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Chattogram port’s empty-container problem needs more than quick fixes
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Our digital evidence framework must evolve with AI
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Our forestry policy must be rooted in local evidence
26 July 2026, 15:45 PM
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Why are we still struggling to make health insurance work?
26 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Citizens have already answered the ‘amendment or reform’ question
26 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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Interview / ‘Every child has the right to be taught by a properly trained teacher’
26 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Mangroves, livelihoods, and Bangladesh’s economic future
26 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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Before Bangladesh adds a third language, it needs the right language policy
25 July 2026, 10:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Time to build an EV conversion ecosystem at scale
25 July 2026, 13:00 PM
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The hidden cost of New Year’s celebrations
We rarely pause to consider the impact on the most vulnerable among us.
2 January 2025, 05:00 AM
The Stockholm syndrome in South Asian politics
We are in for an eventful year ahead, filled with expected and unexpected political twists and sabotages.
2 January 2025, 02:00 AM
What should be Bangladesh's strategic priorities in 2025?
The need for objectively assessing the country’s current economic realities cannot be overstated.
2 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Dhaka’s footpaths are a battleground between survival and mobility
Dhaka's footpaths are a battleground of survival for vendors and mobility for pedestrians.
1 January 2025, 08:00 AM
Writing chapters of friendship between China and Bangladesh
In the year 2025, the China-Bangladesh relationship will usher in its 50th year of dynamic development.
1 January 2025, 07:30 AM
Why 2025 is a crucial year for Bangladesh
Let us recap some of the most critical lessons of 2024 as we look forward to 2025.
1 January 2025, 05:00 AM
Lessons from 2024 and prospects for 2025
The budget for FY2025-26 will be challenging.
1 January 2025, 02:00 AM
Comrade Moni Singh and opposing neofascism
Today's youth must not fall victim to the fallacies of fantasy, fascism and consumerism.
31 December 2024, 12:25 PM
Echoes of 2024: A year of conflict, resilience and change
We cycled through feelings of euphoria, fear, anguish, hope, inspiration and anxiety, sometimes all at once.
31 December 2024, 06:17 AM
Jimmy Carter: The last American moral president
President Carter was an advocate of peace and believed that all conflicts could be resolved through peaceful negotiations.
31 December 2024, 02:10 AM
Cyber Protection Ordinance and our flawed law-making logic
The Cyber Ordinance Ordinance has to be judged on its own merit and based only on its seemingly “better” provisions.
31 December 2024, 02:00 AM
New political settlement and the vision of a democratic state
Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transformation calls for reforms, a new constitution, and youth leadership.
30 December 2024, 10:31 AM
Diplomacy in a complex world
Bangladesh's foreign policy, diplomacy, and challenges in a changing world.
30 December 2024, 09:00 AM
End political influence on the banking sector
The ongoing crisis has been caused by the last one and a half decades of grand-scale deviation of governance in the banking industry.
30 December 2024, 07:08 AM
The generation that swipes right on revolutions
In 2024, Bangladesh’s youth, Millennials and Gen Z, are rewriting the political playbook.
30 December 2024, 02:10 AM
Uprising, unity, and uncertainty: Power, protest, and politics in 2024
To speak of politics in 2024 is also to recall the entire history of political culture that has unfolded in Bangladesh since 1972.
30 December 2024, 02:00 AM
Air pollution menace needs effective dust and waste management
Dhaka’s air pollution is worsened by dust from construction and roadworks, requiring solutions.
29 December 2024, 08:01 AM
Elegy on Andrew Eagle
Tribute to Andrew Eagle, a gifted writer, cherished friend, and storyteller.
29 December 2024, 06:00 AM
Generation Z will be shaping the next few decades
Gen Z's voice should be included in global and local decision-making.
29 December 2024, 02:00 AM
Can we save our republic?
The only way to preserve our newly acquired freedom is to put power where it belongs—to the people.
29 December 2024, 02:00 AM