Experts stress stronger village courts to ensure grassroots justice
Justice sector experts on Wednesday called for raising public awareness to strengthen village courts for resolving minor disputes at the local level...
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Facing newsroom constraints
IT WAS quite challenging to have covered the uprising events, each bloody day especially after July 16, when six of the protesters were left dead, with a handful of reporters. It was a small group, composed of, alphabetically ordered, Ahammad Foyez who on December 5, 2024 was appointed to the press wing of the chief adviser to the interim government as...
A generation鈥檚 battle between crisis and hope
AS A young graduate in Bangladesh, the dreams nurtured in classrooms now feel distant. The hope of launching a career and contributing to a growing nation has been replaced by fear, fear of instability, economic uncertainty, and even stepping outside. In 2025, Bangladesh stands at a critical juncture: politically shaken, economically strained, and socially unsettled. Yet...
Muslim feminist voices against patriarchal interpretations
THE recent release of the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission鈥檚 report has reignited the debate around women鈥檚 rights in Bangladesh. Several religious political parties have united in protest against the Commission鈥檚 proposal for gender-equal inheritance and other reforms, demanding its outright rejection. Ironically, the July uprising 鈥� once a platform for...
Bangladesh鈥檚 energy crossroads
BANGLADESH鈥橲 energy sector stands at a critical inflection point, caught between the urgent need to meet growing demand and the imperative to transition towards sustainable solutions. The country has made impressive strides in electricity coverage, expanding access to over 96 per cent today. Yet this remarkable achievement rests on increasingly shaky...
BANGLADESH AT A CROSSROAD: Can the people restore democracy?
EVERY nation faces moments that define its future, crossroads where it must decide whether to cling to a broken past or embrace the promise of transformation. Bangladesh stands at such a crossroad. The July mass uprising was more than a protest; it was a declaration that the people refuse to be silent...
Climate vs classrooms
THE phrase 鈥榯oday鈥檚 children are tomorrow鈥檚 future鈥� rings increasingly hollow in the wake of UNICEF鈥檚 recent report, 鈥楲earning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2024鈥�. Education is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of national progress, yet the growing frequency of extreme weather events 鈥� intensified by...
Statutory orders for tax waivers scrapped for Shuchona Foundation聽
The National Board of Revenue issued a gazette notification on Monday, scrapping two statutory regulatory orders granting tax waivers for Saima Wazed Putul鈥檚 Shuchona Foundation...
Farmers at a crossroads
AS AN agrarian nation, Bangladesh鈥檚 economy is deeply intertwined with the agricultural sector. Agriculture remains the primary source of income for many, with a significant portion of the population depending on it. According to Bangladesh鈥檚 2018 Economic Survey, agriculture employs 40.6 per cent of the workforce and contributes 14.10 per cent to...
Tarique Rahman鈥檚 make-or-break moment
AS BANGLADESH navigates through one of the most transformative political transitions in its history, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, finds himself at the centre of this unfolding drama. The fall of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 16-year autocratic regime, led by a student-mass uprising, has created a political vacuum and the...
DU鈥檚 IML inaugurates Japanese language classroom
A newly-built classroom under the 鈥楯apanese Language Classroom Improvement Project鈥� of the Institute of Modern Languages of University of Dhaka was inaugurated at the institute on Tuesday...