Bangladesh is standing at a rare and decisive crossroads in its demographic journey, a moment economists call the “window of opportunity.” As fertility rates fall and life expectancy rises, the country now has more working-age citizens than dependents, creating the potential for rapid and sustained economic growth. But this window, experts warn, is temporary and […]
Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam returned to Dhaka early Saturday after being released from an Israeli prison. Alam arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 4:45 a.m. on a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul and was greeted by family, friends, and colleagues from Drik and Pathshala. Alam had been detained Wednesday […]
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has released a powerful documentary titled “Unfolding The Truth” exposing the systematic and widespread abductions carried out under Bangladesh’s previous regime. The film reveals how victims were taken, where they were held, and who orchestrated the crimes, drawing from recovered evidence and testimonies that piece together a chilling […]
Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam, released by Israeli authorities on Friday after joining a Free Palestine campaign, is expected to arrive in Dhaka at 4:55 a.m. Saturday. Earlier, Alam reached Istanbul around 2:30 p.m. local time and was received by Bangladesh Consul General Mohammad Mizanur Rahman. Ambassador Md Amanur Rahman said […]
The Bangladesh Army has detained 15 of its officers after arrest warrants were issued against 30 people over alleged crimes against humanity and enforced disappearances during the former Awami League government. Army Adjutant General Maj Gen Md Hakimuzzaman confirmed the detentions at a briefing on Saturday, saying the officers were taken into custody following the […]
A complementary food for undernourished children developed by Bangladesh’s International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b) and Washington University in St. Louis has been named one of TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025 under the Social Impact category. The innovation, called MDCF-2 or microbiome-directed complementary food, contains a mix of chickpea flour, soybean flour, peanut […]
In a time when global alliances shift by the week and trade wars strain old partnerships, Bangladesh is showing what steadfast friendship looks like. While some nations have turned away from U.S. goods amid political tensions and tariffs, Bangladesh has done the opposite, doubling its imports of American soybeans in just two months. This is […]
Bangladesh has doubled its imports of U.S. soybeans in just two months, taking advantage of a global glut caused by China’s halt in purchases amid a tariff dispute with Washington. Imports from the United States surged from 200,000 tonnes in June–July to 400,000 tonnes in August–September, a 100 percent increase, according to the U.S. Soybean […]
Bangladesh’s economic activity accelerated in September, with the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index rising to 59.1 from 58.3 in August, according to PMI Bangladesh, a joint initiative of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Policy Exchange Bangladesh. The gain marked the 13th straight month of manufacturing growth, with expansions in new orders, exports, output, […]
Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, a global voice for truth and human rights, now sits in Israeli custody after being seized from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. His only “crime” was documenting a humanitarian mission. The silence from Washington, the closest ally and chief satellite partner of Israel, is unacceptable. Alam’s detention is […]
