Violence in Bangladesh’s RMG sector: Disposable lives, dispensable labour

Can we imagine and construct a political system that refuses to subordinate human dignity to the demands of global accumulation?
6 September 2025, 03:00 AM

The internet is making us reactionary, and it’s time to get off it

Social media often brings out the worst in people, with the anonymity of many platforms fuelling hostility towards strangers.
5 September 2025, 07:00 AM

The uneasy geometry of US-China-India-Russia relations

The SCO summit, held in Tianjin, China, was crafted as a spectacle.
5 September 2025, 05:00 AM

Threatening to gang-rape is not just vile, it’s a crime

Threats of repeated sexual violence subtly aim to intimidate and exclude women from public participation spaces
5 September 2025, 03:00 AM

Why are we trying to make the election uncertain?

Those who are working to prevent the election should question themselves as to how the people will be empowered without one.
4 September 2025, 18:30 PM

Why boys are falling behind in the classroom

One significant factor is the relatively lower parental expectation for boys’ academic achievement, coupled with the higher economic expectation placed on them to contribute to family income.
4 September 2025, 10:59 AM

Strategic autonomy has become a survival necessity for Bangladesh

Looking across the indicators, Bangladesh scores only 2 out of 10 in economic diversification, when at least 7 is needed.
4 September 2025, 07:00 AM

Bangladesh needs better education infrastructure to prevent primary dropouts

Physical infrastructure is a major challenge in ensuring a safe and child-friendly learning environment.
4 September 2025, 05:00 AM

Evolving Myanmar situation calls for a new Rohingya policy

Should Bangladesh rethink its Rohingya policy and strategy?
4 September 2025, 02:00 AM

Provost to nightguard: Different faces, same disregard for women

The widespread unrest at Chittagong University and adjacent villages where students and villagers clashed with each other for the better part of a day, had begun with a nightguard assaulting a female student who had returned to her mess, reportedly at 11:00pm
3 September 2025, 13:24 PM

E-payments are making us lose control of our finances

When we see others spending, we feel pressured to do the same.
3 September 2025, 09:30 AM

Lessons to be learnt from the CU violence

The violence was first triggered by the alleged assault of a female student by a security guard at her private mess.
3 September 2025, 07:00 AM

COP30 must deliver tangible outcomes for the vulnerable

COP30 will be a crucial test for climate justice and Bangladesh.
3 September 2025, 06:00 AM

How to keep cancer drugs affordable after LDC graduation

Without urgent action, thousands may find lifesaving drugs suddenly priced out of reach.
3 September 2025, 03:00 AM

From force to service: Rethinking policing in Bangladesh

Reform requires transforming the very meaning of policing in a democratic republic from an authoritarian order.
3 September 2025, 02:00 AM

From tragedy to reform: Rethinking democracy and public ethics in Indonesia

The protests, while legitimate, also revealed vulnerabilities.
2 September 2025, 10:00 AM

Faith-led messaging can mitigate plastic pollution

In Dhaka city alone, we generate around 646 tonnes of plastic waste daily, much of which remains unmanaged.
2 September 2025, 07:00 AM

Hope and despair cloud the prospect of February polls

Bangladesh appears to be getting pulled in opposite directions by two political currents.
2 September 2025, 05:00 AM

Where do Indigenous peoples belong in the new Bangladesh?

The Oraon, Chakma, Marma, Santal, Garo, Mro, Bawm, and other Indigenous peoples carry histories older than this state.
2 September 2025, 03:00 AM

A stronger, fairer tax system is the need of the hour

A fairer, more efficient and more progressive tax system is the foundation of democratic governance.
2 September 2025, 02:00 AM