Economy, education and good governance
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...
Editorial
Energy bottlenecks are strangling industrial growth
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...
Young guns
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...
Holy grail of economics
Some people may have watched Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade starring Harrison Ford as the eponymous swashbuckling archaeologist on a mission to find the...
It is a debt to our teachers Honour them with action
The prolonged delay in disbursing retirement benefits to teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions has exposed serious structural weaknesses in the country’s retirement financing...
From farm to market, oversight matters
As I had feared, the situation is unfolding much as expected. Recent heavy rainfall and flooding have damaged not only the Aus paddy crop and...
Rodri’s World Cup and leadership of quiet control
Spain are world champions once again. Their 1-0 victory over Argentina after extra time in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final will be remembered for...
Low costs alone won’t sustain apparel growth
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment industry has reached another significant milestone by overtaking China in the US apparel market for the first time in decades. Yet the...
Preparing Bangladesh’s schools for the Age of AI
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things, data analytics, and robotics, is transforming industries, economies, and societies at an...
Deepfakes and the future of democracy
Democracy depends on one simple but powerful idea: citizens should make political decisions based on truthful information. Elections, public debates, and accountability become meaningful only...
The Digital Cage: Are We Losing Our Freedom to Algorithms?
We often imagine ourselves as masters of our screens, clicking with intent and scrolling with curiosity. But if we observe the machinery behind the pixels,...
The Bangladesh Army: A Legacy of Courage and Professionalism
Recently Spain’s future queen, Crown Princess Leonor, completed a rigorous three-year military training across the Army, Navy, and Air & Space Force to prepare for...