Sajedul Hoq

Every fatal crash is not just an accident; it is an indictment. The true test of the next government will not be the inauguration of another mega-project. It will be the day a commuter can travel from Uttara to Motijheel without fearing for their life, without losing three hours of their day, and without paying a bribe.

In his budget speech for the fiscal year 2025-26, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed announced a plan to introduce 400 electric buses into Dhaka’s public transport network to make the system “sustainable, safer, and environmentally friendly.”

Bangladesh’s roads are killing fields not by accident, but by design.

At the heart of the problem is what many experts call a “governance breakdown.”

Jackfruit remains a vastly underutilised resource in our food system.