Bangladesh’s tobacco tax policy has long been framed around two objectives: reducing tobacco consumption and mobilising revenue.

Bangladesh does not lack understanding of its mangrove systems or their value; it lacks alignment in how decisions are made and implemented.

Every year, more than 1,000 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or higher occur around the world.

For more than seven decades, multilateral development finance has driven global development by improving a number of indicators.

Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Haq was one of the foremost torchbearers of Bangladeshi culture. Throughout his life, he remained committed to addressing society’s injustices and shortcomings.

If machines do most of the work, how will people earn a living?

A planning system that designs for the last disaster is perpetually one monsoon season behind. We are not learning from our data. We are surprised by it.

A medical college is primarily an educational institution, not a dedicated mass healthcare facility. Its affiliated teaching hospital exists primarily to provide hands-on clinical training for medical students.

The banking sector in Bangladesh ended 2025 with non-performing loans (NPLs) of over Tk 5.57 lakh crore, 30.6 percent of the total outstanding loans in the country.

Recently, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issued a public notice regarding traffic case warnings based on surveillance camera footage.

The violent behaviour of fans and why sports rivalries escalate so rapidly can be explained with the Bedouin syndrome.

As Bangladesh’s first-of-a-kind nuclear power plant nears completion at Rooppur, policymakers are already discussing whether to deploy Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) or add two more large reactors to the energy portfolio.

Women like Dhipra and Ikra should not be remembered only for how they died. Their stories should compel us to ask difficult questions, challenge harmful attitudes, and do more to protect those who may be suffering in silence.

The prime minister recently rejected a proposal for Chattogram City Corporation officials to study innovative mosquito control programmes in Florida, and remarked that spending two or three hours beside any stagnant water body in the country after sunset would be enough to inspire innovative methods for mosquito control.

After years of widespread human rights abuses under the Awami League government, the July uprising in 2024 created hopes for a new beginning.

'If the government, DNC or law enforcement agencies allocate research funds to academic institutions, we can conduct area-specific studies to map drug addiction patterns and design effective preventive frameworks.'

Bangladesh’s health budgeting system remains centralised and input-driven. Budgets are prepared and approved according to detailed expenditure codes, leaving managers with little flexibility to respond to changing needs during implementation.

This year, July 4 marks 250 years of US independence. Happy Birthday, America. But, truth be told, America outrages and frustrates me.

Was the US-Israel-led war on Iran inevitable? If so, why?

Not long ago, if a curious student in Dhaka wanted to read about the philosophy of Ibn Rushd, an Andalusian polymath and jurist, or if a farmer in Rajshahi wanted to understand soil pH levels, or if a young woman in Sylhet dreamt of learning French, they were largely on their own.