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Radowa Alam. Illustration: TBS
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Environmental protection: Time to take a stand 

Due to infrequent application of the laws and inconsistent implementation of financial penalties upon brick kilns, tanneries, factories, construction companies and so on, pollution continues

Instead of advocating further violence against law enforcement personnel — which can be harmful to the campaign for an independent inquiry and also to the state — the way forward would be a thorough inquiry into the police raid. Photo: Reuters
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Meghalaya: When two wrongs don’t make a right

Shafiqul Alam. Sketch/TBS
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Full transition to clean energy is still a tall order

Dr Md Abu Zafor. Illustration: TBS
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August 15 in Shamsur Rahman’s poems: A tribute to Shamsur Rahman and Bangabandhu

Péter Krekó. Illustration: TBS
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Welcome to the era of dictator inflation

Syed Fayad Munaim. Illustration: TBS
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Workplace meals: A better way to boost employees’ morale and increase productivity

Md Kamruzzaman. Illustration: TBS
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Power of parks: Wellbeing of city dwellers during pandemic 

Bhaskar Chakravorti. Illustration: TBS
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Big Tech’s stranglehold on artificial intelligence must be regulated

Abu Sayed Md Abdul Mannaf. Illustration: TBS
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Why setting a floor on deposit rates could put banks in a tight spot 

Barry Eichengreen. Illustration: TBS
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Will central bank digital currencies doom dollar dominance?

Shahriaz Ahmmed. Illustration: TBS
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What Bangladesh needs to do to attract foreign investors

Kevin Blankinship. Illustration: TBS
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In Alaa al-Aswany’s new novel, dictatorship keeps winning

Shafiqul Alam. Sketch/TBS
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The world braces for extreme weather events, more than usual