As Bangladesh’s first-of-a-kind nuclear power plant nears completion at Rooppur, policymakers are already discussing whether to deploy Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) or add two more large reactors to the energy portfolio.

Women like Dhipra and Ikra should not be remembered only for how they died. Their stories should compel us to ask difficult questions, challenge harmful attitudes, and do more to protect those who may be suffering in silence.

The prime minister recently rejected a proposal for Chattogram City Corporation officials to study innovative mosquito control programmes in Florida, and remarked that spending two or three hours beside any stagnant water body in the country after sunset would be enough to inspire innovative methods for mosquito control.

After years of widespread human rights abuses under the Awami League government, the July uprising in 2024 created hopes for a new beginning.

'If the government, DNC or law enforcement agencies allocate research funds to academic institutions, we can conduct area-specific studies to map drug addiction patterns and design effective preventive frameworks.'

Bangladesh’s health budgeting system remains centralised and input-driven. Budgets are prepared and approved according to detailed expenditure codes, leaving managers with little flexibility to respond to changing needs during implementation.

This year, July 4 marks 250 years of US independence. Happy Birthday, America. But, truth be told, America outrages and frustrates me.

Was the US-Israel-led war on Iran inevitable? If so, why?

Not long ago, if a curious student in Dhaka wanted to read about the philosophy of Ibn Rushd, an Andalusian polymath and jurist, or if a farmer in Rajshahi wanted to understand soil pH levels, or if a young woman in Sylhet dreamt of learning French, they were largely on their own.

After every major healthcare tragedy in Bangladesh, the pattern of public response follows a sequence of shock, grief, investigations, suspensions, legal proceedings, and promises of reform.

Two text messages appeared on my phone on Thursday evening as I came out of cinema after watching Tan Siyou’s Amoeba, a Singaporean film about teenage girls suffocating within an extremely controlled system.

In July last year, 11 Bangladeshi women beat hosts Myanmar and became the lowest-ranked team in history to qualify for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

Bangladesh now has seven nationally declared marine protected or marine reserve areas, and the announcement has been presented as a milestone for the country’s blue economy.

Europe is melting, and your heatwave reservation is now confirmed at the Climate Crisis Club.

The Hasanul Haq Inu verdict is being read too narrowly if it is treated only as a question of whether 10 years of imprisonment is too little or too much.

When Bangladeshi girls do not see women’s football on prime-time television, when the coaches lack proper grounds, when the federation treats women players as an afterthought, they are not just experiencing market forces, they are experiencing the downstream consequences of institutional choices made across generations.

Love, as innocent as one can imagine, folds into new political contestation in the ongoing divisive politics dominating Bangladesh-India relations.

What Monwar achieved in life is multifarious, as he was always searching for new art forms to move beyond conventional thinking.

The upcoming budget implementation process provides an opportunity to recognise that professional freight drivers are not simply transport workers but strategic national assets.

The Rohingya refugee crisis remains one of the world’s largest and most protracted humanitarian emergencies.