Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal reveal the same pattern in different sequences.

Recognise education as a fundamental human right in the constitution instead of a basic principle.

The government's failure to develop a cohesive modernisation plan and to support existing mills transformed them into unprofitable.

My own experience, however, is that most people take too negative a view of the disease.

Electoral cost disclosures fail to ensure accountability when politics runs on unseen, informal streams of money.

Despite its long legacy, the publishing industry continues to grapple with many of the same challenges for decades.

It is a reminder that conviction still matters in politics—and that democratic renewal may depend on rediscovering a younger, braver Left.

When policy erases song and sport, what future are we building for our children?

Martin Moore and Thomas Colley, authors of Dictating Reality: The Global Battle to Control the News (2025), discuss how governments worldwide manipulate the media, reshape public perception, and construct competing realities in an age of digital disinformation. The interview was conducted by Shamsuddoza Sajen of The Daily Star.

Rescuing wild animals has become a public spectacle, fuelled by social media and viral content.

At the heart of the problem is what many experts call a “governance breakdown.”

Imagine a future where a tablet or phone in a village clinic can perform the work of expensive lab tests and specialists.

Rajnagar was adorned with grand temples, palaces, festive grounds, and bustling bazaars – its architecture was unique and original even in the context of the entire subcontinent.

By failing to specify the path of implementation, the July Charter has placed Bangladesh in a precarious position.

As I read the news of the political crisis in Bangladesh unfold in August 2024, I was reminded of Salma, Hasina, Rumpa (pseudonyms have been used for reasons of anonymity and confidentiality) and several other Bangladeshi women I met in prisons in India between 2010 and 2011.

Does everybody need a master's degree? Aren't we making higher education a bubble which may soon burst?

In the 21st century, how can any modern nation demean its citizens by labelling them “third class” or “fourth class”?

Despite the rapid expansion of universities, recruitment policies remain frozen in outdated in Bangladesh

Separating the HSC programmes first and then creating a collegiate university model from the seven colleges might be the best approach.

Walk through Dhaka at any time—depending on the neighbourhood, there is always something remarkable to witness.