Will youth political engagement ever go beyond protesting?

Dhaka faces frequent protests, causing disruptions, but lacks discourse on root causes.
24 February 2025, 02:10 AM

Protect our farmers from their grievances

Farmers are disconnected from the government, lacking timely support, even during natural disasters.
24 February 2025, 02:00 AM

Break free from the burden of excess

This culture of "cluttering" continuously adds to the growing piles of belongings that occupy significant space in the average urban household.
23 February 2025, 10:22 AM

Why Bangladesh needs deliberative democracy now

The July Revolution of 2024 marks Bangladesh's shift toward deliberative democracy.
23 February 2025, 07:00 AM

Ecological thinking in Prof Razzaq’s ‘State of the Nation’

Since the 1960s, Prof Abdur Razzaq wielded considerable influence on the academic and literati circle of his time,.
23 February 2025, 02:10 AM

Impact of bureaucratic inefficiency on the economy

The government overspends on an inefficient civil administration.
23 February 2025, 02:00 AM

Bangla or Bengali: which should be used?

Why not use the word Bangla globally, instead of “Bengali?”
22 February 2025, 10:09 AM

Driving Bangladesh Bank’s low-cost green refinance schemes

With the utilisation rates of green funds remaining stubbornly low, Bangladesh Bank can evaluate the scope of prefinancing green projects.
22 February 2025, 05:00 AM

A truth, justice and harmony commission can heal post-Hasina Bangladesh

Having emerged from years of authoritarian rule, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads at present.
22 February 2025, 04:00 AM

We need literature for all people, in all languages

In Bangladesh, visually challenged people have little access to the rich world of literature, an exclusion that limits their ability to experience the joy of storytelling.
22 February 2025, 02:00 AM

How climate change drives social conflicts

The poor, particularly women and socially marginalised communities, are severely affected in all the climate hotspots.
22 February 2025, 02:00 AM

Palestine: A large Victorian workhouse?

The Zionist blueprint for Palestine resonates with the strategy of the workhouse authorities of Victorian England.
21 February 2025, 10:30 AM

Mohammadpur 'gunfight' follows a disturbingly similar script

Instead of dismantling organised crime, the interim government appears to be using law enforcement as another tool for political persecution
21 February 2025, 10:05 AM

Legacy of Ekushey February: My mother’s story of 1952

Syeda Jahan Ara Karim, an educator, spoke on Bangalee rights in NYC.
21 February 2025, 09:00 AM

Analysing Trump's territorial ambitions in Gaza, Ukraine, and Greenland

By proposing territorial takeovers or enhanced US involvement, Trump positioned himself as a decisive US leader with a global vision, however flawed.
21 February 2025, 05:00 AM

Technology can play a crucial role in language preservation

Bangladesh marks 25 years of promoting linguistic diversity and multilingualism.
21 February 2025, 03:00 AM

The uneven scale of reproductive responsibility

“I had heavy bleeding, blackouts, and I was listless and tired all the time. So, I told him that sterilisation would be better than taking these blighted pills or using condoms.”
21 February 2025, 02:00 AM

A new reality for free media

Sadly, some very disturbing signs can still be seen that are posing a new set of threats against free press.
20 February 2025, 18:30 PM

Forced juvenile crimes in Rohingya camps is a security threat

Young boys in the camp are targeted by adult criminal groups and forced to do and continue crimes.
20 February 2025, 09:30 AM

Bangladesh’s bureaucracy needs reinvention

Bangladesh’s administrative system is a relic of British colonial rule.
20 February 2025, 06:00 AM