Ensure a conducive environment as elections at the doorstep
THE 13th National Parliament Election is just around the corner. Candidates from different political parties, independent candidates, rebel candidates—all are in the fray. They are...
Editorial
Research, Rankings, and the Private University Moment
H. M. Nazmul Alam : Research has long been the quiet but decisive fault line separating universities that merely produce graduates from those that produce...
Bangladesh May Gain as 50pc US Tariff on Indian Exports Reshapes Regional Trade
India’s exporters are feeling pressure after the United States doubled tariffs on Indian imports to 50 per cent, in a move tied to ongoing disputes...
Why Myanmar’s Border Instability Concerns Bangladesh
Emran Emon : The recent surge in tension along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border is not an isolated security incident, nor merely a humanitarian spillover from...
Rebuilding Democratic Continuity and Accountability in the New Bangladesh
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : The events of 5 August 2024 marked more than a political turning point for Bangladesh. They exposed a...
Government must be strict in controlling soaring rice prices
Despite having sufficient stocks, the price of rice has gradually increased for the last three months. Everyone thought that the price of Aman rice would...
Government must address the country’s security concerns
Concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation have not abated. According to media reports, three brutal murders took place in three districts within...
Debt Defaulters and Dual Citizens Have no Place on the Ballot
Dr. Md. Anwar Hossain : The foundation of a democratic state is transparency, accountability and patriotism. The legislature or parliament is the sacred place where...
Violence must not supplant the ballot in February
The alarming rise in political violence across Bangladesh, as highlighted in a report published by The New Nation on Friday, presents a deeply concerning...
Justice Murshed and the reign of conscience
Anwar A. Khan : In remembrance of Justice Syed Mahbub Murshed’s 115th birth anniversary (11 January 2026), memory returns to us not as nostalgia, but...
Stagnation in police and administration
MEDIA reports have highlighted the current precarious state of the country’s police and civil administration. The pace of work in these two important pillars of...
Truth, Legacy, and People’s Mandate: Rethinking Revolutionary Change
Prof. Dr. Zahurul Alam : Revolutions occupy a central place in the political imagination and historical record. They have been the engines of profound social...