Bangladesh has become remarkably efficient at receiving money from citizens who are not physically present. In FY2025-26, workers’ remittances reached
17 Oct 2026 Today's Newspaper
Illusion of Distance
Major crises rarely become devastating because of a single event. Their real impact depends on the weaknesses already built into
26 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
Electric, but Is It Clean?
A battery-run rickshaw looks clean where we see it. It moves without tailpipe smoke, costs relatively little to operate and
12 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
Who Gets to Govern the University?
A recent episode at a public university in Bangladesh offers a useful case for thinking about a problem larger than
05 Sep 2026 Today's Newspaper
The Himalayas and the Delta Are One Story
The disaster across the Nepal-Tibet border on 26 August was no ordinary flood. Nepal’s disaster authorities said an ice-rock avalanche
29 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
What This Presidential Vote Revealed
The election of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as Bangladesh’s 23rd president deserves more attention than the result alone suggests. He
22 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
Why River Pollution Still Pays in Dhaka?
A government survey presented in Dhaka on 13 August identified 224 waste-discharge outlets connected to the Buriganga and Turag rivers,
15 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
One Fire, One Crisis
The fire at Excelerate Energy’s floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali did more than interrupt one piece of equipment; it revealed
08 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
Remittance and Digital Finance
Bangladesh’s remittance system is moving from a branch-dependent, paper-heavy model towards a regulated digital network that can deliver money directly
01 Aug 2026 Today's Newspaper
A Clearer Forex Framework for Digital Exports
Bangladesh Bank has consolidated and restated the foreign-exchange rules applicable to freelancers and individual service exporters, bringing them into closer
25 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper
The Capacity Trap
Bangladesh has repealed the Quick Enhancement of Electricity and Energy Supply (Special Provisions) Act, but the financial obligations created under
18 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper
Bad Loans Cannot Be Merged Away
Bad loans do not remain inside bank files. Their pressure moves quietly into the wider economy. A manufacturer may postpone
11 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper
The Open Border Paradox
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, Bangladesh made a quiet policy move with large economic implications. At a cabinet meeting held
04 Jul 2026 Today's Newspaper
Fossilising the Future
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn,
28 Jun 2026 Today's Newspaper
World Cup or a Platform Event?
The FIFA World Cup has long occupied a rare place in global culture because it creates a shared public reference
20 Jun 2026 Today's Newspaper
Budget for Ballots, Deficit of Trust
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold.” -- W. B. Yeats In his poem “The Second Coming”, Yeats wrote those words from
13 Jun 2026 Today's Newspaper
El Niño: Alarm Bell Ringing for Bangladesh
Bangladesh does not need to see the Pacific Ocean to feel it. A farmer may never read an El Niño
06 Jun 2026 Today's Newspaper
Eid Beyond Celebration: Relearning the Ethics of Sacrifice
The story at the center of Eid-ul-Azha is not one of loss or fear...
01 Jun 2026 Opinion
Bangladesh’s Climate Claim
Bangladesh should treat the United Nations vote on the International Court of Justice climate opinion as a legal signal addressed
23 May 2026 Today's Newspaper
Universities and the Price of Aspiration
On 5 May 2026, at a views-exchange meeting organised by the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh in Dhaka, Education
