The Worst of All Worlds
Contrary to what regime defenders believe, this government is not safe. People who are encouraging it to become more coercive are doing it a serious disservice.
From Witnessing China’s Rise to Building a Shared Future
A genuine win-win partnership should create employment for Bangladeshis, strengthen Bangladeshi enterprises and build local capacity while providing Chinese businesses with opportunities in a growing market.
The Useful Idiots of Empire
When Global South outlets amplify that framing without question, they become complicit in a propaganda architecture they did not build and do not control.
From Witnessing China’s Rise to Building a Shared Future
A genuine win-win partnership should create employment for Bangladeshis, strengthen Bangladeshi enterprises and build local capacity while providing Chinese businesses with opportunities in a growing market.
Five New Digital Banks and the Long Road to the Last Mile
Safer to enter, harder to run: The revised rules may slow digital banks on their way to the underserved.
How Salinity is Threatening Coastal Public Health
The historical responsibility for climate change belongs to the developed world, yet the extreme price is still being paid by our marginalized coastal people.
The Worst of All Worlds
Contrary to what regime defenders believe, this government is not safe. People who are encouraging it to become more coercive are doing it a serious disservice.
The Useful Idiots of Empire
When Global South outlets amplify that framing without question, they become complicit in a propaganda architecture they did not build and do not control.
China’s Quiet War for Influence in Iran and the Middle East
China can simply keep enough doors open for Iran to survive and enough alternatives available for other Middle Eastern states to avoid choosing the US alone.
The Hidden Cost of the New Government Pay Scale
The most significant cost of Bangladesh’s new government pay scale may not be measured in government expenditure. It may be measured in incentives.
The Clock is Ticking
The nation needs a doctrine to specifically define what the state should exist for and what it should deposit into the people's account for a longer term than an electoral cycle. The plan can be subordinated to the doctrine to ensure continuity of governance, not of party.
Why Bangladesh Cannot Afford to Fail the 2027 Money Laundering Test
Bangladesh does not need more boxes ticked. It needs evidence that financial crime is investigated regardless of who committed it, that stolen assets can be recovered, and that institutions can withstand political pressure.
The Missing Weapon in the Fight Against Crime
Creating jobs, then, isn’t only economic policy. Done alongside effective law enforcement, it is a policy for dignity, social stability, and ultimately crime prevention. One hand must enforce the law. The other must build something worth not risking.
The Boys We Push Away Just When They Need Us Most
We do not need to treat every adolescent as a potential delinquent, nor romanticize their behaviour; we simply need to stop treating their awkwardness, anger, arrogance, and confusion as reasons to abandon them.
The Marriage Market and Marrying Late
That creates a peculiar social paradox: The more accomplished a woman becomes, the more selective the marriage market can become -- not because her value diminishes, but because the available configurations change.
Taking Lessons from the Odyssey at the UN
A country cannot prosper by shutting the world out. Nor can it prosper by opening itself so completely that others determine the terms. Hospitality works because it is reciprocal.
Understanding the New Immigration Reality
In the twenty-first century, the most successful nations will not necessarily be those that simply build higher walls. They will be those that build wiser and wider gates.
Bangladesh’s All-Time Test XI
While recency bias plagues most All-Time XI lists, where how far you go back tends to depend on how old you are, with Bangladesh, we don’t really have to worry about that, as we can only go back to 2000 anyway.
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