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Image: AI Generated The FY2026-27 national budget points to an important shift in how we think about the economy in Bangladesh. Since the birth of

Image: AI Generated A 56% rise in education spending, a near doubling of health funding, climate-relevant allocations of Tk51,746 crore and major business reforms suggest

Image: AI Generated Why FY2026–27 could be Bangladesh’s most action-oriented climate budget yet is because it links climate ambition with visible delivery. The budget connects

A New Social Contract and Budget 2026:

Democratic Governance, Public Welfare, and the State Philosophy of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party — A Comprehensive Policy Analysis Abstract The national budget is never a

Every four years, the world pauses. For a month, borders appear to blur. Political disputes recede from the headlines, replaced by line-ups, goals and dreams.

Beyond Dhaka: Rebuilding Local Government Structure in Bangladesh

Photo Credit : MD MARUF HASSAN In today’s world, Bangladesh stands at a very important turning point. Over the last few decades, the country has

A Light That Never Dies

Martyred President Ziaur Rahman and Bangladesh’s Unfinished Dream On the Occasion of His 45th Martyrdom Anniversary — 30 May 2026 The thirtieth of May is

Dukhu Mia’s Incomplete Rebellion

National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam ┃ Photo: BSS “আমি চির-বিদ্রোহী বীর — বিশ্ব ছাড়ায়ে উঠিয়াছি একা চির-উন্নত শির!” “I am the eternal rebel hero —

From Development Case to Strategic Partner: Exploring the EU-Bangladesh PCA

Bangladesh’s initialling of the new European Union–Bangladesh Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in last April 2026 received far less public attention than it deserved. Overshadowed

What Bangladeshi Migration Reveals About Spain’s New Policy

Image: AI Generated The image is by now familiar, a fragile boat in the Mediterranean, young men packed shoulder to shoulder, somewhere between Libya and

“এসো, এসো, এসো হে বৈশাখ—তাপসনিশ্বাসবায়ে মুমূর্ষুরে দাও উড়ায়ে,বৎসরের আবর্জনা দূর হয়ে যাক।” এই চিরায়ত আহ্বান শুধু একটি গান নয়, এটি বাঙালির চেতনার প্রতিধ্বনি। পহেলা বৈশাখের

Bangladesh’s future inevitably belongs to its youth. The question is whether its present institutions are prepared to share power accordingly Image : AI Generated Bangladesh

Image: AI Generated Standfirst: Within just two decades, Vietnam transformed from a colonial battleground into one of the central theatres of the Cold War. The

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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 ‘𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫’? A white paper is a comprehensive document that presents an authoritative report on a specific issue, often used to inform

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15 years of unchecked corruption, crony capitalism, and ‘Unnoyon’ propaganda have left Bangladesh’s economy on the brink. Behind the mega projects lies a legacy of