Israel stands exposed even if global powers fail to act

Israel's problem is that despite its military power and its economic and technological superiority in the Middle East, it has limited capacity to portray its destructiveness as successful victories.
6 December 2025

How agricultural innovations can feed a nation and keep emissions low

Climate change threatens the foundation of Bangladesh’s agriculture.
6 December 2025

Let's uplift the women who build Dhaka brick by brick

Let us not only recognise these women's labour, but uplift it through dignity, safety, and opportunity.
6 December 2025

‘Air pollution does not discriminate; it impacts everyone’

At the household level, many families still lack access to clean cooking energy.
6 December 2025

Primary teachers’ strike is a mirror held up to Bangladesh

The assistant teachers of 65,000-plus government primary schools have been pressing for a three-point demand.
6 December 2025

Can’t we all just get along?

How can we do better? First, we should cultivate the art of listening.
5 December 2025

Trump’s Venezuela problem is not about cocaine, but oil

History repeats itself too often in Latin America.
5 December 2025

Dear mothers, stop coddling your sons

If we want decent men, we must start by raising decent boys.
5 December 2025

An independent judiciary seems near at hand, but can still slip away

Judicial independence is formally guaranteed; its actual implementation will require moral courage from judges themselves.
4 December 2025

The prerequisites to creating sustainable banking system in Bangladesh

To attain viability, banks must manage the various risks they encounter in this process of intermediation.
4 December 2025

Slum fires, inequality and Dhaka’s invisible residents

Slum fires are not accidents but a predictable by-product of inequality and policy failure.
4 December 2025

There's no neutral observer in digital violence

Silence tells women that even when men see the harm, they will not intervene.
4 December 2025

COP30 brings both hope and letdowns for vulnerable countries

COP30 could not deliver concrete actions to phase out fossil fuels and advance climate finance, but some new opportunities were created for vulnerable countries.
4 December 2025

Bay of Bengal’s slow death threatens our future

Marine fish populations have plummeted at a rate scientists describe as catastrophic.
3 December 2025

Caretaker by court and by charter: Are we headed for a collision?

Bangladesh is now running two projects of constitutional legitimacy on the issue of caretaker government.
3 December 2025

How Bangladesh continues to abandon its disabled citizens

The paradox of disability in Bangladesh is stark: we are a country that legislates compassion on paper but constructs hostility in concrete.
3 December 2025

How NEIR exposed our lazy journalism

Why would a group of journalists organise a seminar on NEIR without questioning its risks or relevance?
3 December 2025

Laldia deal, a missed opportunity to set an example

The deal started as an unsolicited bid from Maersk Group, the parent company of APM Terminals, in 2023.
2 December 2025

Packaging the patriarchal gaze as 'relatable' content

Because these posts and memes normalise a specific emotional image of women— impulsive, dramatic, unstable, and self-absorbed.
2 December 2025

Why we should prioritise Matarbari over Bay Terminal development

Bangladesh's port congestion has long shaped the popular perception that our maritime gateways are straining under unmanageable pressure.
2 December 2025