On August 24-26, 2025, something remarkable happened in Cox's Bazar. More than 100 Rohingya from the camps and the global diaspora gathered with civil society leaders, humanitarian and development partners, UN agencies, member states, and senior officials of the Bangladesh government, including the
Every country carries a thick book of sorrow-some hidden in secrecy, others etched on history as an eternal reminder to generations yet unborn. For Bangladesh, a country born out of the 1971 war of liberation and genocide, its heritage of suffering is inseparable from its struggle for freedom. Agai
Bangladesh, a nation of over 175 million people, stands at a pivotal juncture in its economic journey with an opportunity to utilise its burgeoning domestic market and a demographic dividend active till the next decade. Despite notable progress in poverty alleviation and economic growth, a signific
Scientific journals have long been central to the advancement of discovery, defining how knowledge is disseminated, scrutinised, and preserved. From 17th-century pamphlets to contemporary digital platforms, journals have transmitted insights across generations. They serve as channels for new findin
Knowing Humanity in the Social World is an expansive intellectual portrait of one of the most provocative and polarising figures in contemporary science and technology studies (STS) and social epistemology, Steve Fuller. Authored by Francis X. Remedios and Val Dusek, the book charts Fuller's later
Strategic economic analysts have been closely monitoring the different dimensions that have been evolving over the past few weeks pertaining to US tariff deals all over the world. James FitzGerald and Tom Geoghegan in their observations in the BBC have tried in their own way to identify the winners
We are living in an age where the transformation of life from physical world to digital is transitioning through various means such as artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, large language model so on and so forth, in a way which is unparalleled. And the way technologies are evolving it wo
Advanced experimental laboratories are essential for scientific progress, yet building one from scratch-especially in a resource-constrained setting-demands vision, persistence, and extraordinary effort. My journey to establish the Nanotechnology Research Laboratory (NRL) at BUET began in 2013, sho
In the second and third decades of the twentieth century, some of the most significant events in human history occurred, such as World War I, the Treaty of Versailles, the Russian Revolution and the beginning of socialism, Mussolini's emergence in Italy, and the rise of fascism worldwide, the Great
There are all the mysteries remaining unsolved. There are the questions which have not had answers. Perhaps we will never arrive at circumstances where our enquiries will be looked into, to our satisfaction. In a world where some of the strangest things have happened since time immemorial, it is no
The 11th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC2025), held in the vibrant city of Bangkok from July 15 to 17, stood as a testament to the unwavering global dedication toward creating a sustainable, equitable, and resilient future. Over these three days, an extraordinary assembly of scholars, polic
In an era of shifting global power, climate urgency, and rapid technological disruption, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) remains a central force in shaping Asia’s development trajectory. A timely new book, The Elgar Companion to the Asian Development Bank (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024), off
Prioritising social protection as a strategic investment for development in Asia and the Pacific will allow everyone to thrive as challenges are overcome argue Asia and the Pacific is navigating multiple disruptions, both positive and negative. Economic restructuring, green
