Youth policy cannot simply mean another training activity, another freelancing scheme, a few youth forum talks, or loan access workshops that fail to simplify capital for young entrepreneurs.
No one could have predicted this disaster would happen when it did, but we all knew it would happen one day.
The water cycle is the planet's great equalizer. We have forgotten this. The flood is a brutal reminder.
The ultimate test should be simple: Does membership enhance Bangladesh's security, economic interests and diplomatic leverage while preserving its freedom to make independent decisions? If the answer is yes, the pact deserves serious consideration. If it threatens strategic autonomy, caution should prevail.
To remain silent under the pretext of “not being close enough” is not humility. It is an abdication of awareness. The burden of witnessing belongs to anyone willing to look.
Not only did Mr. Alamgir represent a big obstacle for the right-wing network in their pursuit of power and rent but he was also a prominent face of the liberal democratic elite. He is also an obstacle in the spreading of right-wing influences within the BNP.
If filmmaking were simply the execution of something that already existed perfectly inside the director’s head, then perhaps the people around the director could be interchangeable. But I do not believe they are. The collective resonance of the actor and crew establishes a soul to the cinema.
Satellite images show the glacial collapse on the North Face of Langtang was in Nepal itself
The Gothic leaves us with that uncomfortable space between sympathy and fear. Its women linger there, neither innocent nor monstrous, but painfully human.
In Bierce's world, Hastur watches over the shepherds. In Chambers' world, the same name is bound to the Yellow Sign, a mark that spreads corruption to anyone who looks at it for too long.
Wrath can be inherited, provoked by confinement, born from obsession, hidden beneath good manners or turned against oneself.
Giving a woman a corner of the bus and giving her control of the direction of the entire bus are not the same politics. Today her passengers may be women. Tomorrow everyone may be on board.
In Episode 09 of Counterpoint with Zafar Sobhan, Zafar Sobhan is joined by Md. Rubaiyath Sarwar to discuss Bangladesh’s first Doppler Poll. The conversation explores what the survey reveals, how its methodology and findings differ from other polls, and what the numbers tell us about public opinion.
Bangladesh stands at an energy crossroads. By pairing modern financial risk management, diversified onshore infrastructure, and long-term producer partnerships with free-market structural reforms, the nation can move past recurring energy crises and build a resilient foundation for future economic growth.
A river does not recognize a border. A bird carries no passport. The wind requires no visa. Seeds do not stop at lines drawn on human maps. An elephant does not know which hill belongs to Bangladesh, which to India, which to Myanmar.
Limited access to funding, mentorship, and training is also a persistent challenge, especially outside major cities.
