The day cricket needed a therapist
Fizz is a case study. When Mustafizur Rahman, a.k.a. Fizz, the unassuming fast bowler with deceptive slow cutters, was auctioned for Rs 9.2 crore, Bangladeshi media once again started paying attention to the Indian Premier League.
Blowin’ in the Wind
Intelligence agencies' reform is a national priority
6 January 2026, 12:56 PM
Opinion
Preventable deaths on roads must stop
6 January 2026, 05:00 AM
Opinion
The state must shun the machinery of erasure
5 January 2026, 13:03 PM
Opinion
Politics must not intrude into cricket
5 January 2026, 05:00 AM
Opinion
Are we entering an era of 'might is right'?
4 January 2026, 14:00 PM
Opinion
Column by Mahfuz Anam / Facing the most vital election ever
After the last three manipulated elections, the people of Bangladesh are eagerly waiting to exercise their fundamental right to vote.
‘Fire safety enforcement is harder without full-time magistrates’
24 December 2025, 05:00 AM
Opinion
‘Air pollution does not discriminate; it impacts everyone’
6 December 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
‘Factory owners’ fear of labour unions stems from their loss of control’
19 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Opinion
‘The Fourth Estate will not survive unless defended’
2 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Opinion
‘The Fourth Estate will not survive unless defended’
2 November 2025, 05:00 AM
Opinion
'HSC-SSC results serve as a wake-up call for education reform'
24 October 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
National Road Safety Day / ‘Road deaths cannot be reduced without BRTA reform’
22 October 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
‘Climate finance needs to be demand-driven, not designed in donor capitals’
11 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
'There is no reason not to accept OHCHR assistance'
3 August 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
‘The July uprising was about truth and justice’
30 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Opinion
Geopolitical Insights
Is the Venezuela operation part of a US–China power struggle?
The operation in Venezuela was therefore about more than drugs, oil, or technological prowess.
Slow Reads
Can any power now kidnap a head of state?
Slow Reads
Badruddin Umar: A tribute to a genuine scholar and committed activist
13 September 2025, 03:00 AM
Opinion
Lima's ballot, Dhaka's echo: Vargas Llosa's political foray
16 April 2025, 09:30 AM
Opinion
Remembering Satyendra Nath Bose
17 January 2025, 11:00 AM
Opinion
Seeing Bangladesh through Andrew Eagle’s eyes
15 December 2024, 10:00 AM
Opinion
Human Rights Defenders / Remembering Sigma Huda’s trailblazing activism against gender-based violence
7 December 2024, 05:05 AM
Opinion
From the archive / Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: Remembering the flagbearer of independent journalism
30 June 2024, 18:30 PM
Opinion
Prof Azizur Rahman Khan: A visionary in financial studies
9 May 2024, 06:02 AM
Opinion
88th birth anniversary of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed / Memories of a revolutionary dreamer
27 April 2024, 13:00 PM
Opinion
Remembering Sir John Wilson: An outstanding personality
20 January 2024, 01:30 AM
Opinion
Muzharul Islam: A ‘vastukalabid’ for modern Bengal
25 December 2023, 11:30 AM
Opinion
How will the interim govt tackle the discontent in administration?
8 November 2025, 16:32 PM
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Explainer / Why are BNP, Jamaat, NCP leaders accompanying Yunus to UNGA?
22 September 2025, 06:57 AM
News
Watch / No provision in the constitution should be outside the purview of judiciary: Mahfuz Anam
2 September 2025, 16:15 PM
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How accurate is Trump's claim about $29 million?
25 February 2025, 16:25 PM
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‘King's Party’ tag still sticks on BNP: Samantha Sharmin
30 December 2024, 13:29 PM
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