I have every right to return to my country: Taslima Nasrin
The internationally known writer of Bangla literature hopes to return from exile one day.
Bangladesh
Edible oil: Supply crunch worsens crisis in Bangladesh
About 53 percent of the cooking oil used in Bangladesh is palm oil and 80 percent of it comes from Indonesia.
Let’s not pay lip service to climate change
The writer says Bangladesh must be more vocal and aggressive to fund its prosperity and other development plans.
Bangladesh’s Eid home rush: Traffic snarl-ups at city’s exit points
Although no major tailback on highways was reported, passengers witnessed traffic gridlocks at exit points.
Indonesia’s export ban: Edible oil supply crunch has begun
About half of the cooking oil used in Bangladeshi kitchens is palm oil, 80 percent of which comes from Indonesia.
The playbook of student politics needs an overhaul
The writer says the "student politics" we see today in institutions as appendages of political parties is a distorted and destructive version of what it is meant to be.
TikTok removes more than 2.6 million videos from Bangladesh
According to a report, Bangladesh ranked 7th worldwide for the largest volume of videos taken down for Community Guidelines violations between Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 30, 2021.
Invest in education to reduce inequality
The writer says there seems to be a lack of understanding that investment in human capital is key to economic development.
Sanctions on RAB won’t be lifted without actions, accountability: US ambassador
The Rab Director General also recently spoke about how the force in 2011 established an internal enquiry cell to ensure accountability.
Ending deforestation by 2030: An empty promise?
The writer says, considering recent trends, it is hard to believe that deforestation will ever come under control, let alone end by 2030.