Bangladesh is part of one of the world’s richest biodiversity regions, yet its natural forests continue to shrink and degrade.

Khidirpur village in Godagari, Rajshahi, bakes under the midday sun as dry, dusty winds blow through. But something even more parched than the land is the language once spoken here.

In the days following the election, as we found ourselves drifting through the familiar routine of scrolling endlessly on Facebook, we began noticing posts from friends and colleagues reflecting on the results.

In the tea garden villages of Sylhet division, a language is breathing its last.

The first thing you notice, on entering the lanes of Shyampur, is how little sky there is.

In recent years, Bangladesh has made significant progress in destigmatising menstrual hygiene.

For the first time in years, voters across Bangladesh felt they had taken part in a national election without fear.

While farmers in other parts of the country are improving their livelihoods by producing high-quality crops using modern methods, many in the agriculture-dependent northern Rangpur region remain tied to the “poison tree” of tobacco.

There is clear evidence that learning in multiple languages, starting with the mother tongue and then gradually adding national and global languages, is good for cognitive abilities and does not impair language skills in second and third languages.

Many of us remember the child in Taare Zameen Par-misunderstood, labelled lazy, punished for academic failure-only begins to flourish when a teacher recognises his dyslexia.

The rise of battery-run auto rickshaws has changed the rhythm of Bangladesh’s streets. They are fast, affordable, and everywhere.

Baikka Beel, a wetland now facing a deepening crisis of protection, was officially closed to public access a year ago.

Every year, during the month of October, UN-Habitat encourages us to engage in Urban October—a time for reflection and conversation about the challenges and opportunities created by the rapid pace of change in our cities and towns.

The most invisible and unheard communities in Bangladesh include, among others, ethnic communities or adivasis, tea workers,

At the heart of Bangladesh’s brick kiln industry lies a recruitment system that quietly sustains inhumane exploitation.

Following the August 2024 uprising, every peace-loving citizen of the country hoped for radical change at all levels of state governance.

Imagine a child ripped from its mother’s embrace, shackled in heavy metal chains, subjected to systemic starvation, and relentless beating until resistance gives way to fear.

A historic decline in fish stocks in the Bay of Bengal is reshaping both the marine ecosystem and the lives of thousands of coastal fishing families.

What was once an art of resistance has become a struggle for survival.

Although globally listed as Least Concern, national mapping can be misleading.