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Teknaf to Tetulia

How well do you know Bangladeshi geography?

Interview with Khalid Quadir

'This partnership demonstrates how aligning business practices with global standards can attract international investment'

I have got a job, but …

Unlocking opportunity by tackling Bangladesh’s employment challenges

Pick your poison

AL and BNP both show nothing but contempt for the Bangladeshi voter

Winning back the students

What can the government do to win back the students and indeed the rest of the country?

The kids are alright, how about you?

An appeal to fellow 40-plus folks to wake up from selfish slumber and join our kids

The reform options

Assessing various reform ideas that have been floated

Asma Bibi's harrowing journey: A tale of survival, trafficking, and courage

While much of the trafficking narrative involving Rohingya women focuses on destinations like Malaysia, Asma's story is a reminder that trafficking can take many forms and lead to various destinations

The fundamental problem

Extreme centralization of power made Bangladesh vulnerable to despotism

The future is now

You try to silence Bangladeshis or ignore their concerns only at your own peril

When the dust settles

The destruction of the house on Road 32 has left all of us fundamentally poorer

Papye et fe

Three months on from the onset of the Monsoon Revolution, time to reset expectations about politics, and remain hopeful

Sheikhdown

A personal reflection on the cult of personality that underpinned the Hasina regime