Madrasas in Bengal: A legacy of learning and the challenge of change
11 April 2026, 01:32 AM
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Beyond the hype: The reality of organic agriculture
8 April 2026, 12:35 PM
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How can Bangladesh rapidly expand solar capacity?
7 April 2026, 10:41 AM
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Online censorship and algospeak: Confusifying the masses with newfangled linguification
6 April 2026, 13:39 PM
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Measles outbreak: Stop the blame game, start saving lives
5 April 2026, 11:28 AM
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Rethinking secularism in South Asia today
4 April 2026, 01:29 AM
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Daughters of Abrahamic faith: Scriptural narratives on women in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
3 April 2026, 11:40 AM
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Garment workers' productivity: Truth and myth
2 April 2026, 12:05 PM
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Is democracy dying?
1 April 2026, 15:44 PM
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Polythene ban fiasco: Are we heading towards an anthropogenic catastrophe?
1 April 2026, 13:52 PM
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Dhaka's deadly air: What we know and what we can do
Dhaka's air is a stew of brick kiln soot, exhaust fumes, construction dust, and factory emissions
16 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Brains before bridges: Prioritising human capital over infrastructure
A glance at the recent history of the world’s most developed nations reveals a compelling truth: no country has ever achieved sustainable development without first investing in education and research.
29 December 2024, 18:00 PM
The Faces behind ‘Made in Bangladesh’
In a conversation with Lamia Karim, professor of anthropology at the University of Oregon, Eugene, about her research on Bangladesh's RMG workers.
24 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Sharing of Ganges water: What looms after 2026?
In 1976, a mass procession led by a nearly 80-year-old peasant leader, Maulana Bhasani, from Dhaka to the Indo-Bangladesh Border drew huge attention from national and international media.
18 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh's new data protection act: brittle shield or blunt sword?
The Government of Bangladesh is drafting a data protection and localisation law (“draft data protection act, DPA” or “the law”), which, once enacted, will be the first of its kind data privacy law in Bangladesh.
12 September 2021, 18:00 PM