Nepal flood shows why we must look further upstream
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Recognising enforced disappearance is not enough. We need accountability
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Bangladesh needs to invest in home-based childcare
29 August 2026
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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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More LNG is not the answer to Bangladesh's energy crisis
28 August 2026
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Modern-day parenting needs better support
28 August 2026
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We need to prioritise future-ready skills over freelancing
28 August 2026
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Education in a world of AI
AI, digital classrooms, and technology is reshaping education.
23 May 2025
We must save the youth from losing their way
Today, Bangladesh stands at the edge of a demographic paradox.
23 May 2025
Escaping the shadows of a broken education system
What kind of education shall we offer the next generation?
23 May 2025
Tracing women’s rights through Islamic legal history
Islam articulated a bold vision for women’s dignity and autonomy in its earliest revelations.
23 May 2025
What role can Bangladesh play in securing peace in South Asia?
Bangladesh’s role in regional peace must go beyond ceremonial diplomacy.
22 May 2025
Let’s not send our biodiversity to the museum
Bangladesh's efforts to conserve biodiversity remain lukewarm.
22 May 2025
How not to describe the Awami League
While serious criticisms of the Awami League are both valid and necessary, they must be proportionate and grounded in fact.
22 May 2025
The price of unchecked protest politics
Under the guise of “mob justice,” various groups, including students, have taken the law into their own hands.
21 May 2025
Debunking the Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh’s role, and the ASEAN Summit
External forces now shape Myanmar-Bangladesh dynamic in relation to the Rohingya crisis.
21 May 2025
When protest turns into a mob
When protest seeks to punish through pressure, it crosses a clear ethical line
21 May 2025
Why Bangladesh Competition Commission needs reform
Our anti-cartel enforcement mechanism has to be more comprehensive.
21 May 2025
India’s ‘push-in’ policy: What is the message for Bangladesh?
These push-in operations are political signals—of frustration and control.
21 May 2025
Who will answer for Nusraat Faria’s detention?
Did good sense triumph? Or was it an outrageous travesty? The comments on social media suggest that most people feel it was clearly the latter. And these comments all centre around the same questions
20 May 2025
Social media’s role in the online gambling surge
Among the most critical concerns is the unabated growth of unregulated gambling sites on the internet.
20 May 2025
A folk legend who bridged religion and culture
Abbasi was second to none in Bangladesh’s realm of folk music.
20 May 2025
Nusraat Faria’s arrest sends an ominous message to the people
This arrest is particularly jarring, even in this current environment where arbitrary murder cases are being filed against suspected AL sympathisers or beneficiaries.
20 May 2025
Rickshaws, rights, and the rulebook
Battery-operated rickshaws, by law, are not allowed on major roads of DNCC.
20 May 2025
Tariffs and trade wars: Bangladesh’s path in a new geo-economic order
Bangladesh can learn from China's experience and reformulate international trade strategies.
20 May 2025
Why job creation must come first
The truth is, we have perfected the art of looking developed without actually becoming it.
20 May 2025
Not your average BMW: Decoding Dhaka's rickshaw kings
The true kings of Dhaka's roads aren't the buses, cars, or traditional rickshaws—they're the battery-powered rickshaws.
19 May 2025