Bay of Bengal’s slow death threatens our future

Marine fish populations have plummeted at a rate scientists describe as catastrophic.
3 December 2025

Caretaker by court and by charter: Are we headed for a collision?

Bangladesh is now running two projects of constitutional legitimacy on the issue of caretaker government.
3 December 2025

How Bangladesh continues to abandon its disabled citizens

The paradox of disability in Bangladesh is stark: we are a country that legislates compassion on paper but constructs hostility in concrete.
3 December 2025

How NEIR exposed our lazy journalism

Why would a group of journalists organise a seminar on NEIR without questioning its risks or relevance?
3 December 2025

Laldia deal, a missed opportunity to set an example

The deal started as an unsolicited bid from Maersk Group, the parent company of APM Terminals, in 2023.
2 December 2025

Packaging the patriarchal gaze as 'relatable' content

Because these posts and memes normalise a specific emotional image of women— impulsive, dramatic, unstable, and self-absorbed.
2 December 2025

Why we should prioritise Matarbari over Bay Terminal development

Bangladesh's port congestion has long shaped the popular perception that our maritime gateways are straining under unmanageable pressure.
2 December 2025

Has our ADP governance gone backwards?

In this context of heightened public expectation, it is important to recall how the ADP evolved under the previous government.
2 December 2025

COP30: A meagre outcome with major consequences

For Bangladesh, the inadequacy of COP30 is not a distant diplomatic concern but an immediate existential issue.
1 December 2025

COP30: A milestone marked by missed chances

The summit’s two highest-stakes issues, fossil fuel phaseout and deforestation, were effectively sidelined.
1 December 2025
1 December 2025

Are our schools inherently designed to fail?

School management suffers due to the absence of a headmaster or an assistant headmaster's leadership
1 December 2025

Ducsu should be able to play a stronger role in ensuring quality food

Ducsu constitution should be reformed to ensure its effective participation in student welfare activities.
30 November 2025

When will the news media dare to question itself?

Self-regulation is a moral and accountable means through which the media makes itself responsible to the public
30 November 2025

Beyond apparel: How Bangladesh can develop new exports

Bangladesh's economic diversification has remained a goal rather than an outcome for decades.
30 November 2025

COP30, profit over people, and growing climate threats

After COP30, the much-needed transition away from fossil fuels still seems unachievable.
30 November 2025

As COP falters, South Asia must build its own collaborative climate platform

Climate action is no longer a matter of policy debate but one of how it can be done most cost-effectively.
29 November 2025

Civil registration system needs a citizen-centred upgrade

Every year, lakhs of birth certificates are issued to establish the civil identity of citizens, and this document later becomes essential for obtaining a National ID (NID) card.
29 November 2025

Uniting for safe digital spaces for women and girls

16 Days of Activism against GBV under the theme "UNiTE to End Digital Violence against All Women and Girls calls for urgent action.
29 November 2025

The birth pang of a university

DCU must move beyond colonial-era templates for public universities.
29 November 2025