Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- Bangladesh is living through a period of extraordinary social transformations, where demographic shifts, political tensions, urbanisation pressures, environmental threats, labour market disruptions, and technological changes interact in ways that challenge older assumptions about society. Yet these transformations are often discussed in isolated spaces: academics write for academics, activists speak to activists, policymakers converse among themselves, and citizens remain largely observers in conversations that shape their lives.

In this fragmented landscape, Bangladesh urgently needs a renewed commitment to public sociology-an orientation of scholarship that bridges the gap between academic inquiry and civic engagement...