A grand celebration of tradition and culture
Pahela Baishakh, the Bengali New Year, is being celebrated today (April 14, 2026) across the country as the most significant cultural festival with great enthusiasm...
Editorial
The Great Teachers of Humankind: Socrates, Plato and Aristotle
Today education is one of the prime concern of our country. Recently in a report published by UNESCO where it is mentioned that Bangladesh is...
US and Iran talk’s fiasco is no excuse for a return to war
It is disappointing that the high-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, aimed at ending the war, concluded on Sunday...
An Economy in Queues, a Health System in Crisis
There are crises that erupt with noise, and there are those that seep silently into the bloodstream of a nation. Bangladesh today finds itself confronting...
Invisible pressure on the energy market
The situation surrounding fuel in Bangladesh is a clear reflection of people’s psychological reactions rather than a real crisis. Tensions in the Middle East, especially...
A Fragile Ceasefire, a Permanent Crisis
The guns have fallen silent, at least for now. The skies over parts of the Middle East are no longer lit by missiles every night,...
Parliament’s risky rollback of justice reform
The parliament has taken a decisive — and deeply contentious — step backwards in its long and unfinished journey towards a fully independent judiciary. The...
Strait of Hormuz: A fragile lifeline of the global economy
During my deputation in Kuwait while serving in the army, I had the opportunity – beyond my professional duties – to closely observe the geography,...
Readers’ Voice: Alternative Energy
Every day, millions of vehicles travel on roads across the country, the vast majority powered by petrol or diesel. Imagine a radical shift – what...
Pedestrian-friendly sidewalks must be built to reduce road deaths
Despite being the hub of all activities in the country, the capital Dhaka has turned into an unsafe megacity. With a growing population, the economic...
Are overseas workers adequately protected?
International labour migration has long been a vital part of Bangladesh’s development plan. Millions of Bangladeshi workers migrate annually in search of better job opportunities...
Let the US-Iran ceasefire bring a lasting peace in the Middle East
We welcome the two-week ceasefire in the war between the US and Iran less than two hours before the deadline for Iran to reopen the...