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Tarique outlines post-Hasina vision for Bangladesh

Bangladesh's exiled opposition leader, Tarique Rahman, has announced his intention to return to his country to contest the upcoming national elections, expressing confidence that his party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), will secure a decisive majority following the fall of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year.

Highlights:

  • “Bangladesh before all” foreign policy
  • BNP confident of majority win
  • Plan to diversify Bangladesh’s economy
  • Allies wit...

WHO has a women problem

Thomas Ibrahim:
Ask almost any woman, and she will have a story about being dismissed by a clinician. Conditions that primarily affect women are under-recognised; maternity care too often falls short; and women who arrive at emergency rooms with classic cardiac symptoms are, by some studies, roughly twice as likely as men to be told their distress is “just anxiety.” The pattern is not incidental. It is structural. The failures extend beyond the bedside. It is now wide...

Teachers at the heart of education recovery

Altaf Hossain Uzzal:

If a nation may be likened to a tree, then teachers are its roots—hidden deep within the soil. Though invisible to the eye, it is the roots that nourish the tree, keeping it upright and enabling it to flourish with leaves, blossoms and fruit. Teachers are no different: often unseen, yet they instil knowledge, values and wisdom into the soul of a people.

Every year on 5th October, the world obser...

Pluralism, democracy and the political legacy of Medina Charter

Sufi Sagar Psalms:
Debates about democracy in contemporary Bangladesh often centre on whether pluralism, equal citizenship, and the right to dissent are compatible with Islamic political thought. A closer reading of Islamic history suggests that they are. The Constitution of Medina (Ṣaḥīfat al-Madīna), drafted under the leadership of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in 622 CE, offers a historical precedent for inclusive and participatory govern...

How he embodied cultural affinities between Assam and Bangladesh

  • Shakhawat Supon (Koushik), Trainee Sub-Editor, UNB

The death of renowned Assamese singer Zubeen Garg on September 19 in Singapore has rekindled reflection on the enduring cultural bonds between the Indian state of Assam and Bangladesh. Garg, aged 52, died from drowning while swimming at Lazarus Island without a life jacket. While initial reports speculated about scuba diving, a post-mortem conducted in Singapore confirmed drowning as the official cause of death. He was transported to Singapore General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead in the ICU at approximately 3 pm BST.

Demand for Cumilla Division

Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed:
The background of the demand and call for the declaration of Cumilla Division has developed over a long time due to regional, administrative, economic, and cultural reasons. Cumilla is geographically, demographically, and historically an important area of Bangladesh. It is known as a center for trade, agriculture, and industry in East Bengal. For a long time, being under the Chattogram Division, Cumilla and its surrounding districts have been in a marginal position ...
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