Why is water-rich Bangladesh running short of water?
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Bangladesh's education crisis: The future has already begun
14 September 2026
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The global injustice behind Bangladesh’s shipbreaking industry
13 September 2026
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How to make essential medicines affordable and accessible in Bangladesh
12 September 2026
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Can Bangladesh make its plastic waste policy work?
10 September 2026
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Dhaka accidentally built the city planners now want. Can we make it liveable?
9 September 2026
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Can Bangladesh produce its own knowledge?
8 September 2026
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How we are killing Dhaka
7 September 2026
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Can Bangladesh afford not to invest in Bhola’s gas?
5 September 2026
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Bangladesh’s renewable policy: Still too little but not too late
4 September 2026
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Who will answer for Bangladesh’s ecological wounds?
Unplanned development and corporate pollution drive Bangladesh's severe ecological destruction, demanding urgent political accountability and climate justice.
5 June 2026
Where Chittagong meets Makkah
Bangladeshi and Rohingya migrants in Saudi Arabia drive the pilgrimage economy through regional networks and inherited occupations.
3 June 2026
Are Bangladesh’s Biharis truly equal citizens?
Citizenship rights are human rights, and the basic needs of the Biharis, including housing, education, health, employment, and security, are not adequately protected in Bangladesh.
3 June 2026
Why is it so hot? Inside South Asia’s dangerous heat wave
A brutal heatwave is gripping South Asia, exposing how climate change is making extreme heat deadlier.
2 June 2026
Will the Padma Barrage repeat Farakka's mistake?
As South Asia’s rivers become battlegrounds for competing dam projects, Bangladesh faces a critical water dilemma.
1 June 2026
Who will safeguard Bangladesh’s cultural future?
Safeguarding Bangladesh’s cultural heritage now demands an urgent shift towards institutionalised crisis preparedness and robust cultural resilience.
30 May 2026
Trust has returned, but has the state changed?
A review of the BNP government’s first hundred days, examining early gains, challenges, and reform uncertainties.
29 May 2026
We learn English for years, but learn too little. Why?
Bangladesh's English education system relies on outdated grammar-translation methods, hindering communicative fluency and deepening systemic class inequality.
29 May 2026
How AI became an authority in our classrooms
As AI rapidly enters education, it risks shifting from a supportive tool to an unquestioned classroom authority.
28 May 2026
Bangladesh in a world of impossible choices
Bangladesh suffers unavoidable economic consequences from global geopolitical rivalries, highlighting the profound vulnerability of developing nations today.
27 May 2026
Bangladesh is still trapped in a cycle of injustice
Despite the 2024 mass uprising, Bangladesh’s flawed political transition continues perpetuating human rights abuses and systemic injustice.
27 May 2026
Why Bangladesh must pivot to renewable energy now
Bangladesh must urgently transition from imported fossil fuels to renewable energy to resolve its severe energy crisis.
26 May 2026
The stolen haq of Qurbani hides
As leather profits grow, Bangladesh’s Qurbani hide market leaves the poor with shrinking returns and lost rights.
24 May 2026
Beyond kaanta-taar: Rethinking life at the Bangladesh–India border
In conversation with Sahana Ghosh, author of A Thousand Tiny Cuts: Mobility and Security Across the India-Bangladesh Borderlands and assistant professor of Anthropology at the National University of Singapore.
23 May 2026
Can Bangladesh save its haor food bowl?
Safeguarding Bangladesh’s food security against devastating Haor Basin flash floods demands an urgent transition to climate-smart agriculture.
22 May 2026
The great Bangladeshi cattle reality show
From viral names to inflated prices, how social media has turned the Qurbani cattle market into a dramatic theatre.
22 May 2026
Will Ramisa get justice in Bangladesh’s broken rape trial system?
Bangladesh's justice system failure denies rape survivors justice due to massive judicial backlog and heavily politicised prosecution.
21 May 2026
Why the Padma Barrage will be a disaster for Bangladesh
The proposed Padma Barrage will deepen Bangladesh’s sediment, water, and ecological crises rather than sustainably resolving them.
19 May 2026
How secular is the orna?
Talk to any women in Dhaka, the bustling capital of twenty-two million people, and they will tell you a story about the orna.
16 May 2026
Haor crisis turning into a national crisis: Is the government aware?
Bangladesh's haor floods severely threaten national food security, demanding systemic livelihood recovery, climate adaptation, and debt relief.
13 May 2026