Put an End to Rampant Gambling
Alluring online gambling advertisements easily draw people in. They showcase features like no-cost deposits, the chance to win large sums, and various flashy offers. Many...
Editorial
Bangladesh’s Strategic Rise in the Bay of Bengal and Its Relations with India, China and the USA
Bangladesh is no longer a country that can be viewed only through the old ideas of poverty, natural disaster or foreign aid. It is an...
FUTURE OF WORK: Decent Job and Social Justice for All
Bangladesh enters a period of transition while advancing towards upper-middle-income status and preparing for graduation from the Least Development country (LDC) category. Sustained economic growth,...
The ‘Mustard Ghost’ Haunting the Fertilizer Sector
IT is deeply concerning that, despite reports appearing in different media outlets for over a month regarding farmers’ inability to obtain fertilizer according to their...
BRICS’s New Journey: Dollar Dominance, Global Politics, and Bangladesh’s Emerging Choices
The 18th BRICS Summit, held in New Delhi on September 12–13, has once again drawn attention to a changing global order. The grouping, which began...
When a Passport Becomes a Measure of a Country’s Failure
A passport is more than a booklet of visas and immigration stamps. It is a measure of how the world perceives the people who carry...
Padma Water Influx: Time to Step Forward Together
WATER levels in the Padma River are rising due to heavy rainfall over the past few days and an influx of water from upstream. Various...
Biosecurity: Next global security challenge
For much of modern history, global security has been understood primarily through the lens of military power, territorial conflict, terrorism, and nuclear weapons. However, the...
The Silent Poison on Our Plates: The Reality of Food Adulteration
From television and newspaper reports, we frequently learn about the discovery and seizure of adulterated food from factories, warehouses, markets and shops. Food adulteration—particularly through...
Will the Middle East War Ever Stop?
THE war in the Middle East will eventually stop through a combination of diplomatic compromise, economic exhaustion, and shifting political timelines, though a permanent end...
From the Bank Ledger to the Kitchen: Bangladesh’s Loan Crisis Became Everyone’s Problem
Bangladesh’s banking crisis is usually discussed through balance sheets, capital adequacy and non-performing loans. For ordinary citizens, however, its consequences are far more tangible: expensive...
Don’t Give Your Child a Smartphone: Bangladesh Needs a New Parenting Rule
For many Bangladeshi parents, giving a smartphone to a child has become almost as ordinary as buying schoolbooks. Parents believe smartphones help children communicate, study,...