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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 will mob violence end in Bangladesh?
This is the government's moment to show what it truly stands for and bring everyone of those people to face the law
24 June 2025, 08:41 AM
The unmatched legacy of Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury
Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury, one of Bangladesh’s most enduring public intellectuals, turned 90 on June 23.
24 June 2025, 08:25 AM
From Strait of Hormuz to Dhaka: How a distant crisis could hit our homes
And when supply falls, prices inevitably rise.
24 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Empowered or enraged: What are we really doing with the internet?
The ability not just to use technology but to understand, interpret, and engage with it wisely is glaringly absent from our collective behaviour
24 June 2025, 05:44 AM
Never again, again: 89 seconds to midnight
The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest we’ve ever been to global catastrophe.
24 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Vertical democracy: Why Bangladesh needs a second chamber
True reform must aim for devolution rather than centralisation, redistributing power downward before horizontally.
24 June 2025, 04:00 AM
Turning reserved seats into real power for women
We began with 15 reserved seats in 1972. Today, there are 50. On paper, this expansion signals progress.
24 June 2025, 03:00 AM
The afterlife of an uprising
When I think of July, I remember the silence. Not the kind that settles over a nation out of respect, but the kind that suffocates.
23 June 2025, 11:00 AM
The Middle East as a time loop
Understanding the Middle Eastern crisis through the temporal lens of Dark
23 June 2025, 08:00 AM
Can Bangladesh feed its projected 22 crore population by 2050?
Rice is at the heart of Bangladesh’s economy, culture, and food system.
23 June 2025, 06:06 AM
We must ensure every birth and death is recorded
A birth certificate is more than a document; it is a child’s first proof of existence in the eyes of the law.
23 June 2025, 05:00 AM
Interrogating power, envisioning emancipation
His work does not merely interpret the world; it is involved in the struggle to change it.
23 June 2025, 02:00 AM
How geopolitical interests trump international laws
When a state conducts military operations within another state’s territory, it frequently violates Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.
22 June 2025, 11:30 AM
The fallout of Trump’s Iran strike
Many experts have argued that Iran’s greatest mistake was not to acquire nuclear weapons
22 June 2025, 09:07 AM
Justice-based approach needed in reproductive health
Family planning programmes should emphasise choice, dignity, and shared responsibility.
22 June 2025, 07:00 AM
Is Mahmudul's arrest a message?
A journalism teacher at Begum Rokeya University, Mahmudul Haque now sits in jail
22 June 2025, 06:11 AM
Can Bangladesh’s urban drainage survive climate change?
Beneath the rising waters lies a tangle of institutional dysfunction and impunity that sabotages effective action.
22 June 2025, 06:00 AM
Israel and the reinvention of bio-necro-politics
The weaponisation of humanitarianism is perhaps the most insidious aspect of Israel’s bio-necro-politics.
22 June 2025, 04:00 AM
What Bangladesh can learn from Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew understood that if you want efficiency, you must first reward competence and enforce accountability.
22 June 2025, 02:00 AM
Myanmar’s new realities demand a new Rohingya strategy
When we look at the current situation in Myanmar, it’s important to understand how complicated things have become.
21 June 2025, 08:00 AM