This is an excerpt of a speech given by the president of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation at the opening ceremony of the 14th Social Business Day.

The WikiLeaks project was always going to put various noses out of joint in the journalistic profession.

The new universal pension scheme has not proven to be universal and respectable for all

According to the Labour Force Survey 2022, construction is the fifth largest industry in terms of employment in Bangladesh, with about 5.44 percent of the employed population working in this sector.

We cannot continue to keep primary and secondary education in discrete boxes and try to plan and manage these separately.

The same day belongs to two of them, and maybe that’s exactly what they’d want.

This puts Bangladesh on the world map as having attained an internationally bench-marked quality assurance system in engineering education.

Government officials involved have been allowed legal impunity under the provisions of this law.

Five experts share their views on this year’s health budget and its relation to key health sector challenges.

UK’s Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has faced significant backlash after his recent comment where he singled out Bangladesh as a country from where people coming in should be sent back.

Establishing such a ministry symbolises a collective commitment to transforming Bangladesh's landscape.

Collusive abuse of power is a major reason why perpetrators of high-level corruption can get away scot-free in Bangladesh.

The lack of goals for occasional football fans would be one reason why they seemed wearisome.

The truth is, the Tigers have exceeded pre-tournament expectations. Yet, at the same time, they have left fans bitterly disappointed.

Are open spaces a luxury reserved only for the wealthy? If that is the case, we should be asking whether these spaces are open to begin with.

Let us take a lesson from the courageous men and women who took to the streets for 14 years to save Julian.

It is important to recognise that trade has been the handmaiden of Bangladesh’s development.

If Bangladesh cannot get an equitable share of the water from upstream, the Teesta crisis will not be resolved.

The informal sector plays a crucial role in creating local jobs, especially for women and youth in Bangladesh.

Justice would look like the arrest and prosecution of the people whose war crimes Assange exposed.