Bangladesh experienced over 30 earthquakes in the past one year. Though most of them were minor in intensity, measuring between 2.9 and 5.7 on the Richter Scale, they sounded the alarm for the country. Bangladesh is inherently prone to seismic activities as the country is located in an area where t
People in Dhaka and across the country are exasperated by the chaotic, inefficient public transport system. Previous governments failed to develop an efficient system. Abrupt and disjointed measures meant to fix public transport only made things more chaotic. As a result, mobility for regular commu
Bangladesh's rapid infrastructure expansion has strained fiscal and financial capacity. Public debt reached US$ 174 billion as of June 2025, driven largely by infrastructure financed through budget allocations, bank borrowing, and concessional external loans. At the same time, the banking sector re
The war in the Gulf region has put Bangladeshi migrant workers in their host countries in great jeopardy. It is not just about their safety and security due to the war raging through the region. Iranian drone and missile attacks on the US military installations including air and seaports, oil insta
Not all extortions are extortions. Collection of mutually agreed money from transport operators, according to a minister of the newly installed cabinet, is not extortion. He explains, "What is described as extortion on the roads" cannot be considered extortion because transport owners' association
Some recent media reports have highlighted the mosquito menace bedevilling life after sunset. Mosquitoes seem to be breeding unchecked in the absence of any effective eradication strategy by the city corporations and municipalities. The mosquito population is so dense in the surroundings that it ha
During the month of language, a debate resurfaced over the distortion of Bangla through the use of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu words and jargon. Some people alleged a deliberate move to replace common Bangla words with non-Bengali ones, claiming an intent to undermine the essence of the language. Man
Thousands of lives are lost prematurely on the roads in Bangladesh every year. Some die when the crashes take place but many others in the critical hours when they are rushed to Dhaka, hoping to get specialised emergency care in time. Sadly, they often fail to make it before the tragedy strikes. T
A recent analysis by economist Dr Zahid Hussain in an English Daily (TBS, January 31, 2026) offers a useful perspective on Bangladesh's inflation dynamics. He argues that food inflation largely operates independently of monetary policy, yet contributes to persistence in headline inflation. He furth
Whenever a powerful appointment drops in Bangladesh, one question pops up like clockwork: Was this about merit or was this about quota? The appointment of Major General Kaiser Rashid as the Director General of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) lands squarely in that debate. But a l
On 12 February 2026, Bangladesh did something important. Nearly 60% of its citizens voted. Polling day was largely calm. The Election Commission under the interim administration managed a process that was orderly and participatory. In a country where elections have too often carried fear in their w
The newly elected BNP government has not wasted time over requesting the UN to defer the process of country's LDC graduation. Notably, the country was scheduled to graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category on November 4, 2026 following completion of the 5-year preparatory period gran
With the US Supreme Court (SC) upholding the lower court ruling that the reciprocal tariffs President Trump imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) is illegal, its fallouts were supposed to be sobering enough to dissipate the turmoil in global trade the tariff policy c
