Fixing Bangladesh's VAT cash squeeze without reversing reform
19 September 2026
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Ducsu’s mandate is student representation, not administration
19 September 2026
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Views
Bangladesh's population policy must go beyond family planning
19 September 2026
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Opinion
Without structural fixes, the one-crore job promise will remain hollow
18 September 2026
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Views
Why regional diplomacy needs a feminist lens
18 September 2026
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Renewed push for open-pit mining in Phulbari ignores hard-earned lessons
18 September 2026
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Abdur Razzaq’s memoir: Jamaat’s internal conflict for a 1971 apology
18 September 2026
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'NAZA' exposes what Israel wants hidden about the Gaza war
17 September 2026
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Views
Taxpayers should not have to bear the cost of bad loans
17 September 2026
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Views
How the measles vaccine drive exposed gaps in coverage and data
17 September 2026
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Views
What the 57th border talks refused to say about BSF killings and push-ins
When diplomatic talks fail, the language of their conclusion is usually the last to admit it.
14 June 2026
Who pays for a fossil-free future? Bonn talks must answer the question
Adaptation finance remains far below what vulnerable countries require.
14 June 2026
How falling real prices threaten Bangladesh’s apparel sector
While our costs have been rising sharply and continuously, the unit prices paid for apparel have been falling in real terms.
14 June 2026
As El Niño looms, Bangladesh must brace for extreme heat
Earlier this month, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that El Niño has an 80 percent chance of forming before September, with the potential to rival the strongest ever recorded.
13 June 2026
Air pollution: What Beijing got right that Dhaka still hasn't
Around five years ago, headlines worldwide noted Beijing’s skyline darkened by pollution.
13 June 2026
Will this be the budget that transforms education?
The proposed budget for FY2026-27 indicates a welcome shift in language to back up the government’s electoral promise to gradually increase public investment in education.
13 June 2026
A budget of promises, pressures, and unanswered questions
Budgets often reveal more through their tensions than through their promises. The proposed budget for FY2026-27 is no exception.
13 June 2026
We cannot achieve development while children remain at work
Despite progress in some parts of the world, child labour remains a stark reality for millions of children globally.
12 June 2026
Rule cannot survive on fear alone: Foucault, Althusser, and our mob culture
The work of French philosophers Michel Foucault and Louis Althusser remains useful to understand how the modern state governs.
12 June 2026
A budget built on recovery and reform, but can it deliver?
The proposed national budget for FY2026-27 comes at a time when the economy is seeking not only growth but also stability, confidence and direction.
12 June 2026
In the era of AI, who gets to live longer?
The desire to defeat ageing has remained a myth throughout human history and the myth might just become a reality soon
11 June 2026
Will the six newborns' deaths bring any change in our health sector?
The deaths of six newborn babies at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar, Dhaka last month are being treated as a crisis when they are, in fact, a symptom of a healthcare system structurally configured to let incidents like this happen.
11 June 2026
Raising tobacco taxes is in Bangladesh’s own interest
The world is facing growing economic uncertainty. Rising energy prices and supply shortages are pushing up costs and straining economies.
11 June 2026
‘A strong Bangladesh needs social cohesion and a shared vision beyond politics’
The UNDP has been present in Bangladesh since its independence, and our work has evolved alongside the country’s needs.
11 June 2026
Will the budget deliver on the uprising’s promise of equality?
Today, the Tarique Rahman government will present its first budget plan. Meanwhile, the first budget session of the newly formed parliament began on June 7.
11 June 2026
Women farmers and the fight for climate resilience
Women comprise 58 percent of Bangladesh’s agricultural workforce, but are rarely recognised as farmers in official classifications or extension services.
10 June 2026
How long will the untimely death of children be met with silence?
In the early hours of May 27, the day before Eid-ul-Azha, six newborns died at the same hospital where they had been born hours before.
10 June 2026
Before signing energy pacts, Bangladesh should define its own strategy
On May 14 this year, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic energy cooperation with the US Department of Energy.
10 June 2026
Bangladesh's capital market must not remain an untapped growth engine
Bangladesh’s capital market remains one of the weakest components in its financial architecture. After independence, formal trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) started in 1976.
10 June 2026
Restoring faith in the justice system is key to ending mob violence
The spike in mob violence did not start out of nowhere. It emerged more prominently during the tenure of the interim government, when public institutions were weaker and law enforcement agencies were struggling to regain their footing due to their activities during the mass uprising.
9 June 2026