices for almost all essential commodities.
6 March 2022, 16:40 PM

Can rising interest rates really tame inflation?

Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has unquestionably thrown the global economy off balance.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Why is old survey being used to calculate food inflation?

It is deeply troubling that official inflation figures in Bangladesh do not reflect the actual situation in the country, as a recent study has found
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Watch out for trouble in southeast Bangladesh

The southeast part of Bangladesh shares border with the Mizoram state of India and the Rakhine state of Myanmar.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Boi Mela is bringing kids to books. We can take this further.

“During school holidays, my coaching centre is closed. I encourage students to read books, play or do things they really enjoy.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM

What Ukraine needs

Although Ukraine’s armed forces are outnumbered by those of Russian President Vladimir Putin invading our country, we take heart from the growing support we are receiving from friends abroad.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Keep nuclear power plants out of war

Russia should remember Chernobyl tragedy
5 March 2022, 12:55 PM

The promise of a playground

We welcome Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh’s recent announcement that he would build a playground in every
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Can we beat dysfunctional capitalism?

Whom should I blame when I see the rich and influential speed their expensive cars down the street, as if everything’s perfectly fine, while my father, who has been working as an unpaid journalist for the past several months, struggles every day?
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM

The colonial, capitalist curation of ‘Bangla’ culture

The collective and national memories of the struggle for Bangla is dense in the air, given that February just went by, inviting people to recognise the need to
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Book Fair: An Affair to Remember

“The Book (Le Livre)” was an ambitious project of the 19th century French poet Stephane Mallarme.
4 March 2022, 18:00 PM

Take the pressure off Dhaka and Chattogram

Time to develop secondary cities across Bangladesh
4 March 2022, 13:27 PM

Evacuate trapped Bangladeshis from Ukraine

It is disturbing to learn that a Bangladeshi sailor was killed after a vessel owned by Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), which remains
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM