Tarique Rahman’s First Six Months: Achievement or Failure?
Six months is not long enough to transform a country. But it is long enough for people to start asking whether the promises made during...
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Energy Crisis Demands Caution as Private Sector Seeks Larger Role in Fuel Imports
Bangladesh is facing a deepening energy crisis that requires urgent and coordinated responses. Experts at a recent seminar organised by the Forum for Energy Reporters...
Hasina’s Media Event: Dhaka Condemns Denial of UN Findings as Affront to Sovereignty
India’s decision to allow ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to hold a live media interaction from New Delhi on 5 August 2026 — the second...
Two Years After the Fall: Bangladesh’s Political Landscape in Flux
Two years on from 5 August 2024, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads. The old order that dominated for 15 years has been dismantled in formal...
Benazir’s Bail in Dubai: A Temporary Relief, Not Escape from Justice
Former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed’s release on conditional bail from a Dubai prison has added a new dimension to Bangladesh’s ongoing efforts to...
Gas Crisis Paralyses Hundreds of Factories, Puts Bangladesh’s Garment Sector on Edge
Bangladesh’s industrial heartland is once again choking under a severe natural gas shortage. Hundreds of factories – particularly in Gazipur, Ashulia, Savar, Narayanganj and surrounding...
Why Bangladesh’s Students Succeeded Where India’s Did Not
Both began as student protests against a broken system. In Bangladesh, the 2024 quota reform movement forced Sheikh Hasina from power. In India, the 2026...
Handing over Chattogram Port’s NCT to Foreign Hands: A Difficult Choice Between Efficiency and National Interest
The long-standing debate over leasing the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port to Dubai-based DP World has once again come into focus. As...
Beyond RMG: How Bangladesh is Quietly Building Soft Power
For decades, the world has known Bangladesh primarily through its ready-made garments industry — the second-largest exporter globally, powering the economy and employing millions. But...
Has Sheikh Hasina Become More of a Liability Than an Asset for New Delhi?
An opinion piece published in The Deltagram has sparked fresh debate on Sheikh Hasina’s prolonged stay in India. Titled “India’s Expired Houseguest: Has Hasina Become...
Budget2026-27: A People-Centric Shift or Overambitious Promises
The BNP-led government has unveiled Bangladesh’s largest-ever national budget of Tk 9.38 lakh crore for fiscal year 2026-27, marking its first budget in two decades....
What Dr. Khalilur Rahman’s Election as UNGA President Means for Bangladesh
The election of Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly is a significant diplomatic...