How should Bangladesh remember Ayub Khan, the dictator who refused to grant it greater autonomy?

His legacy is irreparably tainted.

Syed Badrul Ahsan, Dhaka Tribune

· Oct 22, 2021 · 09:30 pm

View from Dhaka Tribune: There can be no tolerating the intolerance that is on display in Bangladesh

The onus is on the authorities to fix the situation, not through words, but through concrete action.

Dhaka Tribune

· Oct 20, 2021 · 08:30 pm

View from Dhaka Tribune: Bangladesh has failed to become the secular state it had dreamt of being

By not protecting its Hindu and Buddhist minorities, the country is reduced to a land of people who are Bengali by ethnicity and Muslim by religion.

Tanvir Haider Chaudhury, Dhaka Tribune

· Oct 19, 2021 · 07:30 pm

View from Dhaka Tribune: Durga Puja violence shows that communalism is alive in Bangladesh as well

The government should ensure that in future, manipulating a group of people into becoming an angry mob is not as easy as it has been so far.

Dhaka Tribune

· Oct 18, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Opinion: How Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence influenced Bangladesh

Bangabandhu’s foreign policy of ‘friendship to all, malice towards none’ is aligned with the Gandhian principles.

Julian Francis, Dhaka Tribune

· Oct 10, 2021 · 09:30 pm

The long history of the Rohingyas that Myanmar refuses to acknowledge

The government sees them as Bengalis, Chittagonians or undocumented immigrants, although evidence shows the community is a native ethnic group of the country.

Umran Chowdhury, Dhaka Tribune

· Sep 29, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Why does Bangladesh flood even when it receives below average rainfall?

The country has a crying need for a flood management plan.

Ashik Iqbal, Dhaka Tribune

· Sep 05, 2021 · 09:30 pm

Nobody expected Bangladesh to achieve high economic growth. Here’s how it proved them wrong

There is a joy to proving the economics profession wrong.

Tim Worstall, Dhaka Tribune

· Aug 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Are Bangladesh and India economic rivals? Yes and no

The comparison between the neighbours is not so straightforward.

Yamen Jahangeer, Dhaka Tribune

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Mamun Rashid, Dhaka Tribune

· Aug 08, 2021 · 01:30 pm

In Bangladesh’s story of remarkable development, key role of its governments is often ignored

Successive regimes in Dhaka have shown an uncanny ability to respond to nascent developments in the economy with actions that triggered a transformative change.

Syed Akhtar Mahmood, Dhaka Tribune

· Jul 17, 2021 · 07:30 pm

View from Dhaka Tribune: Should Bangladesh care about Mamata Banerjee’s third win in West Bengal?

There are many outstanding problems that the country has with India, including perennial water-sharing issues that involve West Bengal.

Ziauddin Choudhury, Dhaka Tribune

· May 12, 2021 · 09:30 pm

View from Bangladesh: How Dhaka should have responded to Amit Shah’s belittling remarks

No matter which way West Bengal election results swing, some issues between New Delhi and Dhaka are unlikely to be resolved soon.

Mahmudur Rahman, Dhaka Tribune

· Apr 26, 2021 · 09:30 pm