Bangladesh

Could atmospheric water harvesting help Bangladesh tackle water scarcity?

Making water from air is scientifically remarkable. Making enough of it, at a cost people can afford, is a very different challenge.
30 August 2026

How Bollywood turns to the Seven Sisters amid India’s geopolitical shift

From tensions with China and the Myanmar war to Bangladesh’s changing rhetoric, the Northeast’s growing strategic importance is finding a place in Bollywood
30 August 2026

Bangladesh needs to invest in home-based childcare

Every morning before work, Rima, a garment worker living on the outskirts of Dhaka, faces a painful dilemma: there is no safe place to leave her two-year-old daughter.
29 August 2026

It is time to make menstrual leave a reality in Bangladesh

Bangladesh launched its pink, women-only bus service, operated by female drivers, on August 18. This is a step forward in addressing women’s safety and mobility.
29 August 2026

Lasting solutions for river erosion needed

Schools, homes are at risk of being washed away in Barishal’s Kedarpur union
29 August 2026

Nine years on, the Rohingya still don't have a safe road home

August 25 was observed as the “Ninth Anniversary of Rohingya Genocide Day” in the camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh.
29 August 2026

BMW seized in Ctg over alleged false declaration

As the car's current owner is currently abroad, officials asked his wife to produce documents related to the purchase. She could not provide any documents
27 August 2026

Dutch-Bangla Bank to raise authorised capital to Tk 3,500 crore

The bank's board approved the purchase decision on August 25, according to a disclosure posted on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website today.
27 August 2026

US-Bangla to resume Dhaka-Jashore flights from Sept 9

The airline will operate two flights each on Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday using 72-seat ATR 72-600 aircraft
25 August 2026

The new NHRC law should widen access to justice, not restrict it

A law meant to rebuild Bangladesh’s National Human Rights Commission should widen access to accountability, not make it depend on how quickly a victim reaches the commission. Human rights, accountability, access to justice, Bangladesh
25 August 2026

The Rohingya cannot be left waiting for history to change

Nine years ago, Bangladesh opened its doors to the largest influx of Rohingya refugees amid one of the gravest episodes of ethnic persecution in recent history.
25 August 2026

Bangladesh's FIFA ASEAN Cup participation confirmed

FIFA has confirmed Bangladesh's participation in the FIFA ASEAN Cup, scheduled to be held from September 24 to October 4 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
22 August 2026

What Japan’s changing Indo-Pacific strategy means for Bangladesh

​Japan’s evolving Indo-Pacific strategy offers Bangladesh a blueprint to strengthen technological and economic resilience while maintaining strategic autonomy.
18 August 2026

BIDA moves to ease investment, export procedures

The measures are part of the government’s efforts to improve the business climate, attract investment and make trade-related services faster and easier for businesses.
17 August 2026

Robi rebrands Airtel, from now it is Cirkle in Bangladesh

All Airtel users will automatically become Cirkle customers, while their existing 016 numbers, services, packages and balances will remain unchanged
17 August 2026

BB relaxes rules for fruit imports

The central bank asked banks to determine the cash margin for opening letters of credit (LCs) for fruit imports based on their relationship with customers.
16 August 2026

List of Bangladesh's landmark Test victories

Here is a look at some of Bangladesh's landmark Test victories.
16 August 2026

Dooley prefers home friendlies over away fixtures ahead of SAFF

Bangladesh head coach Thomas Dooley would prefer his team to play friendly matches at home rather than travel abroad during the September-October FIFA window as they prepare for the SAFF Championship in Dhaka in November.
15 August 2026

Pakistanis, Sri Lankans view Bangladesh more positively than Indians: Pew

Sri Lanka was the only country in the survey to receive more favourable than unfavourable views from all three of its neighbours
15 August 2026

Bangladesh must redesign education for the age of AI

Bangladesh’s education system, from primary school to the HSC examination, has mostly been built around marks earned through memorisation. GPA-5 has largely become less a measure of understanding and more about how faithfully a student can reproduce a model answer, a formula or a paragraph learnt by heart.
15 August 2026