Economic inequality is the primary driver of civil unrest, with global, regional and national issues contributing to instability.

With a parliament dominated by businessmen and their interests, who is going to hold them to account?

Two observations are pertinent here. Primary education up to class VIII as a compulsory and universal stage of education is a 50-year-old idea broached first in 1974 Qudrat-e-Khuda Commission report and reiterated in Education Policy 2010.

Are these incidents of data breach and data leaks not contradictory to the very image of the smart, digital, developed Bangladesh that they are desperately trying to portray or advertise?

Society's complex relationship with weight and beauty standards.

Every society that has experienced the kind of warfare faced by the Iraqis, and now by the Palestinians, is deeply scarred.

Dhaka is the world's rickshaw capital

From Bangladesh and across the world, 126 Bangladeshi scholars, teachers and researchers condemn Israel's war in Gaza.

FCC should not be viewed simply as one of the cadet colleges; it is a heritage campus that can be showcased to the world.

The timing of the US sanction on Gen Aziz Ahmed raises many questions.

The depeasantisation thesis associated with Kautsky and popularised as “the Agrarian Question” needs to be subtly understood in Bangladesh.

To capitalise on and accommodate automation, Bangladesh may contemplate several strategies.

Student protestors are calling out the double standards of Western powers

The upcoming budget is crucial for shaping the strategic direction that the government will craft to trigger a sustainable recovery.

The recent arrest warrants may create an impression that there is an equivalence between Hamas leaders and Netanyahu and Gallant.

Diversifying domestic energy sources into renewables is crucial because of the current dwindling gas reserve and no new exploration

The declining freedoms identified in the report once again give a clear indication that the consecutive governments of Bangladesh, from multiple political parties, have repeatedly failed to empower the country's people.

The passing of Raisi creates a significant vacuum in Iranian politics.

Bangladesh’s macroeconomic imbalances have emerged from inflationary pressure; the balance of payments pressure; and fiscal pressure

ISM promises a future where policies are formulated with greater precision and insight and responsive to the complex tapestry of societal needs