For a decade and a half of fascist rule, almost all of the country’s financial institutions and economic systems had collapsed. Even after two years, the interim government led by Dr Muhammad Yunus has failed to overcome the situation. The continuing effects of the Ukraine war and the Iran war have made the challenges more […]Continue Reading

Jamaluddin Bari August carries a deeply contested history for Bangladesh and the Indian subcontinent. Pakistan and India gained independence on August 14 and 15, 1947, after nearly two centuries of British rule. A year earlier, the Great Calcutta Killing had left thousands dead and forced many Muslim families to migrate from Kolkata, Assam and Bihar […]Continue Reading

Last Sunday afternoon, August 9, 16 expatriate Bangladeshis were killed in a devastating fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in the Musa Sanaiya industrial area under the Shifa police station in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh. Among the victims, 13 were from Atrai upazila of Naogaon, two from Naldanga upazila of Natore and one from Bagmara […]Continue Reading

Harun-Or-Rashid   Dhaka’s traffic congestion has become an unavoidable reality, driven by unplanned infrastructure, disorganised road expansion and an exponential rise in vehicles far beyond road capacity. Bangladesh consequently loses hundreds of crores of taka, reducing government revenue and increasing public expenditure. A journey that should take five to 10 Continue Reading

The United States should not impose policies that make life harder for Bangladesh’s poor people while presenting itself as a global champion of democracy, human rights, free markets and good governance. The US has repeatedly applied these principles selectively, supporting authoritarian regimes when doing so serves its geopolitical or economic interests. This ‘double Continue Reading