Govt must make the tax system genuinely progressive.

Govt must take coordinated actions to rein in toxic informal recycling

Govt, EC and political parties must remove the underlying barriers.

Adopt structural reform in healthcare sector, not piecemeal fixes

They also hurt diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India

Find alternative routes that doesn't wreck Baitarani forest

Take steps to protect children from escalating climate hazards

It is disappointing to learn that, despite a 25-percent increase in the allocation for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in the proposed budget, the most essential facilities remain inaccessible for too many people nationwide.

Regulatory forbearance, systemic evergreening of bad debt must end

Stronger response needed to address environmental stressors affecting biodiversity

Reform and revitalise police, abandon political patronage of criminals

Reverse the naming of unions after family members of state minister

India must provide satisfactory explanation, acknowledge its failure to follow protocol

The government must secure his extradition without delay.

Govt must move to build an energy economy less exposed to shocks Energy security, LNG imports, US-Iran agreement

Public universities must end discriminatory hall rules.

Govt must remove pensions and subsidies from the social safety net budget

The war in Iran, and the consequent spillover of higher fuel prices, have largely kept Israel’s genocide in Palestine out of domestic headlines in Bangladesh.

Police's assault on cricketer Nayeem shows a lack of strong accountability measures.

We are shocked to learn that due to the weakening of the country’s family planning programme, an estimated 15.8 lakh unintended pregnancies and nine lakh abortions could not be prevented in 2025, compared with the 2022 baseline.