India must halt anti-Muslim pushbacks into Bangladesh
By Md Mojahidul Islam: The recent revelations that over 4,500 Muslims have been unlawfully pushed into Bangladesh from India between June 2024 and June 2025...
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National Budget of Bangladesh: 2025-26
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mahboob Ali : In Bangladesh, fiscal policy-which includes government spending and taxation-plays a vital role in shaping the economy through the annual...
Stern action needed to reduce child marriage
Although the government had set a target to reduce the rate of child marriage in the Bangladesh by one-third within 2021, that target was not...
Act now to curb the Covid comeback
As Bangladesh once again faces a worrying uptick in Covid-19 cases, the nation stands at a critical juncture. This newspaper on Wednesday reported that the...
Cyber Security: From Act to Ordinance: Rights promised, but freedoms still compromised
Farrukh Khosru : The Cyber Security Ordinance 2025, hailed by Bangladesh’s interim government as a milestone in digital rights reform, was gazetted on 21 May...
Budget FY2025–26 A familiar tale of apathy towards education reform
ONCE again, the proposed national budget for FY2025–26 has laid bare the government’s continued reluctance to prioritise education, despite repeated promises of reform. While the...
Malaysia leads ASEAN in new direction on Myanmar
Dr. Azeem Ibrahim : With Malaysia assuming the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2025, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is poised to...
Embracing the spirit of sacrifice this Eid-ul-Azha
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the most sacred festivals in Islam, embodies the profound lesson of devotion and sacrifice. At its heart lies the commemoration of Prophet...
The social and economic impact of Hajj and Qurbani
Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed : Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated across the Muslim world under various names. In Egypt, it is called Eid-ul-Baqara; in Saudi Arabia and...
We want a green Dhaka, not a dirty one
The sufferings of city dwellers become never-ending. They have to face waterlogging in the rainy season, while it is impossible to move without taking in...
Will the World Environment Day bring a difference?
Badrul Huda Sohel : The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has this year preferred a time befitting theme and slogan for the World Environment Day...
FDI needs reform for investor confidence, not red tape
South Korea’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Park Young-sik, has rightly spotlighted the pressing need for reform in customs procedures and the visa regime to attract greater...