Strengthening Nation Through Knowledge-Driven Economy
As Bangladesh stands at the magnificent threshold of a transformative historic era, moving steadily past its status as a developing nation to envision a smart,...
Editorial
When Banks Cannot Protect People’s Money, What Is Left of Public Trust?
Bangladesh has a remarkably large banking sector for a country of its size and economic structure. Bangladesh Bank currently lists 63 scheduled banks, including state...
Smartphone Addiction in Children: Parents and State Must Step In
IN today’s world, approximately 92 percent of people own a mobile phone. Of these, about 31 percent never switch off their phones. This fact reflects...
From export promotion to export intelligence
Bangladesh has spent decades asking how much it can export. The more consequential question now is what it should export, where, when, and under what...
From the Politics of Protest to the Politics of Construction
There is a striking absence in our politics, religious discourse, economic thinking and education policy: a determination to set examples through constructive work. We make...
Fare Chaos Sparks Call to Protect Passengers
THE chaotic situation regarding fares across all modes of transport, resulting from the hike in fuel prices, is alarming. According to a report published in...
Why Does Bangladesh’s Fuel Price Move Only One Way?
There is something unusual about the way fuel prices behave in Bangladesh. When crude oil becomes expensive in the international market, the increase eventually reaches...
Diplomatic Role of PM Tarique Rahman at the United Nations
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s participation in the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2026 marked a pivotal milestone...
PM Puts ‘Bangladesh First’ Vision Before the World at the UN
DEMOCRACY is the desired goal and the guiding principle of development, even though democracy in Bangladesh had long been a subject of question. ‘Our guiding...
Chipping into the future: Bangladesh’s semiconductor prospects
The semiconductor industry has become a strategic pillar of the global digital economy, supporting artificial intelligence (AI), smartphones, telecommunications, electric vehicles, industrial automation, and modern...
To End Educational Inequality, Every Stream Must Be Considered
Until recently, Towhid Hossain served as Foreign Affairs Adviser to Dr Muhammad Yunus’s interim government. Earlier, in 2007, he was Foreign Secretary under the military-backed...
Dengue spending gone wrong: who is liable?
THE Anti-Corruption Commission’s latest findings at Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) expose a disturbing degree of institutional negligence in the city’s fight against dengue. If...