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
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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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The banality of evil and the Messiah of a new dawn
For three days we were a state without a government.
13 August 2024, 05:00 AM
We must strengthen our institutions to preserve democracy
Bangladesh must undergo massive political and constitutional reforms
13 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Why a political consensus on reforms is necessary
The country needs a new political settlement among the key actors, currently critically important in Bangladesh’s politics.
13 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Expectations from the advisers and a few words of caution
The task of the advisers is to show what actions they are taking toward permanent policy reforms not to make faux pas remarks.
12 August 2024, 14:00 PM
Images that changed history
Their deaths in the hands of cold-blooded law enforcement personnel might not have been in vain
12 August 2024, 12:47 PM
July Revolution and Gen-Z’s march to mass political awareness
Gen-Z have finally become mass aware of their socio-political rights and started to ask for accountability, transparency, and honour.
12 August 2024, 08:18 AM
It’s time to look forward with our fashion partners
We need to look at what the business community needs from our state and non-state institutions.
12 August 2024, 05:00 AM
The fall of a dictator should not give rise to another
The blood and sacrifice of hundreds of people freed Bangladesh from the tyrannical leadership of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
12 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Can the government govern itself?
The problem with parties in Bangladesh is that their activism relies on backward-looking and person-centric politics and revolves around a single leader.
12 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Misinformation campaigns and the future of Bangladesh-India relations
Many verified accounts on X are reporting rumours as actual news and sometimes just outright propagating fake news.
11 August 2024, 15:00 PM
Why student volunteering should be a part of school curriculum
Formalising student community service ensure that their contributions are recognised and valued.
11 August 2024, 08:03 AM
Let people, not political parties, decide interim govt’s role
The interim government should call for a plebiscite along with a reform agenda and estimated timeframe to achieve them.
11 August 2024, 07:00 AM
Can our walls make space for our dissent?
The walls of Dhaka city represent the volume and chaos of thousands of people jostling for ever-shrinking space.
11 August 2024, 05:00 AM
How the new leadership can best utilise this fresh start
Not many nations have the opportunity to make a fresh start in the right direction, such as Bangladesh does today.
11 August 2024, 03:00 AM
A pathway to transformative governance
The selection, prioritisation and delivery of those reforms will determine whether this moment in our country’s history is a new dawn or a false one.
10 August 2024, 13:00 PM
Whom is the propaganda on X for?
The disinformation game is now increasingly a part of our political makeup.
10 August 2024, 10:30 AM
Lessons learnt: Partisan student politics must be banned
It is deplorable how the previous government did not find it shameful to allow students to be harassed, beaten, and even killed to satisfy political desires.
10 August 2024, 09:00 AM
The power of education in ‘Bangla Bashanta'
Identity and ideology politics also played an essential role in brewing the Bangla Bashanta.
10 August 2024, 06:24 AM
Vision 2050 for the valiant sons and daughters of the soil
The future is in your hands, dear students. Shape it with an unwavering commitment to the greater good of our beloved nation.
9 August 2024, 15:00 PM
The walls of Dhaka: Canvases of protest or eyesores?
As a literature student from North South University put it, "Slangs are part of our language. And it's difficult to express frustration and anger without using slangs.
9 August 2024, 10:01 AM