Tuesday | January 13, 2026 | Dhaka
The concept of justice forms the backbone of our society. Every individual expects their rights to be protected and wrongdoings to be addressed fairly. However, in reality, many people are deprived of justice—mostly due...
A H M Faruk : Conflict and shifts in power within Myanmar’s Rakhine state are nothing new for Bangladesh. However, the terrifying “drug terrorism” that has solidified behind this conflict in recent times has...
Dhaka is now the world’s second most populous city. While the capital of Bangladesh is close to surpassing all other cities in terms of population, the opposite picture is true in terms of quality...
H. M. Nazmul Alam : If global financial crises had a museum, Bangladesh’s banking sector would require its own wing. Inside that wing would stand an exhibit labelled “Defaulted Loans: A Living Fossil,” with...
BAPEX is a state-owned oil and gas exploration and production company. Various initiatives have been taken in the past to increase the company’s capacity to raise gas production locally. These initiatives are continuing during...
It is disturbing to know that extortion has taken a severe turn in the country. From industrial owners to footpath hawkers, no one is safe from the hands of extortionists. Whether the business is...
Zarrin Tasnim Mridula : Bangladesh has made remarkable strides in advancing women’s empowerment, guided by a series of policies that aim to translate equality from paper to practice. The Constitution itself through Articles 27,...
Bangladesh’s agricultural sector is facing a new wave of uncertainty. This sector is coming under pressure at a time when overall inflation has already made life miserable for the common man. Particularly, farmers and...
Syed Tosharof Ali : History never moves in a straight line. It advances through winding paths, enduring many ups and downs. Even after a movement, struggle, or mass uprising succeeds, the road ahead never...
Nusrat Jahan (Shoronika) : Winter is sometimes a season of celebration, sometimes a season of warmth. But the empty footpaths of the city, the dark shadows under the bridges, and the trembling cold of...
Arysha Hosein : Growing global hostility toward Indian migrants reflects a wider struggle over identity, inequality, and nationalism — not a rejection of one community, but a symptom of deeper divisions in an anxious...
Media reports say that students of seven government colleges in Dhaka are once again facing a deep uncertainty. The combined crisis of university affiliation, administrative reshuffle, and structural tensions has thrown their academic lives...