If Bangladesh wants student unions to be credible after the 2024 uprising, finance cannot be an afterthought. The opportunity is clear: student politics has been revived after years of dormancy, and this revival can be the seedbed of a democratic culture if the money problem is confronted head-on.

Indian security forces pushed me over at gunpoint. I spent two days without food or drinking water.

A particularly striking section of the report focused on incitement to genocide

For Bangladesh, Artificial Intelligence (AI) can revolutionise education for its millions of students. It holds the key to overcoming longstanding challenges and unlocking their full potential by personalising learning, boosting inclusivity, and preparing the next generation for the future.

Bengal’s deltaic landscape, nourished by the alluvial embrace of mighty rivers, has for centuries cultivated a unique and enduring architectural identity.

When justice is hijacked by rage and rumour, it takes only minutes for a mob to become a murderer.

In conversation with Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman—eminent social thinker, researcher, and Executive Chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), as well as a former Adviser to the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh—who shares his insights on the colonial legacies of governance, the dynamics of Bangladesh’s economic transformation, and the challenges of building human resources.

Globally, Bangladesh is known as the land of rivers and flooding.

Plastic pollution, projected to cause US$4.5 trillion in global economic damage by 2040, poses a severe threat to human health and ecosystems.

The government of China has formally embarked on constructing what is projected to become the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River, known downstream as the Brahmaputra in India and Bangladesh.

As we commemorate the first anniversary of the July Mass Uprising—a powerful expression of the frustrations and aspirations of Bangladesh’s youth—one core grievance that ignited that movement still demands urgent attention: the crisis of unemployment among the youth population.

In an age where policy decisions must be data-driven and evidence-based, the integrity and independence of national statistics are paramount.

Development is all about enlarging freedoms for all so that every human being can pursue the choices they value and raise their voices in support of those choices.

Over the past 54 years, Bangladesh has made remarkable strides in disaster management, transforming itself from one of the world’s most vulnerable countries into a global example of resilience and preparedness.

Imagine a weapon so “magical” it allows a regime to crush dissent without creating martyrs.

The education sector needs to stay free of partisan politics as the emotions and violence related to such activity, if taken to an excess, can be detrimental to inquiry and considered thought.

The Constitution of Bangladesh, adopted in 1972 following the nation’s struggle for independence, stands as a testament to the collective aspirations of a people determined to shape their destiny through democratic self-rule and participatory governance.

The promise of shelter is broken in plain sight

In recent times, the BNP has demanded an early December 2025 election

For a long time, people have made the derogatory word mofiz synonymous with the residents of the Rangpur region.