Our current image, built on resilience under difficult conditions, is admirable but insufficient for the next chapter.

When perpetrators act with confidence, it is often because consequences appear uncertain, distant, or negotiable.

Bangladesh’s export success has never been just about competitive labour or entrepreneurial energy.

Many expected Dr Ahsan H Mansur to complete his full term, till August 2028.

The removal of Ahsan H Mansur as Bangladesh Bank (BB) governor has been an entirely avoidable drama.

If dominance is present, the border between “agreement” and “compliance” becomes difficult to distinguish

What the statement didn’t say is what really matters. It didn’t name the United States or Israel—the countries that launched the strikes without any provocation.

Social protection is not charity. It is an economic policy.

For years, Bangladesh’s health sector has struggled with neglect.

Within hours of the Tehran strikes, Iran launched waves of missiles and drones at Israel as well as US bases in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE.

The selection process of the central bank governor in all developed countries is highly rigorous.

The Madhabdi case carries additional layers that make it more uncomfortable. There have been allegations of prior sexual violence, and of local arbitration.

Pakistan knows that invading Afghanistan would be a nightmare: the terrain is unforgiving, the Taliban are experienced guerrilla fighters, and any occupation would trigger wider regional reactions.

The crisis in Bangladesh today is not only political. It is civilisational, linguistic, and epistemic.

The removal of Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur, widely credited with steadying an economy that was on the brink of potential collapse, has been described by many as nothing short of a blunder by the new government.

In any democracy, the line between legitimate prosecution and political litigation depends not only on statutory authority but on credibility.

The truth is that leaders who surround themselves with people brave enough to say “this may be wrong” are far better equipped to govern than those shielded by constant applause.

In countries such as Pakistan and Indonesia, governments routinely expand subsidised sales. Even in low-income countries across North Africa, Ramadan markets are often associated with discounts rather than mark-ups.

Not often do you hear a politician saying that “politicising education, research, and the practice of arts and literature is never a mark of a civilised society.”

For thousands of years, the delta of Bengal has been defined by its intricate relationship with water. This was never a purely natural phenomenon;