Specialised courts remain one of the most important mechanisms for addressing crimes against women and children, but meaningful reform is urgently needed.

On March 3, as the world marked World Wildlife Day, Bangladesh was reminded of a structural question: can biodiversity survive under a revenue-oriented forest governance model?

Ramadan lives simultaneously in crowded markets and quiet hostels, in neighbourhood mosques and on mobile screens.

Activism is not just a reaction to an incident or a one-day event—it is a continuous process, a relentless fight for equality that must persist until it is achieved.

Nearly a hundred years ago, in 1927, something “revolutionary” happened in Stuttgart, Germany.

The real problem is not the use of AI itself. The problem is that writing classes have often focused too much on the finished essay and not enough on the thinking behind it.

As we consider the realities faced by migrants, their power to organise, and the significance of their contributions, it becomes clear that migration is not a problem to be solved but a dynamic process to be understood and respected.

If we look at Bangladesh in parallel to Europe during the 1968 uprisings, we find Dhaka itself boiling with mass unrest in 1969.

It is puzzling that in Bangladesh universities, both sociology and anthropology disciplines overlooked and neglected the Weberian model of multidimensional stratification system.

Moreover, microplastics can absorb heavy metals such as nickel, cadmium, lead, copper, and titanium onto their surfaces, increasing the risk of cancer in the human body.

We don’t need more violence, not even in the name of punishment.

Bangladesh has around 180 million people living in a small land area and ranks 8th in the world by population, though the GDP of the country was USD 2551 in 2023.

It is tempting to draw dramatic parallels between the Arab Spring and contemporary South Asia, especially as Bangladesh is, at the time of writing, holding the much-anticipated parliamentary elections.

Maududi treats normal gender interaction as dangerous, placing the burden on women to withdraw while excusing men from responsibility.

Every fatal crash is not just an accident; it is an indictment. The true test of the next government will not be the inauguration of another mega-project. It will be the day a commuter can travel from Uttara to Motijheel without fearing for their life, without losing three hours of their day, and without paying a bribe.

The Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, has categorically declared that no woman can ever occupy the party’s highest leadership position.

We used to be sorted into faith by geography. Now, sorting is done by online echo chambers and nebulous algorithms.

Over the past few decades, Bangladesh has made significant progress in expanding access to education, moving from a setting where schooling was a privilege to one where it is both a legal obligation and a widely accepted social norm.

It is a striking paradox that recent right-wing radical discourse in Bangladesh portrays feminism as a “Western agenda”.

During the peak of the monsoon season, it takes the high Himalayan water only days to reach the Bay of Bengal; however, it is a different story for the sediment coming from those high places.