What six South Asian economists taught the world about development
21 August 2026
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Can Dhaka’s Pink Bus break a four-decade pattern?
20 August 2026
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Kazi Khalid Ashraf & Adnan Zillur Morshed on Dhaka's Future / What kind of city do we really want?
19 August 2026
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Is Bangladesh’s garment industry ready for the next shock?
19 August 2026
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Can pink buses make travels safer for women?
18 August 2026
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Chained majesties: The plight of captive elephants in Bangladesh
15 August 2026
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Why Bangladesh needs mandatory warning labels on packaged foods
13 August 2026
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Is Bangladesh going the wrong way on AI?
13 August 2026
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Bangladesh and the question of indigenous peoples
13 August 2026
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The invisible crisis: Why Bangladesh must wake up to its data vulnerability
12 August 2026
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The moral architecture of Bangladesh’s parliament
In the heart of Dhaka stands one of the most extraordinary civic buildings of the twentieth century: the National Parliament Building of Bangladesh.
25 July 2026
Why Bangladesh innovates but rarely builds global companies
Bangladesh startups struggle because a severe commercialisation gap prevents local innovation from achieving global scale and industrialisation.
23 July 2026
The gods that we build: AI and the future of moral authority
Tracing humanity's evolving ideas of divinity, this essay argues AI reflects our values, demanding deliberate moral stewardship and governance.
22 July 2026
Remembering Mahbub ul Haq: A pioneer of human development ideas
With regard to the notion of human development, Mahbub used to stress three fundamental points.
21 July 2026
Beyond groundwater: Rethinking Barind's water crisis
The water crisis in Barind demands integrated governance linking surface and groundwater to protect vulnerable agricultural livelihoods.
21 July 2026
What would make Dhaka a good city?
There we go again – the shaming of Dhaka as 171st, the third worst, in the liveability index of 173 cities around the world.
18 July 2026
How Chattogram can end its recurring waterlogging crisis
The severe waterlogging crisis in Chattogram stems from unplanned urbanisation and hill-cutting, demanding urgent nature-based drainage solutions.
16 July 2026
Dhaka: How a city was planned to drown
Dhaka waterlogging is driven by colonial urban planning that deliberately destroyed historic Dhaka canals and wetlands.
16 July 2026
Why governments fail to communicate with Gen Z
Governments spark Gen Z protests by using dismissive government communication instead of respectful, digital youth political engagement.
16 July 2026
How Bangladesh can stop the next data breach
Preventing data breaches in Bangladesh requires robust software engineering, strict accountability, and enforcing the Data Protection Act.
15 July 2026
Salinity and the unseen health burden in coastal Bangladesh
Drinking water salinity in coastal Bangladesh drives an urgent public health crisis, directly threatening vulnerable maternal health.
12 July 2026
Can Bangladesh’s 250 million tree pledge succeed?
In the denuded hills of Betagi and Pomora in Chittagong, a quiet experiment began in the late 1970s.
11 July 2026
Bonolata Sen's Natore: A topographic reading
Jibanananda Das's Bonolata Sen exposes the poet's profound topographical yearning for a tranquil Bengali small town sanctuary.
10 July 2026
When rain turns Dhaka's commute into a second job
Many Dhaka residents no longer express surprise when heavy rain leads to waterlogging and traffic paralysis.
9 July 2026
Why Bangladesh’s children are in school but not learning
Despite high primary school enrolment in Bangladesh, systemic institutional failures are driving a severe learning poverty crisis.
9 July 2026
Why Bangladesh is still failing to protect children from infectious diseases
Systemic inequality, malnutrition, and vaccination dropout rates are driving a rise in childhood infectious diseases across Bangladesh.
8 July 2026
Why Bangladesh’s new data protection law may fail to protect your data
Bangladesh’s new data protection law fails to safeguard citizens because it lacks independent enforcement and structural accountability.
7 July 2026
Why tensions are rising between Rohingya and Bangladeshis
Years after the Rohingya influx, Kutupalong's host communities continue bearing mounting economic, environmental, and social costs largely unnoticed.
6 July 2026
Is Bangladesh ready for the future of work?
Bangladesh built its economic rise on labour-intensive manufacturing. But the employment model that powered this growth is coming under increasing strain.
4 July 2026
Solar power should not become Bangladesh’s next expensive mistake
Bangladesh's solar transition must prioritise transparency, affordability, and fairness to avoid repeating the costly mistakes of fossil fuel dependence.
2 July 2026