Bangladesh faces mounting climate threats as extreme heat, flooding, and rising coastal salinity put millions at risk, according to a new World Bank report on South Asia’s adaptation challenges.
Bangladesh is missing critical opportunities in the two largest markets on its doorstep, economist Rehman Sobhan warned in a recent speech, arguing that the country’s private sector and policymakers have failed to adjust to a transformed global economic order.
Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, delivered a stark warning on Bangladesh’s declining education standards at the Bay of Bengal Conversation 2025, organized by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS). He said the country is jeopardizing its long-term future by failing to invest in knowledge, research and basic educational quality.
Dhaka has formally asked New Delhi for the second time to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who was sentenced to death by Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal on November 17 for crimes against humanity during last year’s July uprising.
Bangladesh must rethink its long-standing Westward economic orientation and align itself with Asia’s rising economic centers, economist Rehman Sobhan said, arguing that the global balance of power has shifted decisively east. Sobhan said Bangladesh’s historic focus on the United States and Europe no longer reflects the realities of global trade, technology or capital flows. “We […]
Bangladesh’s two dominant political parties, the Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, are mired in internal crises as Jamaat-e-Islami expands its reach ahead of an uncertain national election.
Jamaat-e-Islami has reemerged as one of Bangladesh’s most consequential political forces, gaining visibility on campuses, in civic institutions and in national polling as the country moves toward an uncertain election. Analysts say the Islamist party’s expanding footprint is the result of long organizational discipline combined with failures by mainstream parties to sustain public trust or […]
Zillur Rahman’s analysis outlines the contradictions within Tarique Rahman’s political image, but it avoids the most obvious conclusion. Tarique Rahman is 60 years old, and his political habits are fixed. He is too old, too deeply shaped by the practices that defined his rise, and too entrenched in his past behavior to change now. Bangladesh […]
The discussion of India’s role in Sheikh Hasina’s rise and fall often overlooks a central truth: the India-Bangladesh relationship has always been strongest when it grew from the ground up. Bangladesh should use this moment to strengthen people-to-people ties, especially between Bangladeshis and the many millions of Bengalis in India who have long shared cultural, […]
A Lalon Sadhusanga in Narayanganj was sharply scaled back Saturday after protests from a local religious group pressured authorities to restrict the annual spiritual gathering.
