Why Farmers Earn Less While Consumers Pay More
Bangladesh’s farmers begin their day before sunrise and work tirelessly until dusk, producing the food that feeds the nation. Despite battling natural disasters, rising production...
Editorial
The High Cost of Bangladesh’s Slow Internet
There was a time when governments measured national progress by the number of bridges they built, the factories they inaugurated, or the power plants they...
Road Accidents in Dhaka: From Anarchy to Despair
IT is deeply concerning that road accidents in the capital, Dhaka, have increased alarmingly. According to the data revealed in a report by the non-governmental...
Balancing Bangladesh’s Strategic Partnerships: A Pragmatic Foreign Policy in an Era of Great Power Competition
Bangladesh today stands at a critical geopolitical crossroads. Located between South Asia and Southeast Asia and at the northern edge of the Bay of Bengal,...
Can We Build Bangladesh Worthy of Its Talent?
Every nation seeks a competitive advantage. Some benefit from strategic geography, abundant natural resources, or large domestic markets. History, however, repeatedly shows that a nation’s...
If integrity is lost, research ceases to exist
A LIE never comes alone, another lie is born with it, followed by many more. Eventually, these lies link arms and construct a reality where...
Building a Civilized Nation Begins in Childhood: BD Must Prioritize Civic, Social Values Edu from the Primary Level
Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in economic growth, infrastructure, education, and digital transformation over the past five decades. New highways, bridges, metro rail, and industrial...
Ethics in Politics: The Moral Foundation of Public Power
Politics is often described as the art of governing, the process through which societies make collective decisions, distribute resources, resolve conflicts, and shape the future....
Gas reserves running out: A far-sighted strategy needed
THE current state of Bangladesh’s gas sector is facing one of the worst crises in its recent history, as supply shortages continue to deepen across...
Fixing the ADP bottleneck must be prioritised
THE Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation rate falling to 67.5 per cent in the 2025-26 fiscal year is more than a disappointing statistic; it is...
Energy security Bangladesh’s top strategic priority
The nature of global conflict has fundamentally changed. Military power remains important, but geopolitical competition is increasingly fought through energy, technology, trade and critical supply...
Bangladesh’s new food security challenge
Bangladesh’s journey from chronic food shortages to near self-sufficiency in staple food production has often been celebrated as one of the country’s greatest development achievements....