When my wife told me we were expecting our third child, my first thought wasn't about diaper bags or sleepless nights. It was much scarier than that: "Oh God, can we afford to educate the third one?" It wasn't just the fear of another tuition bill - the deeper anxiety that we might have to compromi
Although much has been said about ending chaotic traffic and ensuring road safety, the interim government has failed to bring about any perceptible change in terms of traffic congestion and road accidents. The roads remain as deadly as ever. According to a report by the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Sami
After five and a half decades of independence, the health sector in Bangladesh remains mired in a mix of severe mismanagement, rampant corruption, and insensitivity. Despite making significant advancement in medical infrastructure and human resources, the sector has yet to provide basic medical tre
After three gruelling years of the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed over seven million lives globally and caused unprecedented disruption to international trade, it was widely believed that the pandemic had gone, thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and growing natural immunity. However, far from d
Wind power, with its immense capacity to generate clean, renewable energy, remains underutilised in Bangladesh's energy strategy. However, recent developments signal a shift in direction. A major offshore wind project, still in its early stages, was announced at COP28 as a collaborative initiative
In a historic policy shift, Bangladesh’s interim government has announced that from the 2025–26 fiscal year onward, women's unpaid care and domestic work will be officially counted in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This long-overdue decision marks a watershed moment&m
Treatment at a major government-owned eye hospital, the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital (NIOH), has been suspended since last Wednesday (May 28).The reports are rather sketchy about what exactly happened that led to total work stoppage by doctors, nurses and other staffs of a speci
That floods in this deltaic plain are recurrent is no news. The news is that the timing of this type of natural calamity has changed remarkably. Floods and the monsoon are interlinked. Before the month of Ashar on the Bangla calendar, the onset of monsoon was unimaginable. But this unprecedented ph
Bangladesh is home to over 48,000 blind children, based on the WHO's global estimate of the prevalence of childhood blindness, which is 0.75 per 1,000 children. Furthermore, 1.3 million children between the ages of 5 and 15 years have refractive error at an estimated prevalence of 4 percent. Vision
In line with the July uprising's resounding mandate to reform the state, the interim government is undertaking a series of institutional reforms - including the reconstruction of the National Revenue Board and the enactment of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance - aimed at strengthening instit
Over the decades, government employees in the country have enjoyed exclusive perks and benefits regardless of their performance. Almost every government extended various benefits to them, ignoring the budget constraints and their due accountability to the people. The primary reason for providing su
Health facilities are the places where the two most important events of life for a large number of humans - birth and death - take place. In today's world parents want their babies are born in a hospital, not at home, to avoid childbirth complications that might risk the life of baby or mother or b
The proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2025–26 (FY26) needs to outline key strategies and initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable growth, equity, and social welfare in Bangladesh. The primary objectives should include ensuring fiscal sustainability by balancing revenues and expen
