India, Myanmar, and the weight of regional instability on Bangladesh

Situation across our borders is reason for concern.

55m ago

The repackaged feminism and hidden cost of ‘having it all’

For much of Bangladesh's history, women have been relegated to domestic roles, where their duties defined their worth as wives and mothers.

16h ago

After 32 years, arsenic still threatens rural Bangladesh

A new national-scale survey of tube wells is urgently needed.

21h ago

We must reduce deficit for sound budget management

Bangladesh experiences a deficit budget due to limited fiscal resources mobilisation.

1d ago

Trump’s Saudi visit: Can it be ‘game over’ for Netanyahu?

An adviser to Trump told The Washington Post, “In MAGA, we are not Bibi fans.”

1d ago

The Kashmir attack and the perils of securitisation

The Kashmir attack has exposed the fragility of India’s security apparatus and the dangers of securitisation.

1d ago

The Ukraine war was provoked

The seeds of the Ukraine war were sown in the ashes of the Soviet Union.

1d ago

The struggle for justice should not involve injustice to others

In many developed democracies, protest is a well-organised affair.

1d ago

Why we need an elected government soon

Interim administrations are meant to be brief custodians, not long-term stewards.

1d ago

Has the reform drive lost its way?

The interim government need not be too apologetic for its record, but it would be a shame not to make the best of the opportunity history has bestowed it.

1d ago