Big Picture

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.

Reza Khan

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.

Md. Arifujjaman

Can we build a digital world where women are not erased?

The digital space, which should have unsettled hierarchies, has instead operationalised them.

Shagufe Hossain

Why Dhaka can’t fix its roads

Bangladesh’s roads are killing fields not by accident, but by design.

Sajedul Hoq

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.

2d ago

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.

4d ago

Can we build a digital world where women are not erased?

The digital space, which should have unsettled hierarchies, has instead operationalised them.

5d ago

Why Dhaka can’t fix its roads

Bangladesh’s roads are killing fields not by accident, but by design.

6d ago

What is the future of the Ganges Waters Treaty?

There are physical and political hurdles to the renewal of the GWT.

1w ago

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.

1w ago

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

1w ago

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.

1w ago

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.

2w ago

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

2w ago