Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in agriculture over the past five decades. Through scientific innovation, improved irrigation, high-yielding crop varieties and the hard work of...
We need to internalize a deep psychological and sociological dissection of our national mentality regarding the lessons from the World Cup Final. Football is not...
IT goes without saying that defaulted loans are a primary cause of the banking sector’s woes. The alarming trend of a “culture of default”-which began...
A RECENT report by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warns that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz—triggered by a potential war in the...
Bangladesh Bank’s July 2026 “Guidelines on Internal Control Management System in Banks” reflects an important regulatory milestone for the country’s financial sector. This comprehensive guideline...
For years, Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has measured success through a familiar arithmetic. More factories meant more orders. More orders meant more exports. More exports...
WITH the monsoon intensifying, Bangladesh once again faces the familiar threat of dengue. The contrasting mosquito-control strategies adopted by Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and...
The relationship between Bangladesh and China has evolved remarkably since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1975. What began as a conventional bilateral relationship has...
Electricity is one of the foundations of modern life, powering industry, agriculture, healthcare, education, information technology and households alike. Consequently, any increase in electricity tariffs...
A nation’s progress is not measured solely by the wealth it generates, the roads it builds or the skylines that define its cities. True development...
BANGLADESH’S aspiration to become a competitive manufacturing hub rests on a simple but indispensable foundation: reliable energy. Yet the persistent delay in providing industrial gas...
V.S. Naipaul’s India: A Million Mutinies Now observed a subcontinent fracturing into a myriad localised, raging particularities, each subcaste and interest group discovering its sectarian...
