EVERYTHING changed in 1999. When Bangladesh defeated Pakistan in Northampton, the entire nation went crazy. The streets of Dhaka became a parade. On Eid, flags hung from balconies like laundry, fireworks cracked over rooftops, people hugged...
Portmanteau journalism is not a manual for writers, or a display of bravado or expertise. Instead, it draws on decades of my experience teaching undergraduates in a course shaped by The Economics Way of Thinking and Writing. The goal has always...
ONE of the most persistent criticisms of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is that, despite presenting itself as an alternative, it mirrors the last ruling Awami League in both rhetoric and practice 鈥� from grassroots politics to high-level corruption. For...
RAPE remains largely unchecked, despite growing media coverage, because conviction rates stay alarmingly low. Most survivors never make it to court, and those who do often face intimidation, especially when the perpetrator is well-connected, which...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 graduation from the least developed country (LDC) status in November 2026 marks an important milestone in its socio-economic development. However, the country may face formidable challenges due to the loss of the benefits...
THE relocation of tannery units from Hazaribagh in Dhaka to the capital鈥檚 outskirts of Savar appears to have been little more than a relocation of pollution. The move was largely prompted by criticism of the unabated contamination of the River...
THE demand of health services entrepreneurs that they voiced at the Bangladesh Health Conclave 2025 in Dhaka on August 30 for the deregulation of the health sector in private hands is not only irrational but also ludicrous as it amounts to...
POET Hafiz Rashid Khan was the first poet to focus on the indigenous peoples鈥� lives and culture in Bangladesh. He published a complete volume of poetry dedicated to indigenous culture, titled Adibashi Kabya, 1997 (Poetry on Indigenous Peoples). In this work, he...
THE liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 was one of the most defining episodes of the twentieth century. It was not merely a struggle for independence from Pakistan, but also a fight for dignity, justice, and recognition of the people鈥檚 right to self-determination. Yet, more than...
THE integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare is ushering in a new era of medical innovation and practice, promising to revolutionise how diseases are diagnosed, treated and managed. With its ability to analyse massive datasets, automate...
WHEN a cyclone lashes a coastal district or floodwaters submerge the land, we tally houses destroyed, acres lost and embankments breached. Yet, the gravest damage often appears only after the waters recede: women with no safe place to...
THE government has spent a total of Tk 181.29 million on road safety campaigns in six financial years. But, whilst the government has not so far conducted an assessment on how effective the campaigns have been in ensuring road safety, experts say...
CRIMES of enforced disappearance and custodial torture in secret detention centres that the law enforcement agencies committed under the deposed Awami League government continue to haunt families of the victims as their cry for justice...
FOR nearly three years, the war in Ukraine has consumed the political, economic and diplomatic energies of world powers. The battlefield has hardened into stalemate, diplomacy has yielded little and western strategies increasingly look like repetitions of...
AUGUST 30 is International Day of the Disappeared. A day not only for prayers and tears, but also a day to denounce, loudly demand justice and renew the vow to never lose hope. Enforced disappearances are continuing offences. They may span days, months and...