When Rina finished secondary school in a small town near Khulna, she expected her education would open doors. It did not.

The demographic dividend is the accelerated economic growth resulting from declines in fertility and mortality and the subsequent change in the age structure of a country’s population.

If neofeudal capitalism continues its expansion, the question is not whether democracies will survive, but what kind of political order they will transform into.

Strategically positioned along the northern edge of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh exercises jurisdiction over roughly 118,813 square kilometres of maritime space.

Strengthening the veterinary sector is not a technocratic afterthought; it is a strategic imperative.

In South Asia, the mob has evolved into a calculated tool for political mobilisation and social policing.

Teesta has led to the collapse of traditional livelihoods in fishing and agriculture.

One widespread belief is that the worst air is outdoors, and that by staying inside, individuals can avoid its harms.

The entire Indo-Burma Ranges are being squeezed, potentially building stress on the megathrust that will be released in a large earthquake.

A landscape where the natural defences that once protected the island are now dismantled.

Historic move expected to reshape court governance and restore public trust in justice delivery.

The digital space, which should have unsettled hierarchies, has instead operationalised them.

Bangladesh’s roads are killing fields not by accident, but by design.

There are physical and political hurdles to the renewal of the GWT.

For an aspiring journalist like myself, there could not have been a better training ground than the East Bengal Times.

Bangladesh should not make a move which will further deteriorate the quality of public school education

The true purpose of a university is to pursue knowledge, cultivate critical thinking, and serve society. Rankings only have meaning when they strengthen these intellectual and humanistic values — not when they distort them.

Architecture is never neutral, it is the most visible, permanent, and symbolic tool through which politics announces itself.

If India’s new transit regime prioritises its internal market over regional commitments, Bangladesh must adopt a similarly clear-eyed approach

Behind the glitter of bridal jewellery lies an invisible economy, one that thrives on social pressure, consumerism, and gender inequality.