Universities in Bangladesh, especially the public ones, are facing a new kind of crisis.

Every day, people mock others' pain, dismiss genuine suffering as weakness, or disguise cruelty as "banter." Indifference towards animal suffering may be another symptom of this growing lack of compassion.

The ecological need for such forests is documented, and existing projects from both the government and private sector in Dhaka give proof of capability. What is needed next is the institutional framework to connect them, monitor what they produce, and scale what works.

We need a new social contract in which political conflict remains, even intense conflict.

July’s demand for meritocracy cannot be satisfied by replacing one patronage network with another. If the BNP treats its electoral mandate as a licence to reward loyalists, it risks recreating the same broken social contract that turned frustrated achievers into political challengers.

For Bangladeshis, overseas travel is also evidentiary.

Every year, Bangladesh proudly celebrates its rising female literacy rate. On paper, we are a success story.

July 2024 is one of the pivotal moments in Bangladesh’s history. What started as a student-led protest demanding reform in the quota system for government jobs rapidly grew into a nationwide uprising, culminating in a change of government.

In 1829, blue uniforms were chosen for the first British metropolitan police, established by Sir Robert Peel, to distinguish them from the British military, whose uniforms were red.

Most of the obituaries praise Purja's feats in climbing while skipping past a chapter that, only two years ago, made international headlines: allegations that he had sexually assaulted two women.

How is a traditional teacher going to compete with the audiovisual stimulation today’s children receive from digital devices? And how to create a learning experience that technology alone can never provide?

In any civilised society, a historic reservoir such as Askar Dighi would have been protected as a public heritage asset. What can we do today?

Retaliation is not justice. A student union is not a mobile court. Its elected representatives are not police officers, prosecutors, or executioners.

Dredging creates navigation capacity, not logistics demand. Cargo moves because industries produce, farmers harvest, ports generate trade, and consumers create demand. Rivers merely provide one transport corridor within a much larger logistics ecosystem.

While global rates of communication disorders increase, Bangladesh faces a critical shortage, with only a few hundred qualified SLTs registered with the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Council (BRC). Into this gap comes artificial intelligence.

Over the last two years, there have been many reports of young people attacking someone or engaging in violent acts in public places, educational institutions, or even at government offices.

A passport may seem like a simple travel document, but at a foreign border it also represents the credibility of the state that issued it. Immigration authorities assess not only the individual traveller, but also the reliability of the country’s identity records, document security, migration management and willingness to accept responsibility when citizens violate immigration rules.

Mohammed Shahabuddin’s less-than-ceremonious exit from the presidency allows the ruling BNP to draw a line under months of ambiguity over two issues.

On July 30, 2026, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman stated that the government is considering amending the Transfer of Property Act, 1882 to allow parents to retain the right to possess and enjoy property during their lifetime even after transferring ownership to their children.

“It’s unbearably hot today,” “The roads are underwater again,” and “The crops didn’t survive”—these lines have become so familiar that they no longer sound alarming.