Law Review / Reimagining legal aid in Bangladesh

22 April 2026, 00:00 AM Law & Our Rights
Legal access to justice continues to be a problem for many, especially for the marginalised, underprivileged, and those who suffer social exclusion.
Court Corridor / The writ on banning “Mangal Shobhajatra”
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM Law & Our Rights
Recently, a writ petition with the High Court Division of the Supreme Court has been filed seeking a permanent ban on “Mangal Shobhajatra” held on Pahela Baishakh.
Law Letter / On mental health rights protection in Bangladesh
22 April 2026, 00:00 AM Law & Our Rights
The statistics on mental health situation is alarmingly critical in Bangladesh. According to the WHO’s Special Initiative Country Report, 18.7% of adults and 12.6% of children in the country are at risk of mental illness, while approximately 92.3% of adults with mental disorders do not receive necessary treatment.

Iran crisis and the nuances of enforcing force majeure clause

Following the United States-Israel war on Iran which started on 28 February 2026, one legal term has made headlines on several financial newspapers: ‘force majeure’.
10 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Aquarium Park: Where the city meets the wild

At the centre of the capital, a new kind of park is quietly emerging. Nestled in Agargaon, adjacent to the Bangladesh Air Force Museum and the Agargaon Metro Station gate, it features a glass tunnel aquarium, a bird aviary, a koi pond, and a waterfall.
8 April 2026, 01:33 AM

Punashcha Dhaka: Revisiting the city’s social and cultural past

Dhaka has always been a city that returns to itself. Every alley, riverbank, and ruin seems to hold another story waiting to be rediscovered.
6 April 2026, 02:57 AM

Next 180 days will be challenging for the newly elected government

A roundtable titled “Looking into Bangladesh’s Development: Priorities for the Newly Elected Government in the Short to Medium Term” was held on March 4, 2026, at the BRAC Center, Dhaka.
5 April 2026, 01:45 AM

Sunflowers and beyond Witnessing CROSSROAD

By sheer stroke of chance, I stepped into the exhibition space of Galleri Kaya in Uttara and managed to take a quick look at the group art exhibition titled “CROSSROAD … not a project”.
4 April 2026, 03:54 AM

Out of the tea gardens

Bangladesh’s tea estate workers remain among the country’s most deprived, but new generations are breaking those barriers
4 April 2026, 00:55 AM

You want an empty Dhaka, but can it survive without people?

“Go back to where you came from, leave us alone,” I bet that line made you angry. It’s one of those lines you hear from certain elitists across the world, and, ironically, even in Dhaka.
1 April 2026, 01:26 AM

On Competition Law and price-fixing

Outside the commonly understood media connotation of the term, a ‘cartel’ in economics refers to market participants that conspire together to establish market dominance, often by creating a monopoly or oligopoly.
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM

Joli No’udim Hittei?- “Why shouldn’t I resist?”

Even after half a century since the birth of Bangladesh, the state has yet to ensure and sustainably implement the rights of the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in Bangladesh.
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM

A review of the Commercial Court Ordinance 2026

The Commercial Court Ordinance 2026 (the Ordinance) marked a significant milestone in the commercial justice system of Bangladesh.
1 April 2026, 00:00 AM

In defence of a criminal defence lawyer

In recent times, we have seen an alarming phenomenon in our country: criminal defence lawyers in sensational cases are often painted as villains by many.
4 March 2026, 00:00 AM

The ‘Asian tiger’ dream is stalling. It is time Bangladeshi founders look to the Gulf

There is a familiar refrain doing the rounds in Dhaka’s startup circles. “The ecosystem is dead.” “The ship is sinking.” The mood is understandable, but it misdiagnoses the problem. Bangladesh’s startup ecosystem is not dying. It is just working from the wrong map.
24 February 2026, 13:01 PM

Why entrepreneurship must be Bangladesh’s next national mission

Traditional employment is under pressure everywhere, squeezed by automation, artificial intelligence, slower growth and the aftershocks of the pandemic. Young people are hit first and hardest, pushed into unemployment, underemployment, or insecure work.
17 February 2026, 09:35 AM

How the Dutch East India Company invented the MNC

On a March day in 1602, the Dutch Republic tried to solve a problem of commerce with a piece of statecraft. Rival merchant groups were bidding up the cost of spices in Asia, squeezing profits at home, while the war for independence from Spain made overseas trade inseparable from national security.
6 January 2026, 08:03 AM

73 years on, New Market still a shoppers’ haven. Here’s why

Affordability, trust, and tradition bind generations of customers to New Market
3 October 2025, 18:00 PM