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A Budget That Names the Disease

Bangladesh now has the diagnostic tools, the legal framework, and crucially, the public honesty about the scale of the task that previous governments lacked. What it does with that foundation over the next two to three years, not the next two to three months, is the real story still being written.

Inside Bangladesh's New Youth Culture

This asymmetry raises an uncomfortable question: If globalization is presented as a two-way exchange, why does cultural traffic so often move in one dominant direction?

Diplomacy Afresh: H.E. Dinesh Trivedi

It is prudent for the Indian government to appoint H.E. Dinesh Trivedi, a former politician, as the High Commissioner to Bangladesh at a time when relations between the two countries are experiencing turbulence over the ouster of the last government. 

What Robin Khuda’s Investment in India Tells Us

The government and private sector have an opportunity to work together to translate the positive policy signals contained in the budget into tangible investment outcomes. If we do so successfully, Bangladesh will not only attract foreign capital but also encourage successful members of the Bangladeshi diaspora to invest their expertise, resources, and networks in the country's future.

The Case of the Garo Community

Bangladesh cannot claim to protect cultural diversity while systematically demolishing the indigenous land system that supports that culture.

The Role of Collagen

Collagen, a fibrous protein composed primarily of glycine, proline, and hydroxyproline, is particularly important during the proliferative and remodeling phases. Without sufficient collagen synthesis, wounds may heal slowly, remain fragile, or become susceptible to infection and reopening.

Communication is No Longer Optional

The simple rule is this: If something can be misunderstood, it probably will be. And if it can be said in a simpler way, it should be. Because people do not expect perfect speeches. They just want clear ones.

Looking Beyond LCs

Bangladesh Bank’s circular issued on June 11 represents a timely, strategic, and forward-looking shift toward the development and facilitation of alternative trade finance mechanisms.

The Cold Chain Question We are Not Asking

Only through a combined approach -- strengthened technical capacity, strict regulation, and informed public awareness -- can we ensure that vaccines retain their full effectiveness from manufacturer to patient, and that preventable tragedies are avoided.

Malaysia First, Then China

This is not a government choosing China over India, or East Asia over the West. Rather, Dhaka is trying to keep every door open for as long as the money keeps coming in and as long as no single lender or ally claims it exclusively.

Why the Dollar Remains Inevitable

Stability is not achieved through currency redesign, but through effective liquidity coordination and risk management within the existing global monetary framework.

The World Hanging on a Bamboo Pole

The distance between Bangladesh and the World Cup cannot be measured in kilometres. It is measured in institutions, accountability, planning, and political will. Perhaps one day, when the World Cup comes around again, one flag on that bamboo pole will sell just a little more than the rest.

Promised Work, Deployed to War

An unknown number of Bangladeshi young men whose families parted with savings of 10 lakh taka or more for the prospect of a better life for them, find themselves on a distant frontline in a war they never chose, in a country whose language they cannot speak, and fighting for a side they were never asked to join.

The Missing Number in the Budget

The first BNP budget allocates billions for growth, infrastructure, and social protection. But its success will ultimately be judged by whether it creates employment for Bangladesh's growing workforce.

Morality Before Democracy

Democracy survives not because leaders are always virtuous, but because citizens possess the courage and awareness to resist injustice.

Europe's Defence Dilemma in an Era of American Retrenchment

A more self-reliant Europe could also stimulate greater defence-industrial cooperation, increased arms exports, and new opportunities for technological and industrial partnerships with smaller states. It may ultimately contribute to a more multipolar international security environment in which European powers exercise greater strategic influence.