Without proper oversight, even foreign operators fail to deliver.
Bangladesh needs a bureaucracy that serves its citizens with professionalism and integrity, not one driven by blind obedience.
One cannot demand the abolition of the entire commission just because of differences of opinion on a few issues.
Many changes and reforms are being discussed nowadays, but the reality of the workers has not changed at all.
High construction costs in our mega infrastructure projects raise concerns.
The interim government must prove that they are not a follower of the destructive development model of the past autocratic regime.
Some provisions of the DSA (and the CSA) have been included in the new Cyber Protection Ordinance.
Indian news outlets and social media platforms have been spreading various types of disinformation about the persecution of religious minorities in Bangladesh.
When economic conditions are normal, the importance of the protective role of democracy is often not felt.
The budget is only an account of the government's income and expenditure, one can’t expect it to make any fundamental changes to the economic structure.
Rising economic inequality in Bangladesh is not an inevitable phenomenon.
If there is no decent job opportunity within the country, young people will always strive to get it even if they need to risk their lives.
Instead of making safe water accessible by reducing the price in the coastal areas, it seems the government is working to increase the price of water in the urban areas.
This unusually high construction costs of various megaprojects in Bangladesh are fuelled by irregularities, corruption, and problems with project planning.
If Bangladesh is self-sufficient in food, price hikes in the international market should not affect the domestic prices.
The country is in such a state because its forex expenditure is higher than its earnings.
West Bengal is planning to dig two new canals to divert more water from the Teesta River for irrigation, and set up two hydropower projects on its tributary.
Because of the importance given to debt-funded infrastructure-based development, the country’s economy is being burdened by increasing unsustainable foreign debt and import dependence.
