The weaponisation of religious sentiments

The most haunting aspect is the state’s lack of proper action
30 June 2025, 04:00 AM

NBR crisis is the result of institutional egos clashing

Why should ordinary citizens bear the burden of a bureaucratic breakdown?
30 June 2025, 02:00 AM

How vertical farming can ensure Bangladesh’s food security

Bangladesh is experiencing a steady decline in agricultural production.
29 June 2025, 11:00 AM

Israel–Iran conflict: The West’s enduring double standards

When Israel conducts airstrikes in countries like Syria, Western responses are typically muted or supportive.
29 June 2025, 09:00 AM

Rohingya repatriation at a crossroads

The international community must facilitate the repatriation of the Rohingya refugees to their homeland.
29 June 2025, 06:00 AM

How to quiet Dhaka's horn habit

Bangladesh has laws for controlling noise pollution, but enforcement remains feeble.
29 June 2025, 04:00 AM

How AI shaped the Iran-Israel 12-day war

Palantir Technologies, a US-based analytics firm, was publicly acknowledged to have strategic partnerships with Israel’s Ministry of Defence.
29 June 2025, 03:00 AM

In the halls of fear, an uprising was born

In Bangladesh, authoritarianism began with a knock on a dorm room door.
29 June 2025, 02:00 AM

The ground reality of disaster risk governance in Bangladesh

Over the past two decades, 185 extreme weather events have caused 11,450 deaths and resulted in economic losses amounting to $3.72 billion.
28 June 2025, 12:00 PM

Why Dhaka has become unliveable

To survive Dhaka, you need a strategy. Start by embracing the absurd: treat every crisis as a plot twist.
28 June 2025, 07:00 AM

A quiet shift in South Asia’s energy landscape

South Asia saw the first instance of a functioning, trilateral power trade arrangement.
28 June 2025, 06:00 AM

Who is holding the baby while she works?

Let’s be clear: daycare is not just a holding room, but a place of cognitive, social, and emotional growth for children as well.
28 June 2025, 03:00 AM

Media reform shouldn’t be left out of the July Charter

Ignoring media reform now would be a serious strategic misstep.
28 June 2025, 02:00 AM

The West’s AI dominance is the new colonialism

AI colonialism goes beyond economics; it also involves language and cultural erasure.
27 June 2025, 10:30 AM

Bangladesh’s search for a balanced national identity

Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in its political and ideological evolution.
27 June 2025, 06:01 AM

‘Those responsible for custodial torture and death are rarely punished’

Nur Khan Liton, a human rights activist, discusses his experience of dealing with cases of custodial torture and deaths in an exclusive interview with Monorom Polok of The Daily Star.
27 June 2025, 03:00 AM

Transitioning from autocracy to democracy: The four challenges for Bangladesh

The challenges are not exclusively of the interim government's but of the entire political class.
27 June 2025, 02:00 AM

Chattogram's live bird markets expose disturbing gaps in poultry welfare

For example, in traditional bazaars, slaughtered chickens and their waste are kept together in the same containers.
26 June 2025, 11:00 AM

What is missing in BNP’s reform agenda?

Apart from generic references to tackling corruption and ensuring fair distribution of resources, the agenda is silent on the broader economic direction.
26 June 2025, 08:05 AM

Epidemiological transition in South Asia

South Asia’s double burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases
26 June 2025, 07:01 AM