Economic and political reforms must go hand in hand
GB Today ।। Badiul Alam Majumdar ।। A couple of weeks ago, our prime minister talked about protecting Bangladesh from…
Opinion
How can Bangladesh circumvent the global oil war?
।। Eresh Omar Jamal ।। On October 5, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other…
Why people want to leave Bangladesh
।। Aasha Mehreen Amin ।। A few days ago, I woke up to a disturbing message from a…
A hidden natural resource has transformed Bangladesh into a food-secure nation
।। Mohammad Shamsudduha ।। The year-round availability of groundwater resources has played a vital role over the past…
Bangladesh can be the global lab for climate solutions
।। Saleemul Huq ।। Over the last 50 years, Bangladesh has been recognised in South Asia as well…
What benefits does the remittance-hungry country offer its expats?
।। Sohrab Hassan ।। According to a report appearing in the Daily Star on 11 August, Bangladesh Bank…
What have we done with our strategic assets?
।। Brig Gen Shahedul Anam Khan ndc, psc (Retd)।। Strategic assets are those that demand attention from the…
Will the International Court of Justice deliver justice for Rohingyas?
।। Maung Zarni ।। Last Friday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the…
What should be ‘The Irrawaddy’s role in Rohingya crisis solution between Bangladesh-Myanmar?
।। John Rozario ।। Newspapers and news portals have been the most conventional and popular medium of conveying…
A revisit on some hidden facts of ULFA
।। Shah Sabbir Alom ।। In the last three decades, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has…
The Democratisation of Filmmaking
।। Amborish Bordoloi ।। Cinema has come a long way since its first commercial screening in an underground…
Feasibility study before decisions, not the other way round
।। Anisul Hoque ।। The sufferings of the people in the flood-hit areas are not over. From Kurigram…
Bangladesh is not just for Bangalis
।। Anisul Hoque ।। The way things stand in Bangladesh, you just have to be a Bangali! It…
Let the Rohingyas set their own narrative
।। Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman ।। It has been quite clear in various segments of society in Bangladesh that…
Odhikar’s deregistration: Unacceptable rationale
।। Kamal Ahmed ।। When Bangladesh needs to show that it has been listening to the concerns about…
Unemployment, seen and unseen
।। Md Touhid Hossain ।। A few days ago I joined a discussion on a television channel along…
Why are there so many laws against free media?
।। Mahfuz Anam ।। With the numerous laws that already exist to regulate—or better still, suppress—the media, and…
‘Sense of humour’ as a communication tool and its ramifications
।। Mahbubul Shourav ।। As a working professional, entrepreneur, social worker, and a former student of communications, practicing…
International community needs new approach to Rohingya crisis
।। Siri Cindra ।। The international community, especially Bangladesh and most Western countries, have been struggling to handle,…
Ukraine war, economic risks and the government’s liability
One of the major reasons behind our economy being pitched into threat is our distorted perception of ‘development’.…