Opinion

New grammar of resistance

by Imran Khalid : A NEW grammar of resistance is being written across South and Southeast Asia and the world is watching it unfold in real time. What began as

Security challenges and 2026 elections

FREE and fair elections are fundamental to democracy, relying on state institutions — especially the police and other security forces — to maintain security, neutrality and public trust. In Bangladesh,

AI in medical care

by Kawsher Rahman : ARTIFICIAL intelligence-powered technology has in recent times brought about a major breakthrough in the way complex tasks and challenges are resolved at work. Generally, in health

A new chapter for Sri Lanka

SRI Lanka has reasons to be satisfied with the response it is receiving from the international community. Three international monitoring bodies have chosen to give the government good reports. The

Khaleda Zia and the enduring paradox of Bangladeshi politics-I

A mirror in the storm THERE are storms you sail into. And there are storms you spend a lifetime watching from the shore — knowing full well that the sea

Quantitative and qualitative reading

Md Kamrul Bari, Shah Rakib Khan and Saba Shrabasty Habil : THE macroeconomic outlook of a country can be projected quantitatively through a large number of economic tools applied on

Israel’s assassination of memory

Chris Hedges : AS ISRAEL ticks off its list of Nazi-like atrocities against the Palestinians, including mass starvation, it prepares for yet another — the demolition of Gaza City, one

Understanding inequality across history

David S D’Amato : EARLIER this month, scholars working at the London School of Economics argued, ‘It’s time to face up to power in the debate about wealth inequality.’ The