Why Bangladesh needs a coherent maritime policy
10 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Slow Reads
Why Bangladesh's veterinarians matter more than we think
7 January 2026, 09:20 AM
Slow Reads
Why mob violence is rising across South Asia
5 January 2026, 10:22 AM
Slow Reads
Why the Ganges Treaty and shared rivers demand a new imagination
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads
Breathing death: What Bangladesh must do to tackle air pollution
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads
The Narsingdi earthquake shook us—are we listening?
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Slow Reads
Saint Martin’s Island is dying — Can we still save it?
13 December 2025, 04:50 AM
Slow Reads
Separate Supreme Court secretariat: A welcome step, but the hard work begins now
11 December 2025, 10:04 AM
Slow Reads
Can we build a digital world where women are not erased?
10 December 2025, 09:30 AM
Slow Reads
Why Dhaka can’t fix its roads
9 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Slow Reads
Why Bangladesh's veterinarians matter more than we think
Strengthening the veterinary sector is not a technocratic afterthought; it is a strategic imperative.
7 January 2026, 09:20 AM
Why mob violence is rising across South Asia
In South Asia, the mob has evolved into a calculated tool for political mobilisation and social policing.
5 January 2026, 10:22 AM
Why the Ganges Treaty and shared rivers demand a new imagination
Teesta has led to the collapse of traditional livelihoods in fishing and agriculture.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Breathing death: What Bangladesh must do to tackle air pollution
One widespread belief is that the worst air is outdoors, and that by staying inside, individuals can avoid its harms.
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
The Narsingdi earthquake shook us—are we listening?
The entire Indo-Burma Ranges are being squeezed, potentially building stress on the megathrust that will be released in a large earthquake.
19 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Saint Martin’s Island is dying — Can we still save it?
A landscape where the natural defences that once protected the island are now dismantled.
13 December 2025, 04:50 AM
Separate Supreme Court secretariat: A welcome step, but the hard work begins now
Historic move expected to reshape court governance and restore public trust in justice delivery.
11 December 2025, 10:04 AM
Can we build a digital world where women are not erased?
The digital space, which should have unsettled hierarchies, has instead operationalised them.
10 December 2025, 09:30 AM
Why Dhaka can’t fix its roads
Bangladesh’s roads are killing fields not by accident, but by design.
9 December 2025, 02:00 AM
What is the future of the Ganges Waters Treaty?
There are physical and political hurdles to the renewal of the GWT.
8 December 2025, 09:00 AM
Thoughts on press freedom and about a Dhaka weekly that died without a bang
For an aspiring journalist like myself, there could not have been a better training ground than the East Bengal Times.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Music and play keep us human — our schools need them more than ever
Bangladesh should not make a move which will further deteriorate the quality of public school education
3 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Bangladesh deserves better universities — Not excuses
The true purpose of a university is to pursue knowledge, cultivate critical thinking, and serve society. Rankings only have meaning when they strengthen these intellectual and humanistic values — not when they distort them.
2 December 2025, 02:00 AM
A 2,000-year journey through Bengal’s architecture
Architecture is never neutral, it is the most visible, permanent, and symbolic tool through which politics announces itself.
28 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Rethinking Bangladesh–India transit relations: The question of reciprocity
If India’s new transit regime prioritises its internal market over regional commitments, Bangladesh must adopt a similarly clear-eyed approach
27 November 2025, 08:17 AM
Gold prices and the hidden economy of weddings
Behind the glitter of bridal jewellery lies an invisible economy, one that thrives on social pressure, consumerism, and gender inequality.
26 November 2025, 07:57 AM
Caretaker government reborn: What challenges lie ahead?
What was once a settled chapter has been reopened with constitutional force and political consequence.
25 November 2025, 08:16 AM
Why uprisings fail: Lessons from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal
Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal reveal the same pattern in different sequences.
21 November 2025, 18:00 PM
The unspoken truth: Bangladesh is underfunding its children’s future
Recognise education as a fundamental human right in the constitution instead of a basic principle.
16 November 2025, 10:11 AM
Who bankrupted our strength?
The government's failure to develop a cohesive modernisation plan and to support existing mills transformed them into unprofitable.
14 November 2025, 18:00 PM