BNP faces the weight of history and expectations
For all its pro-reform posturing, BNP has yet to signal a real willingness to lead political reforms, including within itself.
1m ago
The new age demands a re-reading of Bangabandhu
Bangabandhu as a subject of study should be approached with an openness to embrace truths, however unflattering.
3m ago
The nine lives of a corrupt public servant
Let's delve into the hypothetical lifelines in a public servant’s career that help them indulge in corruption.
4m ago
Cow running amok in a shopping mall: It’s not a ‘moo’ point
Animals in Bangladesh are losing their homes because people are taking over their spaces.
5m ago
The only budget I care about is one that reduces my bills
Budget day is turning into our very own Groundhog Day.
5m ago
Citizen data server? More like a data supermarket
It's frightening to think citizens' private data is being sold through hundreds of social media pages and groups
5m ago
Why does a six-day holiday feel too good to be true?
This is apparently the longest holiday that journalists have ever gotten in the history of Bangladesh’s newspaper industry.
7m ago
Who will restrain prices in the month of restraint?
If the government really wants to control or bring down prices during Ramadan and afterwards, it must be willing to go after its 'own people.'
8m ago
January 7, 2023
Survival of the Noisiest
Living with Dhaka’s noise pollution is a gruelling endurance test.
December 19, 2022
Messi, Messier, Messiest
Drink it all in.
December 10, 2022
Why politicians should study human rights
For human rights advocates, 2022 has been a catastrophic year.
November 14, 2022
In the silos of bureaucrats, public interests are a trifle
To the uninitiated, the public interaction between our prime minister and state officials may seem curious at times.
October 15, 2022
Is the EC fighting an unwinnable war?
There are a few possible explanations behind why the EC chose to suspend the Gaibandha-5 by-poll
October 2, 2022
Who wants a piece of forest?
Plans to build a prison on forestland show that the country is in environmental free-fall
August 6, 2022
How to avert the next level crossing disaster
Despite huge investments being made in the railways, the authorities are struggling to offer decent services thanks to sheer corruption and irregularities.
July 18, 2022
Digital Bangladesh: One step forward, two steps back?
“Digital Bangladesh” continues to be a central plank of the ruling Awami League, despite the failure of its techno-utopian Vision 2021.
July 3, 2022
Teachers aren’t under siege, but justice, civility and reason are
Here’s an image that will likely be seared into our memory forever: a teacher being forced to wear a garland of shoes around his neck.
June 22, 2022
EC’s big nothing: From a crowning moment to a humbling experience
Now that the Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) election is over and everything there was to see and hear has been seen and heard, we need to address the elephant in the room.
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