Thoughts

Thoughts

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Awareness and Pre-marital Screening is the key to Thalassemia prevention in Bangladesh

Thalassemia prevention is not just a medical responsibility but a collective social duty. Premarital screening stands as a powerful tool in breaking the cycle of transmission and ensuring a...

When the empire outlasts its founder's wisdom

When the empire outlasts its founder's wisdom

Bangladesh's FDI problem is not one of quantity — it is one of quality

Bangladesh's FDI problem is not one of quantity — it is one of quality

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters celebrate as early trends show their party leading in the West Bengal state assembly election results, outside the party's regional office in Kolkata, India, 4 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

How BJP plotted its Bengal victory

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West Bengal’s electoral shift and its implications for India–Bangladesh relations

Timely weather forecasts and early warning systems can support farmers in making better decisions. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Forecast-based rice farming can transform Bangladesh’s agriculture

What global hiring trends mean for Bangladesh

What global hiring trends mean for Bangladesh

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Too many of us, and not enough of everything else

A pair of Little Terns

A date with Padma’s breeding waders in Rajshahi 

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The deadly loop: How Yaba fuels a new wave of digital addiction

Our carbon market framework, still in its early form, attempts to map out how mitigation can be authorised, tracked, measured, and eventually sold. Photo: Reuters

Carbon trading will reward Bangladesh only if its numbers are trusted

Timely weather forecasts and early warning systems can support farmers in making better decisions. Photo: Rajib Dhar 

Forecast-based rice farming can transform Bangladesh’s agriculture

The policy sets ambitious targets of achieving 20% renewable energy by 2030 and 30% by 2041. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

Renewable Energy Policy 2025: Powering Bangladesh’s clean energy transition