Bangladesh should not follow the West's example on climate change

Climate change is a man-made problem, but campaigners and irresponsible politicians have blown this out of proportion.

The unmatched legacy of Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury

Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury, one of Bangladesh’s most enduring public intellectuals, turned 90 on June 23.

The Middle East as a time loop

Understanding the Middle Eastern crisis through the temporal lens of Dark

Bangladesh should not follow the West's example on climate change

Climate change is a man-made problem, but campaigners and irresponsible politicians have blown this out of proportion.

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When will mob violence end in Bangladesh?

This is the government's moment to show what it truly stands for and bring everyone of those people to face the law

15h ago

The unmatched legacy of Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury

Professor Serajul Islam Choudhury, one of Bangladesh’s most enduring public intellectuals, turned 90 on June 23.

15h ago

From Strait of Hormuz to Dhaka: How a distant crisis could hit our homes

And when supply falls, prices inevitably rise.

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Empowered or enraged: What are we really doing with the internet?

The ability not just to use technology but to understand, interpret, and engage with it wisely is glaringly absent from our collective behaviour

18h ago

Never again, again: 89 seconds to midnight

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest we’ve ever been to global catastrophe.

18h ago

Vertical democracy: Why Bangladesh needs a second chamber

True reform must aim for devolution rather than centralisation, redistributing power downward before horizontally.

19h ago

Turning reserved seats into real power for women

We began with 15 reserved seats in 1972. Today, there are 50. On paper, this expansion signals progress.

20h ago

The afterlife of an uprising

When I think of July, I remember the silence. Not the kind that settles over a nation out of respect, but the kind that suffocates.

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The Middle East as a time loop

Understanding the Middle Eastern crisis through the temporal lens of Dark

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