The question whether Mujib’s murder could have been avoided still remains.

How we treat our national currency reflects a broader issue of civic responsibility, financial culture, and respect for public property.

The recent revelation of the retraction of at least 325 research papers (by Bangladeshi researchers) from international journals between 2019 and June 2026 is a cause of concern for the entire country, not just for the academic community.

A landmark study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, led by Dr Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury and 29 co-investigators, deserves the attention of every policymaker, physician, regulator, and farmer in Bangladesh.

A retail store owner in any part of the country processes dozens of bKash or Nagad transactions an hour, pays suppliers every week by digital transfer, and never misses a utility bill.

In 1976, Ziaur Rahman, then Chief Martial Law Administrator, established the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) by ordinance, bringing fuel marketing and distribution under one state roof.

After experiencing the tragedy of enforced disappearances, many countries have undertaken various legal and institutional reforms to prevent such crimes from recurring.

More than 40 percent Bangladeshis live in urban areas, 35 percent of whom reside in slums, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ 2022 census.

The numbers from this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations tell a striking story about Bangladesh’s girls.

Bangladesh built its garment industry on scale, competitive labour costs, and the ability to supply large volumes of basic apparel.

The UGC has decided to centralise research grants that were previously allocated directly to public universities, arguing that a single funding mechanism will reduce duplication, improve accountability, and focus on national priorities.

Decades of systematic discrimination, statelessness, persecution, ethnic cleansing, and what numerous international bodies have described as genocidal acts have transformed the Rohingya into one of the world's most vulnerable populations.

Reading the news of Biman Bangladesh Airlines flying engineers and spare parts about 7,000 kilometres from Dhaka to fix a Dreamliner stranded at Rome Fiumicino Airport, one cannot help but wonder: does this make any sense at all?

Bangladesh has recorded another historically weak year in implementing its Annual Development Programme (ADP).

Across workplaces, civic organisations, and notably trade unions, young people contribute actively, yet opportunities to participate in leadership and decision-making mostly remain concentrated among senior leaders.

SSC results day usually reveals two opposing realities: in one, families celebrate, students hug their parents, and social media fills with photographs of GPA-5 achievers.

Hasina’s return threat, Bangladesh’s economic pressures and shifting ties with India are narrowing the government’s room for manoeuvre

Bangladesh’s healthcare sector has long grappled with severe structural limitations.

In Bangladesh, divorce is still too often treated not as a legal ending of a marriage not working as intended, but as a moral failure, especially on the part of a wife.

The move towards Bangla QR in Bangladesh is timely and welcome.