Women-only buses may offer safer journeys, but they must not become an excuse to make the rest of Bangladesh’s transport system less welcoming to women

The July uprising led to public expectation for lasting reforms, including constitutional changes, to strengthen Bangladesh’s democratic institutions. Many hoped that those united in the uprising would also unite to realise those aspirations.

Fake live interviews on social media mislead audience; targets include PM Tarique, other political figures

Global Times article says Tarique’s Beijing visit could deepen cooperation despite geopolitical pressures

Analysts see a push to deepen trade, energy, technology and strategic ties with Southeast Asia

Deeper cooperation in higher education, technical training and advanced industries could reshape Bangladesh’s workforce strategy

As rawhide prices crash, Bangladesh’s poorest communities are paying the price for years of regulatory failure and a broken tannery sector

Lost in the storm of institutional pride was a more uncomfortable question: was Bobby Hajjaj actually wrong? The short answer is: not substantially.

As Kaarina's father typed out his farewell in the small hours of this morning, strangers were celebrating. Not quietly. Loudly, gleefully, with religious invocations, sexual slurs, and -- in the most depraved corners of social media -- threats to rape her corpse.

Experts call for end to malpractices, syndicate control in labour migration system to ensure success of the new policy

In post-August Bangladesh, ‘gupto’ has drifted from description into accusation

The issue is not whether every man is guilty, but why male defensiveness so often overrides women’s lived experiences

New York mayor is backing a tax on $5 million-plus second homes owned by ultra-wealthy part-time residents

Region’s enormous reserves are the result of ancient seas, organic-rich sediments, ideal rock layers and millions of years of geological stability

Bangladeshi migrant workers sustain the nation, even as they face growing dangers abroad

Decision to change lottery system and restore the entrance exam merits further deliberation

Is the BNP dragging its feet over July charter reforms?

Sends shockwaves to Indian Ocean shipping lanes

Caught between reliance on US hard power and its own ambitions for strategic autonomy, Europe manages fallout rather than commanding outcomes

How the US wages war, removes leaders, and redraws nations -- all while insisting on its ethical supremacy