There was something ominous about the day in which Bangabandhu was laid to rest in his native village of Tungipara when, according to the village elders, the “skies were knowingly weeping tears” (Syed Badrul Ahsan, From Rebel to Founding Father, p. xv).

It rained protests and disruptions by a united and unrelenting opposition every day during the nearly month-long monsoon session of the Indian parliament, raising serious concerns about Indian democracy.

The Covid-19 pandemic will be remembered for the colossal chaos it caused to governments as they grappled—and continue to do—with its catastrophic onslaught affecting lives and livelihoods across the globe.

On Sunday August 8, like many running enthusiasts, I watched in awe as Eliud Kipchoge delivered a masterclass in marathoning to become the first man since 1980 to successfully defend an Olympic gold in that discipline.

The implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in Bangladesh  has been severely affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the last 17 months.

Satellite pictures have recently showed large patches of methane (CH4) leakage over the Dhaka sky. Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases and has more than 80 times the warming power than carbon dioxide in the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere.

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic came with a vengeance, particularly in South Asia.

“What is your religion?”—this peculiar question (yes, it feels peculiar when asked within seconds after being introduced to someone) followed me all through my life as my two names are Bangla words, while my surname is a common one used by people of different religions.

The health of a community is dependent on the health of its environment and its ecosystem. Each and every living being in that ecosystem needs to be healthy, and only then a healthy environment for people can be created.

In the olden days, in the city best known as a democratic city-state, where, arguably, the concepts of citizenship and democracy emerged, there was something called Ecclesia. Here,

Vietnam has outperformed Bangladesh and emerged as the second-most important exporter of apparel in the global market in 2020. Should Bangladesh be concerned by this? What signals does this transmit for the medium-term prospects of Bangladesh’s export-oriented apparel sector?

Sultan, a painter, visionary and a subaltern guru, apparently emerged out of the social “utopia” that surfaced during Bangladesh’s Liberation War—one that animated the masses, as opposed to the narrative of the emergent ruling elite, where this dream of a coming community later collapsed into mere words or a set of symbolic gestures.

Bangladesh has demonstrated significant economic resilience, despite the surge of the Covid-19 virus. However, we need to envision an inclusive, multi-sectoral and integrated roadmap to effectively combat the impact of the pandemic, and move ahead with the growth trajectory.

The Bangladesh National Qualifications Framework (BNQF) combines general education, technical-vocational education and higher education into one harmonised, quality-assured system.

UNESCO has called the learning loss caused by the Covid-19 pandemic “a generational catastrophe.” What does it mean, and how can we cope with it?

Work, education, entertainment, or simply better connectivity all draw people to cities. By the end of this century around 85 percent of the world population are predicted to live in cities.

This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of our great independence.

Years of campaigning and legal challenges have finally given some hope to thousands of international students, including Bangladeshis, subjected to historical injustices since 2014 over a wrongful allegation of cheating in English tests.

Bangladesh is currently going through a 2nd wave of Covid-19 with the Delta variant causing havoc mostly in the rural areas close to the border regions.

On August 2, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi chaired a meeting of leaders of 15 opposition parties for breakfast at New Delhi’s Constitution Club