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Fishermen in France, truckers in Portugal, rural campaigners in Ireland and workers in Greece are reacting to the same energy shock. Their grievances differ, but

On 22 September, the man who opened the world’s largest diplomatic gathering was a Bangladeshi. Khalilur Rahman, elected President of the 81st session of the

Introduction: The Illusion of Perimeter Security & The Politics of Exposure Over the past decade, Bangladesh embarked on an aggressive, centralized transition toward digital governance.

For Bangladesh, climate change increasingly shapes what the country seeks from the world: finance to protect vulnerable communities, technology to strengthen resilience, investment in cleaner

Who Do We Trust When Everything Looks Like News?

The injunction to “Choose Trusted Journalism” sounds perfectly reasonable, echoing the moral clarity of a public health campaign or a civic duty reminder. It implies

In a democracy, judicial independence is measured not only by how judges decide cases but also by who controls the conditions under which they work.

“We carved no coal, nor fueled the roaring mills, Yet tides now claim our valleys and our hills. The distant smoke that built your towers

Bangladesh presses for climate finance, loss-and-damage support and stronger global action as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his Special Assistant Dr Md Saimum Parvez outline

Bangladesh Is Right to Put New EVs First

By keeping used electric vehicles out for now, the government has chosen the harder but more sustainable path. Picture a buyer shopping for her first

Algorithmic Dilemma in the Digital Peacebuilding

An Analysis on the National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2026-2030 (Under Consultation) towards countering AI-Driven Electoral Disinformation in Local Governments of Bangladesh PRELUDE: The cognition bias

The United Nations at a Crossroads: Can the World Restore Trust and Peace?

The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly is taking place at a time when the international system appears more divided than it has

How Did a Vaccine-Preventable Disease Become a National Crisis?

By Sabiha Zakir Bangladesh was supposed to close the measles chapter. Instead Bangladesh turned into a national crisis over measles. Since mid-March 2026, the country

“I was a science student and got GPA 5 in my SSC exam. But before SSC, my family forced me to marry at 15. After

বাংলা নাট্যসাহিত্যের ইতিহাসে সেলিম আল দীন (১৯৪৯-২০০৮) এক অনন্য নাম। তাকে রবীন্দ্রনাথ-পরবর্তী কালের বাংলা ভাষার অন্যতম শ্রেষ্ঠ নাট্যকার হিসেবে বিবেচনা করা যেতে পারে। এর কারণ

Abu Abdor Mohammad Zahirullah was born on 19 August 1935, in British India, in Majupur village of the present-day Sonagazi Upazila of Feni district. He