The tripartite patronage of business, politics, and bureaucracy forms the bedrock of the oligarchic structure, where business elites fund political campaigns and gain legislative favours.

The July Charter may not do everything, but it must do enough to catalyse the much-needed reforms.

Embankments shape life, risk, and politics in the lower delta

Abu Sayed taught us not to step back.

It is apprehended that the US’s high tariffs on major global exporters of agricultural products, raw materials, intermediate products and finished goods, such as Brazil, Canada, China and India, would make those products available at lower prices in non-US markets.

The way he embraced death raises a profound question: what truly gives life its meaning—its duration or its quality?

With over 60 percent of its population under the age of 35, the country holds immense promise in the form of a demographic dividend.

We live in an ecosystem that is neither structured for women nor for people with different needs.

The unchecked use of single-use plastic in food delivery is a matter of concern.

We must realise that the US has started the tariff war with a political agenda.

The way the interim government is handling law and order raises serious concerns.

India’s controversial practice of forcibly pushing people into Bangladeshi territory continues.

In the first half of 2025, Bangladesh’s economic headlines have swung between cautious optimism and deepening alarm.

July 14 will be remembered not just as the day students were insulted, but as the night they stopped being afraid.

The evaluation was introduced in 2024, assessing 20 organisations based on their audited financial statements for FY2022-23.

When July turns crimson repeatedly, you don’t need a commission of inquiry to recognise a pattern.

Trump’s tariff war is a deliberate way to put a lid on China' export expansion.

Just outside Dhaka, a quiet revolution is reshaping both the lives of people and the fate of plastic waste.

The younger generation is disengaged from the political process.

US-China tariffs will squeeze Southeast Asia’s fragile economies