Survivors of Dhaka slum fire need urgent support: The Daily Star
Experts have repeatedly mentioned crucial reforms: accessible roads, safer construction materials, proper electrical maintenance, and, most importantly, community-based…
Climate crossroads: The Statesman
As the world gathers at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil, a familiar tension has once again taken centre stage: developing nations demanding equity and developed…
Dhaka’s earthquake danger ignored for too long
The fate of a megacity like Dhaka facing a potential major earthquake depends on its level of preparation, scientific insight, and coordinated action, says the writer. Without…
The children who work while we look away
Recent surveys by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF revealed that 9.2 percent of children aged between 5 and 17 are engaged in child labour, an increase of 1.2…
Workers’ safety comes first: Philippine Daily Inquirer
The country’s information technology and business process management industry is a major component of the economy. However, the industry’s big economic contribution is not…
What to learn from ‘KPop Demon Hunters’
Setting aside hate and vengeance, the writer says the movie suggests we can instead embrace those who are different from us and care about others who need help to make the world a…
Inclusivity critical for AI governance
The writer says, "The internet endured because its governance allowed for inclusivity rather than exclusivity. AI, although vastly more complex, requires the same foundational…
When a robot becomes one of us
The writer says: "Perhaps, then, the true test of the future will not be whether a robot can pass for human, but whether we can remain humane in a world where machines look back…
‘Michelin moment’: Shattering exceptionalism
A Michelin recognition could go a long way in shattering the Filipinos' self-defeating “negative exceptionalism”: namely, the ingrained tendency to think the Philippines is…
Dhaka’s gridlock is a crisis of coordination
For too long, the writer says, institutional silos and bureaucratic rivalries have held Dhaka hostage. It is time to stop building over the problem and start fixing the broken…