Bangladesh needs to invest in home-based childcare
29 August 2026
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Views
It is time to make menstrual leave a reality in Bangladesh
29 August 2026
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Opinion
Nine years on, the Rohingya still don't have a safe road home
29 August 2026
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Blowin’ in the Wind
Bangladesh’s gas crisis is also a logistics crisis
29 August 2026
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Views
More LNG is not the answer to Bangladesh's energy crisis
28 August 2026
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Views
Modern-day parenting needs better support
28 August 2026
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Views
We need to prioritise future-ready skills over freelancing
28 August 2026
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Views
The Pink Bus paradox and the price of women's safety
28 August 2026
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Views
Can Invest Bangladesh live up to the expectations?
26 August 2026
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Views
Our health system is better resourced now. Why can’t it still deliver?
26 August 2026
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Views
Assassinations and aftershocks: A turning point in Middle Eastern geopolitics
These targeted killings are not just symbolic gestures but part of a calculated Israeli effort to cripple Iran’s command-and-control structure.
18 June 2025
Rethinking our investment strategy
There is ample evidence showing that both domestic and foreign direct investment (FDI) have a significant positive effect on economic growth.
18 June 2025
A blueprint for health reform in Bangladesh
The Health Sector Reform Commission recommends establishing a national health emergency service network for swift responses in crises.
18 June 2025
Israel-Iran conflict: The outcome depends on the US
The confusion surrounding the scenarios ahead also arises from the US handling of the current conflict, which has been discordant.
18 June 2025
The miracle seat and the girl who burned
Perhaps meaning isn't found in the survival itself, but forged in the telling and the hearing.
17 June 2025
Disinformation and the Israel-Iran conflict
In the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, disinformation is not peripheral—it is central.
17 June 2025
What UNOC3 portends for future ocean governance
UNOC3 concluded with the adoption of the Nice Ocean Action Plan, a two-part outcome comprising a political declaration.
17 June 2025
Why we need to hear women’s voices from the hills
Hill women remain largely invisible within a system that does not recognise their ancestral kinship with the land.
17 June 2025
Bangladesh’s energy policy raises more questions than answers
The recent announcement to build a new coal-fired power plant to generate cheaper electricity than oil-fired peaking plants further highlights the lack of policy coherence.
17 June 2025
We must reform the health sector to ensure equity
The future of healthcare in Bangladesh depends on whether we can move beyond words and take real action.
17 June 2025
Israel’s attack on Iran and the precipice of a wider American war
At the end of the day, Netanyahu’s success will measured by whether he can lock the US into yet another made-for-Israel Middle East war.
16 June 2025
Will migrant workers’ dreams remain unfulfilled?
The concept of remittances is not new. Migrant labourers sending money home dates back to colonial times.
16 June 2025
The screen shows the trial, not the threat
The intention behind broadcasting the ICT trial is noble.
16 June 2025
Can Bangladesh break free from its extractive past?
While civil society is now free, the pervasive spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms presents a grave danger.
16 June 2025
Of tea, tantrums, and Tudor theatre
Prof Yunus’s visit, beyond its ceremonial significance, marks a symbolic shift.
16 June 2025
The collapse of deterrence between Iran and Israel
The Israel-Iran conflict exposes the fragility of international norms in a multipolar era, where power is fragmented and restraint is rare.
15 June 2025
Time to rethink fishing ban
The 58-day ban on marine fishing imposed in Bangladesh from April 15 till June 11 this year was intended to ensure sustainable management of fish stocks and marine biodiversity.
15 June 2025
Are we hurtling towards mob journalism?
It was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. Two women on a motorbike were stopped in Hatirjheel for not wearing helmets
15 June 2025
A catastrophe called Israel
How long can Iran's arsenal of reportedly 2,000 ballistic missiles last?
15 June 2025
Why Bangladesh must catch up with global disability commitments
The Amman-Berlin Declaration should serve as a roadmap for Bangladesh to realign with global disability rights standards.
15 June 2025