Weighing the Mecca defence pact
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Is Bangladesh ready to access international climate finance?
31 August 2026
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For a sustainable future, we must take energy efficiency seriously
31 August 2026
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Fixing our fragmented health data requires institutional leadership
31 August 2026
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Bangladesh and Malaysia must break the recruitment syndicate’s grip
31 August 2026
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Bangladesh should engage with Mecca pact, but not rush to join it
31 August 2026
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Could atmospheric water harvesting help Bangladesh tackle water scarcity?
30 August 2026
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Bangladesh needs a courtroom AI policy, and soon
30 August 2026
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Nepal flood shows why we must look further upstream
30 August 2026
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Bangla or Bengali: which should be used?
Why not use the word Bangla globally, instead of “Bengali?”
22 February 2025
Driving Bangladesh Bank’s low-cost green refinance schemes
With the utilisation rates of green funds remaining stubbornly low, Bangladesh Bank can evaluate the scope of prefinancing green projects.
22 February 2025
A truth, justice and harmony commission can heal post-Hasina Bangladesh
Having emerged from years of authoritarian rule, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads at present.
22 February 2025
We need literature for all people, in all languages
In Bangladesh, visually challenged people have little access to the rich world of literature, an exclusion that limits their ability to experience the joy of storytelling.
22 February 2025
How climate change drives social conflicts
The poor, particularly women and socially marginalised communities, are severely affected in all the climate hotspots.
22 February 2025
Palestine: A large Victorian workhouse?
The Zionist blueprint for Palestine resonates with the strategy of the workhouse authorities of Victorian England.
21 February 2025
Mohammadpur 'gunfight' follows a disturbingly similar script
Instead of dismantling organised crime, the interim government appears to be using law enforcement as another tool for political persecution
21 February 2025
Legacy of Ekushey February: My mother’s story of 1952
Syeda Jahan Ara Karim, an educator, spoke on Bangalee rights in NYC.
21 February 2025
Analysing Trump's territorial ambitions in Gaza, Ukraine, and Greenland
By proposing territorial takeovers or enhanced US involvement, Trump positioned himself as a decisive US leader with a global vision, however flawed.
21 February 2025
Technology can play a crucial role in language preservation
Bangladesh marks 25 years of promoting linguistic diversity and multilingualism.
21 February 2025
The uneven scale of reproductive responsibility
“I had heavy bleeding, blackouts, and I was listless and tired all the time. So, I told him that sterilisation would be better than taking these blighted pills or using condoms.”
21 February 2025
A new reality for free media
Sadly, some very disturbing signs can still be seen that are posing a new set of threats against free press.
20 February 2025
Forced juvenile crimes in Rohingya camps is a security threat
Young boys in the camp are targeted by adult criminal groups and forced to do and continue crimes.
20 February 2025
Bangladesh’s bureaucracy needs reinvention
Bangladesh’s administrative system is a relic of British colonial rule.
20 February 2025
Why are men more outraged over pads than violence against women?
Men objected to the public display of sanitary napkins at the Ekushey Boi Mela.
20 February 2025
Imperialism, war, and the fight for a just world
If we take Bangladesh as an example, the Liberation War was fundamentally fought to establish social justice.
20 February 2025
Education is a shared responsibility
Education is the bedrock of personal empowerment, social equality, societal cohesion, and economic progress.
19 February 2025
Are we returning to divisive campus politics?
If student politics continues to promote division rather than unity, how can these same students later contribute to building an inclusive society?
19 February 2025
A gathering of South Asian idiots
I first heard the name Wangchuck in the famous Indian movie 3 Idiots.
19 February 2025
Towards a common minimum reform programme
A CMRP agreed upon by the maximum number of political parties is necessary.
19 February 2025