US’ push for democracy and human rights has definitely angered the Bangladesh government.

The aftershocks of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), while seemingly fading, are still reverberating around the world.

Tucker Carlson, the recently fired US cable television talk show host at Fox News, was quite a force to be reckoned with. Until, he was fired.

It’s time to address the technical, operational, managerial, design and planning aspects of the energy crisis.

A pilot project to repatriate over 1,100 Rohingya refugees is now in discussion between Bangladesh and Myanmar, negotiated by China.

Why could the development project not be carried out while preserving these trees?

Journalists are a bitter lot and are out to be killjoys of any party, especially the ruling one.

There is no room to think that the deluge will stop if the government continues to ignore international calls for CHT Accord implementation.

The breadcrumbs of the appointment of the chief heat officer (CHO) by the DNCC led me to the Arsht-Rock site and its resilience-in-action initiative. The foundation has estimated that “by 2050, heatwaves will affect more than 3.5 billion people worldwide – half of them living in urban centres—affecting human lives and livelihoods.”

It appears, then, that the Awami League’s bold rhetoric of development and prosperity, transparency and good governance, and fostering democracy is rendered hollow by its own partymen – unwittingly or not.

Dhaka has been marked as one of the 20 cities most vulnerable to earthquakes in the world.

Environment and ecosystem rehabilitation has always been a cross-cutting issue in the JRPs. It is indeed exciting for environmentalists to see NbS finding its place in the world's largest refugee camp sheltering about a million of Myanmar’s Muslim minority.

The shortcomings of India’s criminal justice system extend far beyond Uttar Pradesh. Just last month, the 69 defendants accused of perpetrating the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre in Ahmedabad were all acquitted.

And it is being amended in the same way.

Bangladesh still lacks strong governing institutions that could effectively monitor safety issues in the RMG industry

Despite these heavy themes, Babel remains inherently readable. It is quick to attract the reader’s attention and then hold it captive, making it a very difficult book to put down.

What is the one common thread connecting the Bangabazar fire, New Super Market fire and the unbearable heatwave that had Dhaka sizzling just days back?

Improving media literacy and educating the public on how to identify and avoid false information is important.

Bangladesh is at the forefront of having to tackle climate change out of necessity, so we cannot avoid learning how to do so.

The authorities have, over the years, failed to ensure dignified rehabilitation of the victims in the aftermath of evictions.