Fizz is a case study. When Mustafizur Rahman, a.k.a. Fizz, the unassuming fast bowler with deceptive slow cutters, was auctioned for Rs 9.2 crore, Bangladeshi media once again started paying attention to the Indian Premier League.

Each year, thousands of Bangladesh's brightest leave for Canada, the US, the EU or Australia, seeking better pay, security, and respect.

On a winter morning in Dhaka's Gulshan, a place better known for embassies, cafés and the illusion of order, a woman was tied to an electric pole and doused with water.

After the last three manipulated elections, the people of Bangladesh are eagerly waiting to exercise their fundamental right to vote.

Bangladesh stands in the middle of a democratic transition, a chance for a new start. At this defining juncture, the theme of this year’s Nordic Day, “Inclusive societies—stronger together,” serves as a timely reminder that inclusion is a pathway to democracy..The Nordic Day marks the sign

My article, "The interim has failed to curb inflation and unemployment," was published in The Daily Star on Dec 29, 2025. Dr Abdullah A Dewan has delivered a rebuttal to my writing, published on January 4, 2026.

When we speak about Bangladesh today, we often pretend as if there is one clear national story.

As Bangladesh and India begin the long, delicate process of discussing the future of the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, the real challenge may not lie in hydrology, technical committees, or even climate variability.

Bangladesh government is still inadequate in conservation actions.

Last month, at a seminar on the state of the economy, the chairman of the National Board of Revenue said that Bangladesh has "already slipped into a form of debt trap."

The 15-minute city concept is simply about putting human needs at the centre of urban growth.

Bangladesh's logistics system is under strain from pressures it was never designed to absorb.

After a long stretch away from the country, Tarique Rahman's return to Bangladesh marks the beginning of a tougher chapter, one that's about real responsibility, not symbolic.

"Financial inclusion" has been a buzzword in Bangladesh for many years.

The United States' overnight assault on Venezuela and the seizure of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are being sold as an anti-drug mission and a law enforcement action.

Over the 55 years since Bangladesh's independence, the processes of state-building, political transformation, and economic reconstruction have unfolded in deeply interconnected ways.

The death of Khaleda Zia on December 30, 2025, has prompted an outpouring of emotion and political remembrance, and for good reason.

Bangladesh’s economy seems to be stabilising at first blush. Reserve levels have climbed, imports have slowed, and officials are finding some signs of resilience in the aftermath of a tumultuous period. For a country accustomed to absorbing shocks, this narrative of cautious recovery sounds reas

Recently, while rereading The Museum of Innocence, I was struck again by Orhan Pamuk's insistence that memory does not disappear all at once.

The US strike in Venezuela has triggered a crisis with potentially global consequences