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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Building Islamic banking on Islamic values: The case for a Qard Hasan Bank
A blueprint for building Islamic banking on qard hasan, waqf, and Islamic values.
2 July 2026
Why Bangladesh must start rehearsing for the next earthquake
Bangladesh must urgently implement routine earthquake drills in schools to transition from reactive disaster to proactive preparedness.
1 July 2026
Why fixing Dhaka's transport system is key to cooling the city
Reforming the Dhaka transport system with sustainable public transport solutions is vital to mitigate urban heat islands.
1 July 2026
Why C-section births are on the rise in Bangladesh
Commercialised healthcare and systemic anxieties drive Bangladesh’s escalating caesarean rates, overshadowing critical maternal health outcomes.
30 June 2026
How Dhaka can restore its natural cooling system
Unplanned urbanisation is destroying Dhaka's waterbodies, escalating flood risks, intensifying heat, and threatening long-term climate resilience.
29 June 2026
Why technological progress isn't making us freer
Technological advancement in capitalism prioritises surplus extraction over human freedom, reinforcing structural inequality rather than societal liberation.
27 June 2026
Will Bangladesh's social security budget help the poor?
Bangladesh's ambitious social security budget introduces the Family Card, requiring transparent targeting to genuinely protect vulnerable households.
25 June 2026
Should political parties be publicly funded?
Implementing public funding for political parties is vital to strengthening democratic governance, reducing corruption, and ensuring accountability.
24 June 2026
Can outcome-based education survive the age of AI?
Generative AI challenges Outcome-Based Education in Bangladeshi universities, requiring urgent pedagogical and assessment reforms to safeguard learning.
22 June 2026
When Bengalis stood up to racism in the UK
Before the murder of Altab Ali, the community was facing racism in silence.
20 June 2026
Bangladesh's cottage industries need more than nostalgia
Bangladesh’s traditional cottage industries require fair market access, not just nostalgic appreciation, to survive modern economic pressures.
18 June 2026
Can a social media ban for children work in Bangladesh?
Banning social media for children in Bangladesh requires robust digital safety alternatives instead of sudden age restrictions.
17 June 2026
Why Bangladesh keeps suffering from an epidemic of bad projects
Systemic manipulation of feasibility studies in Bangladesh compromises public investment, leading to costly, politically driven infrastructure failures.
15 June 2026
The long transformation of rural Bangladesh
Rabindranath once said, “The relationship between the village and the city should be like that between the inner house and the outer house of a home.
13 June 2026
Islamic banking’s problem is the model, not the name
Islamic banking must abandon conventional debt-based structures and instead embrace genuine equity financing to achieve ethical compliance.
11 June 2026
What India and Bangladesh get wrong about the Teesta
The Teesta river dispute demands acknowledging its profound ecological crisis rather than drafting outdated, politically driven treaties.
10 June 2026
The unanswered questions of the Ganges Barrage
The flawed Ganges Barrage project threatens Bangladesh’s river ecosystems, underscoring the need for sustainable alternatives and robust international water treaties.
9 June 2026
From seconds to hours: How reels are changing the way we think
Reels are engineered for addiction, not just entertainment, shortening attention spans and harming mental wellbeing through constant scrolling.
9 June 2026
Why do some men sexually abuse children?
Perpetrators commonly invoked their “right” to sexual activity to explain their offending and bemoaned a lack of sexual access to adult partners.
9 June 2026
Pay now or pay forever: What should Bangladesh's energy budget priorities be?
Bangladesh must prioritise domestic gas exploration and renewable energy transition over costly LNG imports to achieve energy sovereignty.
7 June 2026