Opinion

The dengue situation across the country has taken on a dreadful shape; yet, due to various issues—including the upcoming national...

Melissa’s cries are still echoing in the skies over Jamaica. Winds raging at nearly 300 kilometers per hour, tidal surges rising four meters...

The question of what the stability of a state depends on has been answered by human civilization over many millennia. The answer is...

For decades, a strange belief has spread through society — that one cannot survive by being honest. People seem to think that walking the straight...

It is well known that running a state requires power, intelligence, strategy, and skill. Yet, to protect and guide a nation toward progress demands...

The renowned U.S. diplomat Henry Kissinger lived to be a hundred. His experience with politics, diplomacy, and political figures was, in a word,...

There is a well-known Bangla idiom we have been hearing since childhood — “riding on the tiger’s back.” Its literal meaning is to be in danger or...

September 30 is observed across Canada as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—a day that honours the survivors of residential...

Recently, leading international media outlets such as the BBC, CNN, ABC and Reuters published a striking and meaningful photo, video and...

In the list of fundamental rights in any civilized society, freedom of expression comes first. This is a remarkable right—natural to the...

The main driving force of Bangladesh’s economy is the private sector. Yet after the latest political shift, a series of lawsuits, vandalism,...

On this dusty earth, change and evolution are natural and inherent processes. Without change, the development and progress of humankind are...

Bangladesh’s current unemployment situation—particularly the employment crisis among educated youth—signals a new and alarming...

On September 1, a brutal attack on the police took place in Adabor, Dhaka. While attempting to rescue a young man held by miscreants, police...

One of the key features of democracy is the rule of law. Without it, democracy cannot function in any country. In many third-world nations,...

History shows repeatedly that after a country experiences a “revolution” or mass uprising, there follows an outpouring of excessive...

The cost of road construction in Bangladesh is much higher compared to many other countries. To find ways to reduce this expense, the Ministry of...

One of the fundamental characteristics of a democratic country is the rule of law. Without establishing the rule of law, no country can become...

On Friday, while federal agents were raiding the Washington, D.C. residence of former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, FBI Director Kash...

Disinformation has become a familiar menace in Bangladesh’s digital landscape, but its gendered dimensions are often overlooked. The recent...