In the digital age, educational technology (edtech) is revolutionising teacher training worldwide.

Bangladesh’s struggle with brain drain is not new. According to data collected from 175 countries between 2007 and 2024, the ‘Human Flight and Brain Drain Index’ indicates that Bangladesh has the 37th highest propensity for brain drain.

It is often considered cliche to say “Education is the backbone of a nation”, but it cannot be far from an important truth for Bangladesh.

In Bangladesh, academia is often one of the most overlooked aspects that has the potential to greatly contribute to the country’s sustainable development.

There’s no denying that July altered the political reality of Bangladesh. The uprising toppled a deeply entrenched despot and unleashed a wave of change that felt as sudden as it was transformative.

The title of this write-up may appear somewhat misleading, but there are valid reasons to pose such a question, as there is context to it. Bangladesh is set to graduate from the group of least developed countries (LDCs) on November 24, 2026.

Empirical evidence globally suggests that foreign direct investment (FDI), when used strategically and combined with supportive policies, can facilitate economic growth. Recent examples of countries that have prospered from a strong FDI role include Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Today, Bangladesh aspires to build a society without inequalities—particularly economic inequalities.

Bangladesh, with its population of 170 million, holds immense potential for women to drive innovation, productivity, and economic growth.

One of Benjamin Franklin’s quotes states, “Creditors have better memories than debtors.” But the inverse is true in Bangladesh, where the creditors often intentionally suffer from amnesia.

If you’ve been to a grocery store in Bangladesh lately, you’ve probably felt the sting of rising prices.

Microfinance—which started as microcredit after independence—now covers a range of financial products and services, such as savings, credit, insurance, payments, and money transfers.

Bangladesh’s capital market has long been entrapped in a vicious cycle of underdevelopment.

One might be forgiven for thinking that the turbulence unleashed by Donald Trump’s trade policies during his first term as president of the United States was overhyped—especially since Bangladesh’s export contraction between July 2019 and February 2020,

Imagine this: Bangladesh in 2030 is not just a country, but a shining example of what people can achieve together.

Bangladesh has grown consistently over a decade to reach close to half a trillion dollars in GDP and is expected to graduate to middle-income status by the end of the decade.

Air Arabia, the leading low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, unveiled an extraordinary early bird promotion called ‘super seat sale’ with discounted offers on 500,000 seats across the company’s entire network. 

They demand swift arrest of the attackers

The central bank's payment system department filed the case with Motijheel Police Station

Nishat’s revolutionary goals for landscaping