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UGC’s centralised research funding must not undermine academic independence
24 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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Padma Barrage: Reviving one region, risking another?
24 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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The Commonwealth's greatest prize lies beyond the Games
23 July 2026, 16:13 PM
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‘Textbooks should not undermine girls' confidence or reinforce the beauty myth’
23 July 2026, 10:00 AM
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Plan well before introducing separate question sets for DU admission
23 July 2026, 11:00 AM
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How can we protect our children from being preyed on?
23 July 2026, 08:00 AM
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What India’s ‘cockroach’ protest tells us about South Asia’s generation of discontent
23 July 2026, 09:00 AM
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How Islamic bank depositors can minimise sharing losses
22 July 2026, 16:45 PM
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Rethinking Bangladesh's health sector reform after SWAp
22 July 2026, 08:00 AM
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Primary teachers’ strike: Is reform stumbling?
Primary school assistant teachers began an indefinite work abstention for higher entry-level pay.
28 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Exploring financing and sustainability mechanisms for WASH sector
Investing in resilient WASH infrastructure and services is a potential climate adaptation measure in climate-vulnerable countries.
27 May 2025, 10:30 AM
The Sagar-Runi case and Bangladesh’s crisis of justice
Thirteen years is a long time to wait for justice.
27 May 2025, 07:03 AM
Ways to tackle medical negligence and malpractice in Bangladesh
Bangladesh lacks a unified law addressing medical malpractice.
27 May 2025, 06:14 AM
Rediscovering meaning in a fractured reality
The present moment is not merely difficult; it is suffocatingly uncertain.
27 May 2025, 03:00 AM
How the FY2026 budget can make a difference amid challenges
The FY2026 budget must be more than a mere fiscal statement.
27 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Implement only essential reforms
Government should prioritise reform recommendations that help with holding the election in time.
26 May 2025, 14:30 PM
Technology should assist in teaching, not dominate it
Flipped classroom can be an effective way to bridge the growing gap between students and teachers.
26 May 2025, 09:00 AM
The National Human Rights Commission also requires reform
The NHRC has historically had glaring shortcomings in fulfilling its function.
26 May 2025, 07:00 AM
How young citizens of Bangladesh can transform the future of its healthcare
Students are uniquely positioned to act as catalysts for transformation.
26 May 2025, 06:14 AM
Who will pay for the NBR turmoil?
NBR is facing paralysis over the recent bifurcation ordinance.
26 May 2025, 03:00 AM
How to describe the Awami League accurately?
The party has been fundamentally reshaped—ideologically and structurally—into a vehicle for autocratic rule.
26 May 2025, 02:00 AM
Research into nano-urea can transform our agricultural sector
Nano-urea offers a promising solution to tackle present and future challenges in fertiliser supply and sustainability.
25 May 2025, 07:30 AM
Wellbeing education is a must for Bangladesh
Exclusion of the subject Wellbeing from the curriculum is concerning.
25 May 2025, 06:00 AM
Are we really going to let our children be raped?
How many broken bodies, how many babies torn apart, how many headlines soaked in blood will it take before this nation wakes up?
25 May 2025, 05:57 AM
The rebel poet who foretold planetary crisis
As a visionary, he foresaw both life’s vitality and the world’s potential destruction.
25 May 2025, 04:00 AM
Will the budget offer a path out of the debt spiral?
The debt burden can be reduced in the upcoming budget.
25 May 2025, 02:00 AM
We need to rethink how we respond to haor floods
In the haor basin, floods have a way of sneaking up on you.
24 May 2025, 17:00 PM
Our farmers are leading the fight against climate change
Bangladesh offers not just dire warnings but grounded wisdom.
24 May 2025, 07:00 AM
We must end corporal punishment of children
Daily acts of punishment cause thousands of injuries and deaths among children each year.
24 May 2025, 06:00 AM