Education governance encompasses the institutions, rules, and processes through which policies are formulated, implemented, monitored, and evaluated. It involves multiple ministries, directorates, regulatory bodies, local...
The rapid expansion of food delivery apps is reshaping urban life in Bangladesh. Platforms such as Foodpanda and Pathao have transformed how urban residents order,...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Bangladesh recorded 4,714 suicide deaths in 2021- only 2.8 per 100,000 populations. In the same year, police records...
OURS is a riverine country. Rivers, streams and canals crisscross the entire nation like a vast network. For any agriculture-based economy, these water sources are...
IT is a matter of concern that five major sectors in the country are in a fragile state due to widespread inefficiency, despite possessing a...
Traffic congestion in Dhaka is no longer merely a nuisance—it has become a serious national crisis. Every day, millions of people lose valuable hours sitting...
History occasionally reaches a point when unity becomes essential for survival. The formation of tribes, societies and states has always been rooted, in one way...
IT is worrying that over a thousand pieces of critical diagnostic equipment are lying out of order in government hospitals across the country, including those...
The Bishkek Summit marked 25 years of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) journey from a mechanism for building trust among neighbors to a broader platform...
The deaths of workers at a ship-recycling yard in Sitakunda should not be dismissed as another industrial accident. They expose a disturbing gap between Bangladesh’s...
THERE is no relief in the market! This is the harsh reality of daily life for the lower and middle classes. People in these segments...
We often complain that honesty is disappearing from Bangladesh. We ask why people take bribes, why public officials demand unofficial payments, why businesses evade rules,...
