‘Situation under control’, but at whose expense?
16 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
The untold side of Bangladesh's climate migration
15 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
Dhaka's unbearable heat: Who suffers the most?
14 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
Enforced disappearance in Bangladesh / Who investigates the state?
12 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
Gibbons, kingfishers and the changing world of Adampur Reserved Forest
11 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
More than refugees: How Rohingya youth are reclaiming their story
9 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
Behind every cup / The mental toll on women tea workers
8 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
From Shyamnagar to Kurigram: Women work, but where is the income?
7 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
Waiting for April: The other side of migration in the Sundarbans
6 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
Where have Bangladesh’s hilsa gone?
5 September 2026
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Unheard Voices
The app treats me like a number: The uncertain lives of Dhaka’s ride-hailing drivers
Across Dhaka, app-based drivers chase flexibility while confronting instability, revealing how temporary work quietly becomes enduring reality.
30 April 2026
Between flexibility and uncertainty: The lives behind Dhaka’s food delivery
In Dhaka, food delivery riders power everyday convenience while navigating unstable earnings, risks, and an uncertain future.
30 April 2026
Servants of an algorithm: May Day and the fight for the South Asian digital working class
Platform labour represents a modern digital colonialism, exploiting South Asian gig workers through relentless algorithmic management systems.
30 April 2026
Unseen struggles of ATM security guards in Bangladesh
In ATM booths, guards endure relentless hours, low pay, and invisible hardships that rarely spark change.
30 April 2026
Fixing a labour justice system that fails workers
A legal framework, however well intended, is only as effective as the institutions that implement it.
30 April 2026
Who counts as a worker?
May Day, thus, needs to move beyond symbolic celebration.
30 April 2026
Career breaks: A systemic flaw for 96 million women
Leaving work for family often isn’t a choice but a quiet push, shaping women’s identities and careers.
28 April 2026
What the government can really do for returnee women migrants
Holistic reintegration systems are essential to address the diverse challenges facing returnee women migrant workers in Bangladesh.
21 April 2026
Can sluice gates fix the haor waterlogging crisis?
Unplanned embankments cause Haor waterlogging, requiring a hybrid model of scientific planning and local community water management.
20 April 2026
‘I thought I would die there’: Habiganj worker recounts 20 days under missile fire in Iran
Migrant returned home via Azerbaijan after embassy-led evacuation amid escalating violence
20 April 2026
Rana Plaza, 13 years on: No justice, no memory
Thirteen years after the Rana Plaza building collapse, any mention of the disaster is often treated as an inconvenience.
18 April 2026
Gender, agency and the quality of growth: Lessons from the Bangladesh paradox
A few years ago, I became interested in the claims in the economic literature that gender equality promotes economic growth.
11 April 2026
The fragile beauty of our indigenous tongues
Research consistently shows that children learn best in a language they understand.
9 April 2026
Dhaka's Tesla: Technological upgrade or poverty trap?
Dhaka’s battery rickshaws, known as Tesla, offer high-speed urban mobility while trapping drivers in a cycle of debt.
6 April 2026
Forgotten on the coast: The Jaldas caught between two disasters
A fishing village on the seashore. The village is repeatedly submerged by tidal waters. It rises again, and work resumes. But the people remain in crisis year after year.
4 April 2026
Life along a dying Teesta
The Teesta, once the vibrant pulse of northern Bangladesh, is fighting for survival. Where strong currents once promised prosperity, the river has largely withered into a narrow, knee-deep stream or vast, barren sandbars.
4 April 2026
Beyond Acacia and Eucalyptus: Rethinking forest restoration in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is part of one of the world’s richest biodiversity regions, yet its natural forests continue to shrink and degrade.
28 March 2026
Ten languages lost, countless stories gone
Khidirpur village in Godagari, Rajshahi, bakes under the midday sun as dry, dusty winds blow through. But something even more parched than the land is the language once spoken here.
28 March 2026
The hidden cost of cutting women’s working hours
In the days following the election, as we found ourselves drifting through the familiar routine of scrolling endlessly on Facebook, we began noticing posts from friends and colleagues reflecting on the results.
14 March 2026
The last echo of Kui
In the tea garden villages of Sylhet division, a language is breathing its last.
14 March 2026