Bangladesh’s Growing Crisis of Jobs Without Dignity
There was a time when unemployment represented the greatest fear for young Bangladeshis. A university degree was imagined as a bridge leading from uncertainty to...
Editorial
Reclaiming Human Dignity in Bangladesh Through Governance, Justice, and Human Development
Human rights are often discussed in terms of constitutional guarantees, legal protections, civil liberties, and international conventions. While these dimensions remain indispensable, the true meaning...
Why Bangladesh must save more to grow
The savings-investment ratio is a key indicator of an economy’s long-term sustainability and growth potential. It reflects how effectively domestic savings are converted into productive...
Warning-based Front-of-Package Labelling: A Cost-Effective Measure to Prevent Non-Communicable Diseases
Bangladesh is confronting a silent yet rapidly intensifying public health challenge. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and cancer, account for a...
Post-Flood Health Risk and Rehabilitation
The recent flood situation affecting 160 unions across 28 upazilas of the country major seven districts is no longer confined to the realm of a...
Reviving jute requires vision, not diversion
The government’s decision to lease an additional 14.80 acres of land at the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation’s (BJMC) Narsingdi unit to Jute Alliance Limited for...
River-draining cities and endangered deltas
Bangladesh is once again confronting one of the worst monsoon disasters this year. Yet this is not another familiar story of floods confined to remote...
Education and politics: Building Bangladesh’s future
The destiny of a nation is determined not merely by its geographical boundaries, natural resources, or economic growth, but by the knowledge, moral character, creativity,...
Threat of drugs: Protecting our youth and seeking justice
Bangladesh faces a growing crisis as dangerous new drugs spread across the country. Beyond familiar substances like yaba or phensedyl, new synthetic drugs are appearing,...
Important Events
German 1925, Volume One of Adolf Hitler’s philosophical autobiography, Mein Kampf, is published. BangladeshThe peak of the 2024 “Complete Shutdown” protests, which ultimately led to...
Born on This Day
Important Events German 1925, Volume One of Adolf Hitler’s philosophical autobiography, Mein Kampf, is published. Bangladesh The peak of the 2024 “Complete Shutdown” protests, which...
Born on This Day
Hunter S. Thompson (1937 – 2005) Pioneer of “Gonzo journalism” whose satiric, irreverent work included “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.”