Are we ready for Bangladesh 2.0?
No one is safe until all can participate and enjoy their entitlements.
1m ago
Reimagining primary and compulsory education in Bangladesh
It is believed that education, in the midst of global advances and challenges, remains the critical vehicle of empowerment.
4m ago
Rana Plaza in retrospect: What has changed in a decade?
Following the Rana Plaza tragedy, a global movement arose, demanding accountability, justice, and systemic change for garment workers
5m ago
A feminist approach to climate solutions
Feminist approaches offer significant opportunities for driving positive change.
5m ago
Can we finally put the Loss and Damage Fund to use?
Although the proposal for the Loss and Damage Fund was adopted at COP27, the declaration to operationalise it came at COP28.
10m ago
Between ifs and buts dwindles the future of the Rohingya
Is it a battle of numbers that give political actors the right to dehumanise them? We wish to believe that crises create the push for alternatives and that, in this case, collective actions will be towards this direction.
1y ago
Bangladesh must invest in youth development
The country has an unprecedented upsurge of young people in its demography.
1y ago
August 28, 2021
Behind Tejosh Halder Josh’s powerful sculptures
Tejosh Halder Josh is a skilled sculptor from Gopalganj, Bangladesh. Born in 1982, he had an affinity towards sculpting since childhood. It first grew in the second grade, when he was asked to create a structure out of mud. Sculpting amuses him, as he finds power in being able to physically touch his art. Tejosh is also drawn towards the materials used in his art, due to their unique properties.
August 14, 2021
Celebrating the Bengal tigers through art
Self-taught artist Nazir Hossain is popularly known as ‘Tiger Nazir’, for his remarkable contribution to folk art, and paintings of tigers. He mainly works with the traditional medium of art, ‘Potchitro’, or scroll painting.
July 18, 2020
The rise in plastic pollution during Covid-19 crisis
Ever since the pandemic began this year, countries across the globe have been striving to protect their people from the virus through various preventive measures where protective gear also known as PPE are in high demand. On the contrary, this has dramatically increased the unsustainable use of plastic posing significant risk for the environment.
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