THE recent surge of violence in Bangladesh reveals a deeply troubling pattern that has intensified since the mass uprising of 2024. Across the country, innumerable incidents ranging from attacks on political figures and assaults on minorities to the...
鈥極f all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman.鈥� Martin Luther King Jr spoke these words in 1966, yet they remain painfully relevant today. When life-saving medicines are out of reach, the price is paid not merely in...
A SOCIO-ECONOMIC survey conducted in 2024 on the well-being of 300 returnee migrants in two districts and four upazilas presents a troubling account of the challenges they face in rebuilding their lives. The micro-study reveals family, financial, occupational and...
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...
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...
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...
SANJANA (pseudonym) is a third-year student at one of the most renowned universities of Bangladesh where she finds herself constantly struggling with rigorous routines, weekly tests and assignments, and sometimes hefty deadlines. Situations in her...