Chaos by design: Why Bangladesh might never get safe streets
The daily chaos reflects a state where agencies work in isolation, laws are enforced only when convenient, and the public good is routinely pushed aside to serve political…
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How a ‘Gen-Z protest’ forced this Karachi varsity to roll back its decision on a student’s rustication
Days after a protest, the Institute of Business Management, a private varsity in Karachi, reinstated a female student, who had been expelled after she attempted to file a…
Teacher turned farmer: From single mango tree to thriving orchard in Bangladesh’s Moulvibazar
Rezaul Karim Khandaker planted his first mango tree in 2017 on a slope beside his home. Eight years on, his orchard now features over 50 varieties of mangoes alone, alongside a…
How AI is being weaponised during Pakistan’s climate crisis
Millions of Pakistanis affected by floods are turning to social media for help. Instead, they’re finding AI-generated lies: fake geopolitical attacks, sexualised “rescue”…
China’s Generation Z embrace ‘experience economy’
A survey on post-00s' consumption trends revealed that this generation pursues cost performance; while for emotional consumption, they value the experience itself; and for future…
When despair dials 119: South Korean firefighters on the front line against suicide
The emotional weight of their job takes a lasting toll.
Stubble burning offers swift solution to South Asian farmers but cost to health is staggering
The practice is deeply intertwined with the agrarian evolution of South Asia.
Who cares about Bangladeshi women prisoners in India?
The women interviewed by the writer were between 18 and 22 years of age and came to India for varied reasons, ranging from the hope of making a living to escaping violent and…
Japanese zoos make compost from animals’ droppings, sell product to local farmers
For instance, each seven-kilogramme bag of compost from Hamura Zoo sells for ¥300. The compost is also sold at the city’s farmers’ market. In 2024, about 2,100 bags were…
Karachi Zoo is proof that man is the cruelest animal
The tragedy is not just caged animals dying a slow death in the name of “education,” but the haunting reflection of our own moral decay.