Bangladesh's measles outbreak is a warning against the complacency of success
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11 dead over the World Cup: The real problem is not football
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Our climate budget must prioritise the displaced
13 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Why the International Crimes Tribunal’s mandate must be protected
12 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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How long must we ask the same questions about education?
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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
When likes shape the message
Communication strategy is now a content calendar.
9 July 2025, 11:24 AM
Lessons we must learn before aspiring to be like Singapore
Unfortunately, much of our development narrative is undermined by corruption, nepotism, lack of law enforcement, and policy inconsistency.
9 July 2025, 07:00 AM
How we could broaden our export base
Diversifying Bangladesh’s export basket has been a high-priority policy objective for many years.
9 July 2025, 02:00 AM
The untold stories behind student deaths abroad
This week, a Bangladeshi student was found dead in an apartment in Japan
8 July 2025, 10:35 AM
Reversing the decline of Dhaka's canals
Any flood flow and sub-flood flow zones must be protected.
8 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Bangladesh's growth depends on women's economic empowerment
There are three major aspects of women’s empowerment—social, political and economic.
8 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Who is sponsoring bribery in Bangladesh?
Why do people offer bribes in the first place?
8 July 2025, 03:00 AM
Remand redecorated: Same torture, new curtains?
Let’s be clear: no law in Bangladesh is safe from abuse when power is unaccountable. Our track record speaks for itself.
8 July 2025, 02:00 AM
We can’t afford another discredited election
Shamsul Huda’s legacy is a lesson—integrity, transparency, and independence are not optional. Not this time…
7 July 2025, 07:58 AM
In Dhaka, relaxation comes with a bill
Dhaka offers less than 1.5 m² of formal open space per resident.
7 July 2025, 07:30 AM
A viral photo, a lesson for BNP
Today, the real fight is not just in speeches or rallies, but in what people see and believe on social media platforms
7 July 2025, 04:56 AM
How Mamdani toppled a titan and redefined American politics
As a Muslim of Indian-Ugandan descent, Mamdani's identity invited scrutiny.
6 July 2025, 07:00 AM
The future of indigenous recognition in Bangladesh
The state must realise that acknowledging and empowering its indigenous peoples is not a concession; it is a constitutional and moral obligation.
6 July 2025, 06:00 AM
Was the Bonn climate talk promising for the upcoming COP30?
The COP30 presidency wishes to achieve some tangible outcomes.
6 July 2025, 04:00 AM
One year after July: A nation waits in uncertainty
There was, for a brief interval last month, the hope of reaching consensus, of returning to democratic nation-building in earnest.
6 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Adventures in anxiety class
If airlines are going to offer a terrifying experience anyway, they might as well be honest about it.
5 July 2025, 08:10 AM
Time to end the harmful practice of child domestic work
The government has declared 43 types of work as hazardous for children—jobs that threaten their physical and mental development.
5 July 2025, 06:00 AM
We cannot let violence silence our daughters
What is perhaps more insidious than the acts themselves is the language that now surrounds them. The lexicon of liberation has deliberately opted for expletives.
5 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Economic reform in Bangladesh must go beyond incrementalism
Reform shortfalls in key sectors still undermine Bangladesh's ability to cope with domestic economic challenges as well as external shocks.
5 July 2025, 02:00 AM
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban: Kahn’s creation and a nation’s symbol of hope
Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Louis Kahn’s renowned creation in Dhaka, was never just a structure of concrete.
4 July 2025, 11:30 AM