Opinion

Climate change influencing weather patterns

—Dr Matiur Rahman— Climate change in Bangladesh is usually discussed through the familiar language of floods, cyclones, heatwaves, and rising seas. Winter, by contrast, has long been treated as a Read More

Business investors pin hopes on inevitable stability

Why did July fighters lose their way?

Bloopers, Blunders, the Media and We

The Voice of millions

After the Numbers Rest

Let Us Turn the Page

—Mahfuzur Rahman— Relations between Bangladesh and India are deteriorating rapidly. Following the change in the political situation in Bangladesh since July-August 2024, tensions began to rise between Bangladesh and India.

Running the State on Borrowed Money: An Uncomfortable Economic Reality

—Syed Ishtiaque Reza— As the current fiscal year reaches its midpoint, a troubling picture of Bangladesh’s economy is becoming increasingly clear: government operations are being sustained largely through borrowing. Development

Are non-performing loans increasing at a geometric rate?

—Niranjan Roy— Economist Thomas Malthus explained that a country’s food production increases at an arithmetic rate, while population grows at a geometric rate. An arithmetic rate refers to a sequence

Insaaf-er Bangladesh

—Audite Karim— The massive turnout of people at the funeral of Sharif Osman Hadi proved that age or experience is not what makes someone an exemplary figure. Hadi lived only