Dr Efadul Huq, assistant professor of environmental science and policy at Smith College in the US, talks about the governance failures behind persistent urban waterlogging in Bangladesh.

The banks should ensure their internal management efficiency instead of imposing predatory practices on ordinary people.

When Lionel Messi walks onto the pitch in New Jersey in the early hours of Monday (Bangladesh time) to face Spain’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal, the FIFA World Cup 2026 will reach its final act.

I have followed Indra Nooyi’s career for years. To me, it feels like a dream to become the CEO of a top global company, and that too as a woman from South Asia.

There is no doubt that the July Mass Uprising marked the beginning of a new chapter in Bangladesh, representing a powerful expression of the people’s enduring capacity for resistance.

Bangladesh became a global success story by bringing down its fertility rate over the decades. But that success is now being questioned over a single decimal point.

The recent push to brand Bangladesh as stable, predictable, and open for business is a good start, and honestly, overdue.

While the world rushes to learn how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in every sphere of life—from classrooms and hospitals to offices and newsrooms—remarkably little attention is paid to an uncomfortable question: what is the environmental cost of this technological revolution?

I often think of women as shapeshifters, not because they lack a shape of their own but because they navigate changing landscapes like water, carrying entire worlds within them yet always harbouring the latent strength to erode boundaries and make their own way.

The national budget for FY2026-27 sets an important tone for the BNP government’s policy priorities.

There is a danger of reducing the protest surrounding this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations to youthful resentment.

If you have watched the ongoing FIFA World Cup for more than 10 minutes, you will have noticed the pattern.

Sometimes I find myself wondering what it must feel like to have July arrive without something tightening in one’s chest.

We have seen extensive media coverage of El Niño, including from the UN, but much less attention has been paid to its different variants.

Over the past few months, a phrase once quite common has again entered Bangladesh’s official communication: “following the prime minister’s order.”

The combined weight of economic instability, systemic nepotism, and professional invisibility is quietly driving this generation out of the country.

At the local level, these elections are significant as they enable citizens to hold leaders accountable for not meeting their expectations. However, local government bodies should be allowed to work independently and be empowered to shoulder their responsibilities effectively.

Through his work at Buet, AUST, and UGC, Professor M. H. Khan laid the very foundations of engineering education in Bangladesh, which will undoubtedly prove to be even more essential in our future as a nation rooted in knowledge, skills, and innovation.

Women students documented degrading online abuse, identified perpetrators, and called for preventive action. Yet, no effective anti-harassment mechanism was established, and meaningful accountability never followed.

We must remember that the consequences of bad policy choices are not immediately visible; sometimes, they emerge after years, but when they do, the effects become systemic and unbearable.