Uncertain politics, unsettling economy

Bangladesh's much-anticipated parliamentary elections are scheduled for next February. And they could not have come at a more fraught time for the country. More than 16 months have passed since the interim administration took office, and unofficial estimates indicate a downward trend in the government's approval ratings.
7 December 2025

Breaking down the new populist playbook in Bangladesh

Many people think that the old authoritarian chapter is over and a new era has begun.
7 December 2025

Why a supply chain mindset is key to fixing our education

In supply chain terms, the solution lies in improving the quality checkpoints—teaching, learning, and assessment criteria
7 December 2025

Israel stands exposed even if global powers fail to act

Israel's problem is that despite its military power and its economic and technological superiority in the Middle East, it has limited capacity to portray its destructiveness as successful victories.
6 December 2025

How agricultural innovations can feed a nation and keep emissions low

Climate change threatens the foundation of Bangladesh’s agriculture.
6 December 2025

Let's uplift the women who build Dhaka brick by brick

Let us not only recognise these women's labour, but uplift it through dignity, safety, and opportunity.
6 December 2025

‘Air pollution does not discriminate; it impacts everyone’

At the household level, many families still lack access to clean cooking energy.
6 December 2025

Primary teachers’ strike is a mirror held up to Bangladesh

The assistant teachers of 65,000-plus government primary schools have been pressing for a three-point demand.
6 December 2025

Can’t we all just get along?

How can we do better? First, we should cultivate the art of listening.
5 December 2025

Trump’s Venezuela problem is not about cocaine, but oil

History repeats itself too often in Latin America.
5 December 2025

Dear mothers, stop coddling your sons

If we want decent men, we must start by raising decent boys.
5 December 2025

An independent judiciary seems near at hand, but can still slip away

Judicial independence is formally guaranteed; its actual implementation will require moral courage from judges themselves.
4 December 2025

The prerequisites to creating sustainable banking system in Bangladesh

To attain viability, banks must manage the various risks they encounter in this process of intermediation.
4 December 2025

Slum fires, inequality and Dhaka’s invisible residents

Slum fires are not accidents but a predictable by-product of inequality and policy failure.
4 December 2025

There's no neutral observer in digital violence

Silence tells women that even when men see the harm, they will not intervene.
4 December 2025

COP30 brings both hope and letdowns for vulnerable countries

COP30 could not deliver concrete actions to phase out fossil fuels and advance climate finance, but some new opportunities were created for vulnerable countries.
4 December 2025

Bay of Bengal’s slow death threatens our future

Marine fish populations have plummeted at a rate scientists describe as catastrophic.
3 December 2025

Caretaker by court and by charter: Are we headed for a collision?

Bangladesh is now running two projects of constitutional legitimacy on the issue of caretaker government.
3 December 2025

How Bangladesh continues to abandon its disabled citizens

The paradox of disability in Bangladesh is stark: we are a country that legislates compassion on paper but constructs hostility in concrete.
3 December 2025

How NEIR exposed our lazy journalism

Why would a group of journalists organise a seminar on NEIR without questioning its risks or relevance?
3 December 2025