Rafad Asgar

Rafad Asgar is research associate at Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management (BIGM). He can be reached at rafad.asgar@bigm.edu.bd.

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Amid an energy crisis, it's time to dim wasteful commercial lighting

1 April 2026, 13:00 PM
The heat is returning to Bangladesh with more intensity. Daytime temperatures are already becoming difficult to tolerate, and for many, fans are no longer enough.
1 April 2026, 13:00 PM
Bangladesh tea workers' grievances

Tea garden workers warrant the same support as other industry labourers

10 February 2025, 06:00 AM
Their struggles are a clarion call for a nation striving to achieve middle-income status while ensuring that nobody is left behind.
10 February 2025, 06:00 AM