Harvard vs Trump: 'Limiting international participation would impoverish our academic mission'
In an interview with Dr Fernando M. Reimers, the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education at Harvard.
28 May 2025, 04:00 AM
Tracing women’s rights through Islamic legal history
Islam articulated a bold vision for women’s dignity and autonomy in its earliest revelations.
23 May 2025, 02:00 AM
REPLANTING THE BONSAI: Empowering Bangladeshi diaspora for a changing Gulf
Chief Adviser Yunus’ keynote address urged an end to the systemic barriers that restrict the potential of young people.
14 May 2025, 07:00 AM
Rising tariffs may lead to a global recession
The impact of the seismic shift in the global economy caused by Trump’s reciprocal tariffs is as immediate as it is personal.
9 April 2025, 06:00 AM
Netanyahu’s war and the human cost
The Netanyahu government spent approximately $31 billion on the war in Gaza (and Lebanon) in 2024.
24 March 2025, 04:00 AM
We are Asiya: A battle lost, but the fight lives on
Asiya's story is a tragedy where a child's life and worth are violently denied.
15 March 2025, 03:00 AM
How Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest threatens free speech on US campuses
Beyond the personal cost to activists, the economic and diplomatic fallout of these crackdowns could be severe.
12 March 2025, 07:31 AM
Another year of devastation for the Palestinians
Violent clashes between settlers and Palestinians have resulted in multiple fatalities throughout 2024.
15 January 2025, 05:00 AM
Donor agendas must include investments in higher education
The global education sector continues to endure a tumultuous period of diminishing funding and resource allocation, as competing priorities such as health, humanitarian aid and other social services require urgent financial responses from the international community.
6 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Why another era of mainstream liberalism could be fatal
In the words of Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet laureate to read at a presidential inauguration, America is “not broken but simply unfinished”.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Sexualising and policing girls’ bodies
The recent spate of debates around the rape and death of an O-level student has yet again illustrated the problems with Bangladeshi schooling and the chronic need for sex education in classrooms.
12 January 2021, 18:00 PM