In a coastal village in Cox’s Bazar, steel towers now rise where fishermen once cast their nets.

At first glance, you may feel like looking at a thrifted jacket or a misfit patchwork dress. Once you look closely, you will see the stitches do not repeat.

When Bangladesh’s export story is mentioned, garments usually dominate the headline. Yet beneath that louder narrative, another sector has been steadily gaining international attention.

If there is one buzzword that aptly summarises the initiatives and undertakings of the last few decades, it is sustainability. Th

To understand the future of Bangladesh’s fashion landscape, you need to look beyond the runway first.

When the notification first flashed across her screen, Saraf Nawer froze. It didn’t feel real. She read the message again and again, checking the sender and the message to ensure she hadn’t misunderstood.

Bangladesh’s vulnerability to earthquakes and unsafe construction has once again come into sharp focus, as two major initiatives meant to safeguard lives and buildings remain stalled.

The Ganges Treaty does not have a guarantee clause to ensure the discharge of the agreed-upon amount of water at Farakka Barrage to Bangladesh.

When Rina finished secondary school in a small town near Khulna, she expected her education would open doors. It did not.

Her mother notices stolen glances at Fatema from nearby houses, which fills her with unease. Fearful that something “unholy” might happen to the girl, she decides to marry the teenager off instead of helping her prepare for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations.

This special supplement examines these twin realities with care and urgency.

The demographic dividend is the accelerated economic growth resulting from declines in fertility and mortality and the subsequent change in the age structure of a country’s population.

The popular notion has been that we have surplus water. But Bangladesh presents a paradoxical situation.

Since independence, rural–urban migration has shaped the socioeconomic landscape of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh has turned a page in its political history and a new phase of political governments is about to start.

For nearly 50 years, Bangladesh has been one of the world’s favourite outliers. Born in the trauma of 1971 with a shattered economy and a population of 75 million, the country was summarily dismissed as a “basket case.”

When we try to envision, conceive, and plan for our priorities for tomorrow, we inevitably, and often unwillingly, submit ourselves to the concept and implications of the dominant paradigm of temporality in our lives.

Our country is a riverine land. Rivers are deeply intertwined with the very formation of this land. Yet, even today, the definition of a river has not been finalised in Bangladesh.

With a population (rising from 75 million in 1971 to 169.4 million in 2021) intensity of 1,119 people per square kilometre (BBS, 2023), Bangladesh is among the most densely populated countries in the world, ranking as the eighth-most populous nation globally.

Kazi Khaleed Ashraf (KKA): River-realm or river-sphere, or, in a technical sense, river ecology, has been a recurring topic in our many conversations.