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Housing Without Houses: The Hidden Cost of Bangladesh's Signboard Urbanisation

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Anyone travelling along Mawa Road towards the Padma Bridge can see how easily the language of progress is being used to disguise a serious national risk. Signboards announce mo... Read More


Teesta erosion leaves several hundred families homeless in northern districts

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- At least 386 houses have been washed away by severe erosion along the Teesta River in five northern districts over the past seven days, leaving hundreds of families homeless. ... Read More


Human rights experts commissioned by the UN's top human rights body

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- Human rights experts commissioned by the UN's top human rights body say they have found "reasonable grounds" to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in... Read More


Death by AI

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- I confess to having been thrilled at a recent piece of news emerging from the prescient world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). It was the moment when Anthropic researcher Jacob... Read More


Game-Changer for RMG: First Private US Cotton Warehouse to Cut Lead Times and Boost Trade

Bangladesh, Sept. 18 -- A privately operated US cotton warehouse is set to open in Anowara, Chattogram, in mid-November, as part of a strategic roadmap to significantly expand bilateral trade between ... Read More


Universities Without Campuses, Millions Without Literacy: Are We Building Education from the Wrong End?

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- here is a paradox in Bangladesh's education landscape. Higher education has expanded considerably, yet 22 public universities reportedly still operate without permanent campuses. At... Read More


Catherine Gardner Khan at the Women of the Channel Leadership Summit Asia 2026

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- eadership today is being shaped by more than titles, technology or corporate success. Increasingly, conversations around wellbeing, inclusion, allyship and the ability to navigate r... Read More


The Perfect Nightmare

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- or most public health experts working in or on Bangladesh, the summer has been a slowburn nightmare that at times appeared hesitant, even tenuous. But then something seemingly chang... Read More


News Media Takes Flight on AI Wings

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- It was in 1991 when I joined United News of Bangladesh, popularly known as UNB, as a trainee sub-editor, with a passion to pursue a career in English journalism despite not even hav... Read More


Dhaka, Tokyo relationship to continue to deepen: Yoshida Aya

Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- eputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh Yoshida Aya said Japan and Bangladesh had enjoyed a strong friendship for decades and expressed optimism that the relati... Read More