Pakistan may be relevant. But relevance is not neutrality, and it is not trustworthiness. Any diplomatic process in which Pakistan seeks a decisive role should be treated with strict limits, hard verification, and deep skepticism.
In many ways, the deployment of AI-controlled traffic signals represents a test of whether Dhaka is prepared to embrace smarter urban governance.
Growing up between cultures, I had this grounding and understanding that textiles carried histories of migration, labour and ceremony.
For many, the desire to contribute extends far beyond remittances -- it reflects a deep and enduring connection to the country.
AI is moving faster than any of them. The question is not whether algorithms belong anywhere near the battlefield. The question is who decides where the line is -- and whether anyone is really drawing it at all.
If Bangladesh can spend decades debating who qualifies as a Freedom Fighter, why has it never undertaken a house-by-house, district-by-district effort to document those who perished?
The client eyes you across the desk, not the screen. Efficiency kneels to trust; betray it, and no algorithm absolves. Guard that human bond fiercely: Our future depends on it.
The people living along the southwest's rivers want the river back. A barrage and a river are different things.
The most important reforms, including tax modernization, banking-sector restructuring, and stronger central bank independence, remain incomplete. The coming budget will therefore be more than a financial document. It will be the first serious indication of whether the government intends to match cautious rhetoric with sustained reform.
In this environment, terms like “deep state conspiracy,” “foreign funding,” etc provide a ready‑made vocabulary for dismissing the July uprising as manufactured rather than acknowledging the real anger that drove it.
When the domestic market offers higher returns with lower risks, firms naturally prioritize domestic sales over exports.
Incorporating constitutional education into all faculties could play a significant role in developing informed, responsible, and constitutionally aware citizens.
Ten years have now passed since his execution. Another ten will pass. Then another. Generations will arrive knowing his name only through history books, political arguments, or fading photographs. Time inevitably erodes public memory.
The recent trade agreement with the US could stop Bangladesh from building any more nuclear power plants.
In this new Counterpoint Podcast, Jyoti Rahman and Ehteshamul Haque discuss and dissect popular culture from home and abroad, contemporary and from times of yore. The first episode explores the capers of the great Bengali sleuth Feluda (and his posse) in the desserts of Rajasthan in the book and movie Shonar Kella. The episode also covers broader works of Satyajit Ray.
Visibility is not cosmetic. It is accountability. A case should not disappear into bureaucratic darkness simply because the public has moved on.
