Ganges Water Treaty: A New Determinant in Bilateral Relations
AMIDST the ongoing tensions in relations between Bangladesh and India, the term of the Ganges water-sharing treaty is set to expire in just three months,...
Editorial
BRICS and Bangladesh: More Options, Less Dependence
The two-day 18th BRICS summit began in New Delhi on Saturday (September 12), bringing together leaders such as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President...
Development Without Disaster: A New Vision for Humanity
Human civilisation is passing through a difficult period in which unprecedented opportunities for development coexist with serious threats to our very existence. Science and technology...
New sociology of economic insecurity
Bangladesh is routinely praised as one of South Asia’s fastest-growing economies. Over two decades, it has made real gains in poverty reduction, infrastructure, exports and...
Every Child’s Safety
Children in many areas face unsafe routes when travelling to and from school. During busy hours, roads near schools become crowded with cars, motorcycles and...
Bad loans, bigger questions
THE banking crisis has reached a point where another round of restructuring, rescheduling and promises of reform will not suffice. When 10 of the country’s...
Bangladesh’s energy crisis: Is the five-point plan enough?
Prime Minister TariqueRahman’s five-point energy plan comes at a critical time for Bangladesh. Domestic gas production has fallen sharply while demand keeps rising, leaving industries,...
Measles-related deaths: A senseless tragedy
IT is a cause of concern that Bangladesh has now crossed a devastating milestone in its measles outbreak, with the death toll reaching 1,000. Although...
BRICS: A Pragmatic Laboratory for Global South Multilateralism
In an era marked by geopolitical polarization and growing trade barriers, BRICS is increasingly viewed through a geopolitical optics, with some observers portraying its expansion...
Relevant Technological Knowledge May Become a Greater Asset Than Certificates
How much value academic certificates will retain in the future may become clear sooner than we think. The extraordinary progress of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is...
Dengue menace: The cycle of failure must be broken
Dengue is no longer confined to the capital; it is spreading across almost every region of the country. The number of dengue patients is rising...
Madrasa Education in Bangladesh: What Can We Learn from the Golden Age of Islam?
Bangladesh is passing through an important debate about the future of education. One part of this debate concerns madrasa education. With millions of children studying...