The problem is not a shortage of professional textile engineers; the problem is that the country's economic decision-makers cannot understand growing demand.

Dr Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director at Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), discusses the challenges that Bangladesh has to overcome on its journey to becoming a middle-income country, in an exclusive interview with Naimul Alam Alvi of The Daily Star.

If Myanmar’s civil war continues on its current course, there could be ripple effects on Bangladesh and other neighbouring countries.

It has been observed that monitoring & evaluation functions within ministries and their departments are poorly understood, under-funded, and underutilised.

Regular deaths on the highways of Bangladesh have become quite a "normal" thing.

In an over-crowded planet, the system is inherently unstable when we attempt to resolve differences via conflict and war

Ali Riaz sadly observes that the country is fast drifting into a political paralysis and descending into the abyss of authoritarianism, while maintaining a democratic facade.

The findings of the WEF’s latest Global Risks Report are quite relevant to Bangladesh

In Gaza's streets, where shadows loom, // Apartheid's legacy casts heavy gloom.

Against the backdrop of the current crisis, we ought to conduct a critical interrogation of the relevance of the overarching international human rights law framework itself.

The Right to Information Act, 2009 specifies a mechanism for citizens to access all information—with few exceptions—available to the government and many other public authorities.

The education that a child can acquire is currently a matter of how much his/her family can pay.

Since 9/11, Indian cinema has played a strong role in normalising anti-Islam sentiments with repeated portrayals of Islamic terrorism

Shantanu Majumder, a professor of political science at the University of Dhaka, talks about his thoughts on Bangladesh’s recent national election and its implications on society and opposition parties, in an interview with Afia Jahin of The Daily Star.

Inflation, which is the equivalent of a regressive tax on the poor, accentuates income inequality to make the situation worse.

The US and UK strikes in Yemen have only aggravated the possibility of large-scale conflict in the already volatile Middle East.

The junta appears more vulnerable than ever. The formerly 500,000-strong military currently stands at around 150,000 troops or fewer and is severely overstretched.

What skills? Who decides what is relevant for our education system?

Sometimes, our lust for power brings hell to earth. We let the fire burn and kill humanity.

Creating safe and empowering public spaces demands a multidimensional approach, the first step of which is initiating table conversations.