Thoughts

Thoughts

Xavier Vives. Illustration: TBS

Was COP26 cheap talk?

It is easy to see why climate activists would dismiss international negotiations like the recent COP26 climate summit as mere jawboning. But in a world of geopolitical rivalries and significant...

Radowa Alam. Illustration: TBS

Environmental protection: Time to take a stand 

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

Meghalaya: When two wrongs don’t make a right

Shafiqul Alam. Sketch/TBS

Full transition to clean energy is still a tall order

Dr Md Abu Zafor. Illustration: TBS

August 15 in Shamsur Rahman’s poems: A tribute to Shamsur Rahman and Bangabandhu

Péter Krekó. Illustration: TBS

Welcome to the era of dictator inflation

Syed Fayad Munaim. Illustration: TBS

Workplace meals: A better way to boost employees’ morale and increase productivity

Md Kamruzzaman. Illustration: TBS

Power of parks: Wellbeing of city dwellers during pandemic 

Bhaskar Chakravorti. Illustration: TBS

Big Tech’s stranglehold on artificial intelligence must be regulated

Abu Sayed Md Abdul Mannaf. Illustration: TBS

Why setting a floor on deposit rates could put banks in a tight spot 

Barry Eichengreen. Illustration: TBS

Will central bank digital currencies doom dollar dominance?

Shahriaz Ahmmed. Illustration: TBS

What Bangladesh needs to do to attract foreign investors

Kevin Blankinship. Illustration: TBS

In Alaa al-Aswany’s new novel, dictatorship keeps winning