Having their say: Well-being, choice and voice of Bangladeshi women

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.
18 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Our Disaster, Their Management

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.
11 July 2025, 18:00 PM

How chhorra guli inflicts social death on protesters

Imagine a weapon so “magical” it allows a regime to crush dissent without creating martyrs.
4 July 2025, 18:00 PM

How you shouldn't study Bangladesh

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.
1 July 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s constitutional journey revisited: A battleground of people’s power and political control

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.
27 June 2025, 18:00 PM

A Social Vision for Dhaka’s Housing

The promise of shelter is broken in plain sight
20 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Fulfilling Uprising's Aspirations: Correction Before Election?

In recent times, the BNP has demanded an early December 2025 election
19 June 2025, 10:00 AM

Stereotypes, struggle, and survival: Reclaiming the Story Behind Mofiz

For a long time, people have made the derogatory word mofiz synonymous with the residents of the Rangpur region.
13 June 2025, 18:00 PM

Choking waters: The dangerous decline of oxygen in Dhaka’s peripheral rivers

Bangladesh, often described as a land of rivers, is criss-crossed by more than 230 major and minor waterways.
30 May 2025, 18:00 PM

The Kajoli model learning with laughter, growing with joy

“Who will pick up the duck’s photo?” The moment Rafia Sonamoni posed the question to a group of 26 children, four eager hands shot up, accompanied by excited shouts of, “I will!”
23 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Beyond development paradox & unnayan without democracy

As Bangladesh seeks to recalibrate its path in the aftermath of recent upheavals, the time is ripe to revisit an oft-invoked but under-examined agenda: institutional reform. Institutions are crucial to understand, as they are foundational for governance, transformation, and economic development.
16 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Stop software piracy to prevent US tariffs

Trump’s proposed 37 percent tariff on Bangladeshi products would have crippled our economy; fortunately, the rate was reduced to a more manageable 10 percent.
8 May 2025, 11:11 AM