I spent two years learning AI, then another year unlearning it
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Gazi Nazrul’s case raises bigger questions for parliament
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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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We need stronger digital systems to seize the China-plus-one opportunity
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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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Red vs green passports: The privilege and the discrimination
The interim government of Bangladesh led by Dr Yunus declared the red passports held by the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as former MPs, null and void.
1 September 2024, 08:30 AM
The alterations we need in our Election Commission
Elections are of paramount importance to a country’s quality of democratic governance.
1 September 2024, 06:00 AM
The urgent path out of Bangladesh’s current fragility
Having analysed the drivers of democratic transitions in the context of Bangladesh, on balance, we may still be on track to beat the odds.
1 September 2024, 03:46 AM
Fall of a titan: Looking for the economic tinderbox
Despite the youth-driven upheaval, the key drivers of the economy remain very much intact and ready to take the economy to new heights.
1 September 2024, 02:00 AM
The Bangla Spring: An opportunity to recalibrate the country’s audit regulatory architecture
All these troubled banks were externally audited, and received clean chits. Yet, we see very little discussion regarding such audit failures.
31 August 2024, 10:40 AM
Why should Bangladesh have Sundarbans biosphere reserve?
Bangladesh does not have any of the 748 biosphere reserves spread all over the world.
31 August 2024, 09:00 AM
‘July victims are entitled to truth and justice’
The last thing we want is for the process of justice to be derailed
31 August 2024, 07:30 AM
It is time to reform the publishing sector
In the past regime, there was investment in books that only served a certain coterie, championing a certain narrative.
31 August 2024, 05:54 AM
When teachers become targets: Lessons from Emperor Alamgir
How do you process the nationwide humiliation of teachers?
31 August 2024, 02:35 AM
Is forcing our educators to resign the right way to go?
While demanding justice for those guilty of such wrongdoing is fair, being affiliated with a political party alone shouldn’t warrant such claims.
30 August 2024, 12:30 PM
The invisible prisoners of state
The current government must also identify those who have been killed during their disappearances.
30 August 2024, 08:30 AM
'Let my blood bring peace to the sacred soil of Bengal'
If it had not been for the student’s uprising, the heaviness of the pain for many in a similar situation would not have been relieved.
30 August 2024, 05:18 AM
The interim government must not fail
We now have another opportunity to get things right and the challenge is to manage aspirations and expectations.
30 August 2024, 03:00 AM
'We want you to die. We won’t have to kill you then.'
Never did I imagine that I would be a victim of enforced disappearance one day.
30 August 2024, 02:00 AM
How could we have descended to such depravity?
Extrajudicial killings and disappearances should never reappear
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Rickshaw pullers’ demands and our entrenched classism
Rickshaw pullers were labelled as opportunists who were simply following the trend of making demands.
29 August 2024, 09:00 AM
We must be bold with health sector reforms
While we have made significant achievements, complacency cannot be allowed
29 August 2024, 06:00 AM
The necessity for substantive police reform
For police reform to be substantive, the first order of business should be the enactment of a new Police Act
29 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Bangladesh’s Rawalpindi Test win provides some much-needed room for reflection
We can have a national cricket team who can do it all. The win in Rawalpindi is an indication of it.
29 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Transitions, coins, and lenses
Business associations have been subjected to an endless game of masquerade where garlands, pictures and faces changed with the direction of the political wind.
29 August 2024, 02:00 AM