The march of the microfascist
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THE SOUND AND THE FURY
Can a bank resolution framework work if discredited owners return?
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Opinion
If the second US-Iran dialogue too fails, what comes next?
15 April 2026, 17:04 PM
Views
Even if deferred, Bangladesh must prepare for eventual LDC graduation
14 April 2026, 09:00 AM
Opinion
Why is BNP reneging on its own commitments to judicial independence?
14 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Opinion
Why is the government allowing rehabilitation of seasoned bank looters?
14 April 2026, 11:00 AM
Views
Ration cuts without work rights may worsen the Rohingya plight
14 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Opinion
The Bank Resolution Act threatens to undo Bangladesh's hard-earned reforms
13 April 2026, 17:39 PM
Views
Fix the financing gap for women entrepreneurs
13 April 2026, 11:00 AM
Views
Why a benevolent dictatorship will not succeed in Bangladesh
13 April 2026, 12:00 PM
Opinion
For stability, holding the national election should be prioritised
The interim government is not mandated to oversee local elections. Its primary responsibility is to conduct parliamentary elections.
30 January 2025, 07:00 AM
Two cats in the yard
We move into 2025 with many heightened uncertainties.
30 January 2025, 07:00 AM
A federative university is needed to solve the 7-college issue
While this "unhappy marriage" has placed undue stress on all involved, the complexities of creating new universities necessitate careful consideration of various factors.
30 January 2025, 03:00 AM
‘The BRT project was flawed from the start’
Dr Md Shamsul Hoque, professor of civil engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), talks to Monorom Polok of The Daily Star about the maiden BRT line in Dhaka that opened last month.
30 January 2025, 02:00 AM
The DeepSeek Shockwave: Is the global AI capital steadily shifting to China?
Beijing’s mastery of AI-powered robotics, machine learning, and deep learning technologies have been demonstrated through several successful missions.
29 January 2025, 10:30 AM
Building a knowledge-based society
Do we question the information that floods our social media feeds or passively consume and share without critical evaluation?
29 January 2025, 04:00 AM
Geopolitics rewritten: The Arakan Army’s unprecedented rise
After decades of centralised military control, the AA has shifted Rakhine’s power dynamics, emerging as the de facto authority.
29 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Rethinking the seven-college conundrum
The recent clashes between Dhaka University (DU) students and those of the seven affiliated colleges reflect a crisis that is far more profound than administrative inefficiencies or infrastructural shortcomings.
29 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Who is afraid of the word ‘Indigenous’?
Bangladesh should lead by example by affording Indigenous people the rights they deserve.
28 January 2025, 08:00 AM
Who will save our villages from plastic pollution?
It is evident that plastic pollution is no longer an urban problem alone. Slowly, our villages are dying because of plastic litter.
28 January 2025, 07:00 AM
Dr Manmohan Singh: A brilliant political leader and visionary thinker
Religion was important for Manmohan, including religious customs.
28 January 2025, 06:00 AM
Government must save Panthakunja from the pillars of development
The interim government must prove that they are not a follower of the destructive development model of the past autocratic regime.
28 January 2025, 02:30 AM
Unlocking Bangladesh’s trade and investment potentials
Bangladesh must design and implement robust policy measures to encourage increased trade and investment.
28 January 2025, 02:00 AM
US presidential order suspends USAID projects: Should we panic?
The scale, magnitude, and rapidity of the executive order that has now paused all ongoing projects of USAID around the world is one of a kind in the history of aid.
27 January 2025, 11:06 AM
Utilising AI in Bangladesh’s RMG sector
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers immense potential to transform Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) sector
27 January 2025, 07:00 AM
To tackle food inflation, we need long-term policies
Demand-reducing measures are not policies that can reduce inflationary pressures.
27 January 2025, 06:00 AM
How urban informal credit markets work in Bangladesh
There are many practical reasons why a certain segment of the population prefer the informal credit market.
27 January 2025, 03:00 AM
Will the home adviser go big or go home?
Post-August 5, muggers, robbers, and criminals run rampant in the city as the law and order situation has fallen to an all-time low.
27 January 2025, 02:00 AM
The untapped potential for renewables on Dhaka rooftops
On the occasion of the International Day of Clean Energy, rooftop solar energy emerges as a beacon of hope for sustainable development in urban centres like Dhaka.
26 January 2025, 10:30 AM
Why our policies must be backed by evidence
Bangladesh is presented with an unprecedented opportunity to reconfigure and functionalise its institutions and processes.
26 January 2025, 07:00 AM