Why the International Crimes Tribunal’s mandate must be protected
12 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Build physical spaces for children before banning virtual ones
12 July 2026, 12:00 PM
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To build like Shanghai, start with Dhaka's east
12 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Bangladesh just passed a law against hill-cutting. Why does it skip the Chittagong Hill Tracts?
12 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Rethinking how we teach political science
11 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Bangladesh must hold its own amid changing geopolitics
11 July 2026, 09:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
World Population Day / Time is running out for our demographic dividend
11 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Column by Mahfuz Anam / 250 years of US independence: Do Americans know or care about their founding principles?
10 July 2026, 00:00 AM
THE THIRD VIEW
Bangladesh needs a new rulebook for the evolving Rohingya crisis
10 July 2026, 09:00 AM
Editorial
Bangladesh's next strategic test isn't choosing sides
10 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Debunking the Starlink paradox in Bangladesh
Despite being satellite-based, Starlink still depends on physical infrastructure.
17 September 2025, 04:00 AM
Women’s unpaid work deserves respect and fair recognition
The lack of recognition of women’s unpaid work has led to their marginalisation as a productive force.
17 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Reimagining education for gender equity in Bangladesh
This shift in mindset must start with how and where we educate.
16 September 2025, 10:46 AM
Why our public buildings no longer reflect who we are
The ministries, courts, and city halls of today stand like fortresses, detached from the lives they are meant to serve.
16 September 2025, 06:54 AM
China’s strategic edge as rare minerals emerge as a geopolitical currency
For the foreseeable future, the world remains largely at China's mercy.
16 September 2025, 05:00 AM
Tejgaon's sanitation crisis: A look into workers' health in Dhaka
The WASH crisis in Tejgaon is more than a story of deprivation. It is a litmus test of our collective conscience.
16 September 2025, 04:00 AM
Lessons from Bangladesh and Nepal’s youth uprisings
Nepal's recent political development reflects a broader political pattern in South Asia.
16 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Is the government’s inefficiency or purposeful leniency not a threat to democracy?
With almost every new day, we, the ordinary people, are forced to see a new height of grotesque mob violence.
15 September 2025, 11:33 AM
Silencing dissent to counter fascism?
Jamaat spokesperson told the press that anyone opposing the charter would be "siding with fascism"!
15 September 2025, 08:59 AM
The cost of leaving home
This is the unspoken cost of leaving—the everyday moments that don’t fit into migration agency brochures or glossy remittance statistics.
15 September 2025, 08:00 AM
The battle against dengue needs collective action
Dengue is a reflection of our mismanagement, negligence, and failure to uphold responsibilities.
15 September 2025, 06:00 AM
What must change before Rooppur nuclear plant goes live
To ensure Rooppur becomes a success story rather than a cautionary tale, reforms across government, regulatory, operational and policy levels are essential, not optional.
15 September 2025, 05:00 AM
After Ducsu polls, Shibir has its work cut out for itself
The battle may have been won for now, but the real test lies ahead.
15 September 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh needs life-centred education reform for students
Active learning, moral education, teamwork, and community engagement should be embedded across all subjects.
14 September 2025, 09:00 AM
Beyond the flames: Nepal’s search for a sovereign path
The Himalayas have always been a place of profound silence and deep truths.
14 September 2025, 06:00 AM
Navigating pre-election tensions: A plea for common sense
The trend of settling old scores about “who did what” decades ago should be seen as a distraction from the huge challenges facing any incoming government.
14 September 2025, 05:00 AM
We must professionalise our fight for stolen wealth
Money does not come home on press releases. It comes home case by case, with quiet diplomacy and implacable lawyering.
14 September 2025, 03:00 AM
My Ducsu voting experience: The good and the bad
The voting process was absolutely seamless.
13 September 2025, 15:00 PM
Badruddin Umar: A tribute to a genuine scholar and committed activist
Umar is and will be remembered today as a committed and uncompromising icon of the left.
13 September 2025, 03:00 AM
When campus politics takes the centre stage
The disproportionate attention given to student polls exposes the political vacuum created by the country's eroded electoral culture.
12 September 2025, 14:20 PM