Can you ‘mastermind’ an uprising?
The July uprising is too seismic to be credited to any individual
1m ago
A rebirth of the quota reform movement?
Court ruling in favour of reinstating quotas in public jobs may reignite protests
5m ago
The fishbones of Bangladeshi capitalism
Like the refuse of the fish, the working class is also a refuse of the capitalist economy.
9m ago
Bring back our sarees
The government should identify and register all our GI products immediately, before we see them being snatched away.
9m ago
While some buy citizenship, others can’t even afford eggs
Why have the price hikes not pushed regular citizens into action, fuelled by anger?
1y ago
To women who 'must' do it all
Being a good wife is one of the primary teachings a girl receives in our society, but being a good husband, sadly, is not something boys are taught.
1y ago
The lord of water and sewers
You may have heard of Poseidon, lord of the seas. But do you know about our very own lord of water and sewers?
1y ago
Overcoming challenges of LDC graduation
The United Nations Committee on Development Policy (UN-CDP) determined in February 2021 that Bangladesh has satisfied all three requirements to graduate from the category of Least Developed Country (LDC) for the second time.
1y ago
November 5, 2022
US resolution on 1971 genocide must get rid of divisive language
The attempt to delineate Hindus as separate from Bengalis in Bangladesh is unacceptable to us as a nation
October 24, 2022
Bootlickers only?
The government is taking measures to snip out people who, they believe, have relations with the opposition or may somehow favour the opposition in the times of election.
September 21, 2022
How can we prevent suicides among the youth?
There needs to be a concerted effort to decrease the burden on our youth and listen to their problems intently
September 8, 2022
Should student politics extend into private universities?
Yes, but not through Chhatra League
February 23, 2018
Digitised Public Exams: An innovation that can solve many problems
The government is finally considering something that could really stop the question paper leak crisis. The education secretary has reportedly hinted at using tablet computers for taking tests. In this method, a question set will be prepared randomly from a question bank 30 minutes before the test.
February 2, 2018
When even Trump moves to the centre
Donald Trump's first State of the Union speech as president sounded presidential. On Tuesday night, he sounded more like the
January 23, 2018
Of huddled masses and government shutdowns
Asignboard in front of the Statue of Liberty read: “Government Shutdown.” This was almost poetic, because the bold idea of openness
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