The Hasanul Haq Inu verdict is being read too narrowly if it is treated only as a question of whether 10 years of imprisonment is too little or too much.

When Bangladeshi girls do not see women’s football on prime-time television, when the coaches lack proper grounds, when the federation treats women players as an afterthought, they are not just experiencing market forces, they are experiencing the downstream consequences of institutional choices made across generations.

Love, as innocent as one can imagine, folds into new political contestation in the ongoing divisive politics dominating Bangladesh-India relations.

What Monwar achieved in life is multifarious, as he was always searching for new art forms to move beyond conventional thinking.

The upcoming budget implementation process provides an opportunity to recognise that professional freight drivers are not simply transport workers but strategic national assets.

The Rohingya refugee crisis remains one of the world’s largest and most protracted humanitarian emergencies.

Bangladesh has made significant progress in reducing child and maternal mortality and infectious diseases over the past few decades.

The University of Dhaka (DU) observes its 105th anniversary on July 1, 2026.

This week marked another milestone for Islamic finance in Bangladesh.

All emitters, big and small, have to agree to a fair and justly differentiated response, and the sooner the global community agrees to a practicable solution, the better it is for us and our planet.

The proposed national budget for FY2026-27 brings a flicker of hope for Bangladesh’s struggling healthcare system.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to China is an important milestone in Bangladesh’s foreign policy.

Four habits appear to have been defining budget-making in Bangladesh for decades, regardless of who headed the finance ministry.

Every year, the national budget contains some good initiatives.

As an education and development professional, I participated in a classroom observation once, following training on technology-enhanced English language teaching.

If you step out to the streets of Dhaka, you will see a far lower presence of women and girls compared to men.

Mohammad Sufiur Rahman, senior research fellow at the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance in North South University and a former diplomat, speaks with Porimol Palma of The Daily Star about the outcomes of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s just-concluded visit to China.

The proposed national budget for FY2026-27 provides an indication of the newly elected government’s economic philosophy and development priorities.

In the proposed FY2026-27 national budget, the Government of Bangladesh has allocated Tk 69,409 crore to the health sector, out of a total budget of Tk 9.38 lakh crore.

Bangladesh does not necessarily need to invest more in university research. It needs to spend what it already has as if research were meant to generate tangible outcomes.