It is imperative that we pay respect to him but what we need to recall is what was written on his bare chest and back, writes Ali Riaz.

It seems that just as we recover from one crisis – the global pandemic – another one begins.

We appreciate the government directives, given to the field-level administration, to practise austerity in spending from the budgetary allocations.

Red tape must not be allowed to stall such an important project

In each other's company, in silence and conversation – we make sure we are perfectly functional.

This week, a report issued by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad outlines the brutal reality: almost 300 women reported different types of abuse just in the last six months.

If you want to fall in love with the city—walk. This simple aphorism opens up a full discourse on how we can make our cities liveable and civic, and how we might live together as a collective.

For most guests of honour at seminars, inaugurations or book launches, if they are VIPs, being on time is unthinkable. The norm is to arrive at least an hour later than the stipulated time, while the other guests and participants huff and puff with exasperation and then speak well over the allotted time.

Doing so could help avoid the yearly sufferings of many vulnerable and poor citizens.

I woke up from a Covid-induced fever dream to this news: Bangladesh has ranked seventh among the world's angriest, saddest, and most stressed nations, according to the 2022 Global Emotions Report.

We are still in the midst of a pandemic, although at times – especially when Covid is less active – we seem to lose sight of it and take on a more complacent approach in our fight against the pandemic. 

One must recognise the fact that grabbers in Bangladesh have taken the enterprise to the highest level of creativity and perfection.

Muslims are a major target in the culture of hate being fomented across India, so are the communities that don't fit the 'right' definition in an increasingly wilful right-wing state.

Planning Minister MA Mannan, who was a veteran government employee himself before becoming a full-time politician, recently commented that bureaucrats were keeping local-level politicians on a tight leash.

In the second or last week of July, there is a risk of more major flooding in different parts of Bangladesh. But are we really prepared to tackle it?

The last decade has witnessed a spectacular boom in Turkiye’s defence industry.

Two concepts related to climate change – Locally-Led Adaptation (LLA) and Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) – have gained significant momentum over the last couple of years.

The political division regarding how to deal with the attack on the US Capitol Building does not augur well for democracy in the US. What does this tell us about the fate of democracy in the world?

People tend to believe in progress. As the decades advance, we become more civilised. We expand important freedoms, like voting rights. Except that time and time again, some events prove otherwise.

The first couple of days of the Padma Bridge’s opening was chaotic, hilarious, tragic and outright ridiculous.