Column by Mahfuz Anam / Were we close to a nuclear catastrophe?
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
‘We must vaccinate 95 percent of the children to curb measles outbreak’
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Interview
The High Court has spoken: Repeal cannot undo judicial independence
9 April 2026, 08:00 AM
Opinion
Hasty diagnosis is derailing autism care
9 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Opinion
A strategic roadmap for Dhaka's solid waste management
9 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
Iran war and the long shadow of oil colonialism
9 April 2026, 09:00 AM
LETTERS FROM THE UK
Will the Iran war create a new world order?
8 April 2026, 11:00 AM
Opinion
Will the promise of judicial independence elude us again?
8 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
Bangladesh must adapt as AI transforms diplomacy and state power
8 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Opinion
Lifting ban on vaping is not the reform Bangladesh needs
8 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Opinion
Why women in Bangladesh are leaving the workforce
Male participation in the labour force held essentially steady, while female participation plummeted from 2.53 crore to 2.37 crore.
24 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Advisory opinions put climate justice on legal map for Global South
Although advisory in nature and not legally binding, these rulings carry immense normative weight.
23 September 2025, 10:20 AM
Social protection is a necessity in Asia and the Pacific
Social protection for individuals and households must be recognised not just as a safety net, but as an economically and socially empowering instrument.
23 September 2025, 07:00 AM
Lessons for Global South as a sinking Indonesian island sues climate polluters
The Pulau Pari case thus serves as a wake-up call for countries like Bangladesh to seek climate justice.
23 September 2025, 06:00 AM
Why we need a water allocation plan
Understandably, the overall amount of usable freshwater has been shrinking under a rising, uncontrolled demand.
23 September 2025, 04:00 AM
Just transition is key to Bangladesh's pledge to cut emissions
A fair transition would ensure that climate action benefits are broadly shared.
23 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Don’t pit women against each other
This is how patriarchy stays alive, not just through men who benefit from it, but through women who enforce it.
22 September 2025, 10:00 AM
The missing morality in modern climate policy
We have been witnessing a de-emphasis of public responsibility in the post-Paris years and a re-emphasis on financing by the private sector.
22 September 2025, 06:00 AM
International pressure for the freedom of Palestine must be raised
The world has come to see that the US veto is used as a weapon to green light and even partner in the Gaza genocide.
22 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Cities for people… or cars?
Imagine that you were a car, not a person. How different would life be for you in Dhaka?
22 September 2025, 04:00 AM
Without song, the soul is a desert
To argue that music causes moral decay is not only baseless—it’s dangerous.
22 September 2025, 02:00 AM
At 80, and in an increasingly divided world, the UN is fighting for relevance
As with any enterprise, public or private, the UN’s reworking begins with finances.
21 September 2025, 07:00 AM
Myanmar’s Kachin State: The new geopolitical flashpoint in China’s backyard
The timing could hardly be worse for China. Beijing has spent billions building oil and gas pipelines from Myanmar’s ports to mitigate the risk of shipping through the Malacca Strait.
21 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Can the July Charter override the constitution?
The BNP has rejected the new proposal, warning that it could create “constitutional disorder.”
21 September 2025, 03:00 AM
The government must respect the court’s ruling on Hatirjheel and Panthakunja
It must remember that its duty is to listen to the people, not the other way round.
21 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Defiance in tongue and spirit
What looks like linguistic chaos is in fact linguistic vitality.
20 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Universal, not targeted, social protection is the path forward
The existing social protection framework is fundamentally broken.
20 September 2025, 03:09 AM
It’s time to dismantle Bangladesh’s shadow quotas
Bangladesh’s shadow pervasive quota system is more rigid than any formal reservation.
19 September 2025, 10:30 AM
Clear conclusions: A UN commission finds Israel responsible for genocide in Gaza
Such bountiful material has yet to convince the Israeli authorities to pause their efforts in Gaza.
19 September 2025, 08:50 AM
Why the Global South should rewrite AI’s colonial code
By dangling open models while monopolising compute and data, Big Tech turns Global South innovators into outsourced R&D departments.
19 September 2025, 06:00 AM